Male sheepie - problems with men in the house
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| Ollie is so cute and being a typical puppy, but you do have to get a handle on it.
Do the guys continue to play with him when he acts that way? My husband thought it was fun to play ruff with Mojo. He would be much more aggresive with him then he was with me. Changed his mind the first time Mojo nailed him. The best thing is to stop playing the first time he attemps to nip, don't wait till there is actual contact. Just walk away and ignore. You can go back to playing as soon as he has settled. He'll get the message. |
| Same thing at my house. All 3 dogs are way above my husband in the pack and he just doesn't get it. He lets them do what they want an in the process, he gets nipped. It's a lot of play and dominance stuff but until he learns (and listens!!!) about what he needs to do to make it stop he is going to have this happen.
It may not have anything to do with your husband and step son's sex except for the fact that they have a hearing problem. (They never listen to the chicks!) Ron, I know you're just loving this! |
Hi there, when Fergie was smaller she nipped too. And it was just me! Breeder said to yell out when she did it. I also grabbed her at the neck like a bite just as her mother would have, makes her yelp. She no longer does it. SHe is 6 months today. She does sometime play a little to hard and I stop it. don't know if this helps. 
Deana |
| In my family of four (husband, me, two stepsons), we only have this problem with one son so it's not a guy thing! It's a behavior thing. Bailey definitely thinks that he is higher in pack status than Kyle. Kyle has a tendency to sit on the floor or lay on the couch, which allows Bailey to get his head above Kyle and establish dominance from a dog perspective. Kyles thinks its cute until he gets nipped and then doesn't understand the connection. When Bailey gets wired up I'll tell Kyle to get up and walk away, but either he'll want to play with the dog or he'll say he's in the middle of a TV show and doesn't want to move. So the nipping will continue... |
Bailey's Mom wrote: which allows Bailey to get his head above Kyle and establish dominance from a dog perspective.
Genevieve did this to me last night. I was sitting on the loveseat and she jumped up, and I'm not sure exactly how, but stood with her hind legs on a cushion and her front legs on the arm of the l/s so that she was standing with her belly OVER my head. I had to laugh. I'm not sure what she was trying to accomplish; I was just sorry no one else was there to snap a picture. It must've looked really funny!! |
| Hi All! We sometime have this issue with Bogart. He loves men- especially my husband. He loves me too- but sees me as under him sometimes. If I get on the floor with him and have my hair up. I am done! He grabs my hair like he is trying to scalp me. But most times- he is just loving and affectionate. We call it his 'Chuckie moments' |
YUP! My husband is the same way with the boys! 
Boys will be boys!
Grant always asks why the dogs don't act this way with me!  The Gooch always jumps on Grant's lap to get him to play and never does it with me. I've explained, over and over, it's because I NEVER play with him when he acts this way, so he knows not to try that nonsense with me.
I still catch them playing in this manner...and then Grant gets mad when he comes home from work and The Gooch jumps on his dress pants!
Quote: (They never listen to the chicks!)
AMEN SISTER!!!!!! |
| I had the same problem with my boy Lance until i took him into a room and fought with him like a dog. I made sure to put him on his back and show dominance. It has worked great, it put him below me in the pecking order. I have also noticed that I wasn't spending enough time with and he spent alot of time with my wife. You need to spend quality time with you boy and be above him in the pecking order. Also you don't have to beat or hurt you dog to show dominance just be forceful show teeth, growl, and put him on his back and hold him there. It does work and spend alone time with him. |
| Hi
Molly is my first dog and only 11weeks old, but she also playbites with my husband. It stemmed from the fact that my husband wrestled with her or talked to her in a way that suggested rough play was on the cards. It got so she saw him as her rough playmate, whether he was in his suit on his way to work or relaxing in the lounge or actually encouraging her - she'd go for it. Since her teeth have started hurting him he has got serious about not wrestling. We did a few things, my husband sat back and ignored her and i told her no, she would chops her gums at that and then once i ignored her she would huff aund lie down. When she just wouldn't stop we sprayed her with water without her seeing where it came from and that distracts her enough to make her stop. Then my husband would tickle her under her chin to confirm play is over and it wasn't us being mean with the water! Sometimes we had to do the water thing quite a few times. She is better but i have seen him still goad her and play - its ok until she has her mad hour at night and then she's crazy! As far as i can see the only way they'll stop is if they are never allowed to do it - even when the men want to play back!! I'm still working on my husband to get him to stop talking in his 'i'm about to get you' voice - it's not fair on Mol! |
| Lol. I'm not saying to encourage the rough play, but at 11 weeks old, OES are nipping machines! It's just what they do so don't blame the hubby too much for it! However, as you said, egging her on won't make it better so now is the time to start showing her that biting is not welcomed behavior.We never wrestled with Clyde as a puppy but he LOVED to nip. We lost several pant legs and suffered many bruises until he caught on that nipping us wasn't cool.
Good luck and welcome to the forum! |
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