Growling when being picked up?
Has anyone else experienced this same sort of "tantrum" when picking up their OES? |
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| Congrats on your new puppy! If this is your first OES, welcome. You're in for one of the most fulfilling relationships you've ever had. With that said ...
8 weeks old is not too early to start training. Never EVER let your dog show signs of aggression against you in any form. I'd classify the growling & nipping in response to discipline just that. Some of the "nippiness" will just go away with age .... but you can never be too careful. Do not be afraid to punish your puppy. She'll get the point. In this case, I'd probably grab her by the top of the head, get 100% eye contact, then pop her on the nose along with a good, deep, loud "NO!!". Then isolate her for about 5 minutes. She'll come to understand that aggressiveness isn't acceptable. Be sure you train her to do something she can do, like SIT or STAY or DOWN, so that you can reward her for something when that 5 minutes of isolation is over. Hopefully, you'll go through not more than a couple of weeks of this before she gets the message. If she's really bright, you won't need to do this more than a few times. Your sheepie will grow to be minimum 50-60 lbs ... she'll be able to knock people over before you know it, and she'll have one heck of a bite. Make sure she learns who's in charge NOW, before it gets any harder. Peace, --jt-- |
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