teenager already?
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Yes, sounds like naughty teenager.  How old are your kids?
Kristine |
| So sorry to hear that you're going through this.
Tucker will also be one year old in March, March 20 to be exact. Who did you get Brutus from? Question: have you taken Brutus to obedience classes???? I think what's happening here is that as you indicated, he thinks of your children as being is equals and is interacting with them the same way he might interact with littermates when he was young. I know in my area there are opportunities to take obedience classes where the whole family is welcome to come to learn to properly interact with the dog such that he perceives everyone as being higher up on the social hierarchy than him, therefore respecting them and acting in a calm submissive state to them. Would this be something you might be able to do?? I think it would help a LOT. If yoú aren't able to attend classes, maybe you could have them take on even more responsibility such as training Brutus. There is a clicker training DVD that can be ordered from www.clickertraining.com that shows how children, even very young ones, can train the dog. There are also articles on that website if you'd rather not order the DVD. |
| You must have Panda's brother! I swear I would have named her "Nad-a-lee" if she hadn't already had two names when she arrived. She arrived with this clothes tuggin', groin nippin', paw shaking behavior when excited. But it mainly presents itself with my 25 year old son when he's home for a visit. She sees it as a sure fire way to gain his attention.
Quote: Lately, when my son wakes up in the morning, Brutus will be so excited that he will jump at him and nip him (mostly on his private part). He will bite on clothes and hold on to it, even when my oldest daughter holds his mouth and firmly says no, he is too strong for her.
You might consider trying this... Go to the store and pick out a fabulous toy with a looped rope end that you can hang on the back of a door. This is our nipping-deterrent and it also talks- http://oesusa.com/PandaDeterrent.jpg "The kick is off... and it's goooooood!" 
Every morning when the "target" leaves the bedroom, they take this toy with them. As the dog approaches, they stuff the toy in the dog's mouth and walk away from him. For this to work though, the target MUST NOT play with the toy or the dog when he has it. And it's only to be used for this purpose. After a few minutes, hopefully the dog is more calm... you immediately pick up the toy and hang it back behind the bedroom door. Just don't let the dog SEE where you keep it.
During the day, they might distract him by giving him a Nylabone or some other toy he's fond of... if they're big enough to fit a dog toy in their back pocket it might give them quick access to it. Also, if the kids play tug of war with him, you might want to stop this game until he's a little older/calmer... like maybe 5 or 6
Best Wishes~ |
| ) Quote: You might consider trying this...
Go to the store and pick out a fabulous toy with a looped rope end that you can hang on the back of a door. This gave me the idea to keep the toy in the entrance so when my kids come home from school, they (especially my son) will have it on hand before Brutus jumps or nips at them. Brutus was just not interested in the toys at all! it's their attention he wants
Yesterday, had the in-laws over and of course Brutus peed from all the excitement so I had my spray bottle of water and vinegar to clean up, but I still had it in my hand when Brutus tried to nip and I sprayed his nose and said a firm NON (I'm french ) He did not like it.. ok maybe it's not a good behavior for my part but I don't think I am hurting him.
This morning when he tried to bite my son again, I only said non again and reach for the spray bottle and he stopped then I told him to sit then my son pet him and hugged him ....so I hope we are on a good path here. Thank you, jaci, mel and kristine for your support |
| ) Quote: You might consider trying this...
Go to the store and pick out a fabulous toy with a looped rope end that you can hang on the back of a door. This gave me the idea to keep the toy in the entrance so when my kids come home from school, they (especially my son) will have it on hand before Brutus jumps or nips at them. Brutus was just not interested in the toys at all! it's their attention he wants
Yesterday, had the in-laws over and of course Brutus peed from all the excitement so I had my spray bottle of water and vinegar to clean up, but I still had it in my hand when Brutus tried to nip and I sprayed his nose and said a firm NON (I'm french ) He did not like it.. ok maybe it's not a good behavior for my part but I don't think I am hurting him.
This morning when he tried to bite my son again, I only said non again and reach for the spray bottle and he stopped then I told him to sit then my son pet him and hugged him ....so I hope we are on a good path here. Thank you, jaci, mel and kristine for your support |
Kat005 wrote: I sprayed his nose and said a firm NON (I'm french
) He did not like it.. ok maybe it's not a good behavior for my part but I don't think I am hurting him. Ok, so it isn't exactly positive reinforcement, but I have come across this as an actual suggestion in several places. The concept is that you give a little spray to distract the dog, then re-direct his attention elsewhere. So if he is about to jump, you spray and "non", and he stops, you should immediately tell him what you DO what him to do, so maybe its "sit" right away, and then his reward is the affection and "good boy!" from your son, since that seems to be the highest form of reward for him. People may disagree and of course are completely entitled to, but if spraying him works, you aren't hurting or scaring him, and you only need to do it maybe even one time, then personally I would do it (in fact I've tried this technique to get Tucker to stop barking for no reason, but he got angry with the water bottle and snarled and growled at it!) |
| I have done this with success. I was told very dilute vinegar and water would work as Chauncey was so strong willed ( still is with Bob ). I had been doing the majority of walking and would only have to show him the bottle after a few times. Bob had taken over the walking and had complained of jumping and biting the leash after a car or another walker passes.
This past week I have had to walk him several times and just carried my bottle with plain water. He tried his stuff with the 1st car, so I pulled out my trusty bottle, showed it to him, and he instantly became a different dog. I had it in my pocket so now he assumes I have it. He walks great. I have only squirted him 3-4 times in 2 years. Good dog psychology/training....probably not, did it work for us....yes. |
| Jus tought I would give you an update on my situation.
What a transformation ! Brutus and my son are best of friends now ! it seems Brutus has respect for him...he even sleeps in his bedroom at night! He stopped nipping at him in the morning...oh I think it's the start of a beautiful friendship  |
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That is good news!!  |
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