The level of closeness between you and your pet
sometimes doesn’t occur to the pets and as a result of this, they do the unexpected by suprising you by biting you real good but guess what? it's not as worse as you think.
the next line of action is therefore to stay focused and calm, this never
indicates the end of your relationship or means that your dog has gone viral.
There will definitely be a reason why she did that which is just what you have
to find out and attending to the cause instead of taking the anger out on your
dog.
If your dog is a puppy and enjoys playing teeth games
with your skin, shoes and other items,, never worry, All puppies pass through
this stage, and it’s your perfect opportunity to correct the behaviour so they
don’t get accustomed to it..
- Nursing bitches— mother with puppies
- Pain — medical issue
- Possessiveness — you tried to take something away
- Fear — you scared the dog
- Prey drive — you were playing an aggressive gam
Nursing Bitches
when pets are nursing puppies, they tend to be aggressive which is why their space has to be respected till she’s ready to let the pups mix with people…DO not try to handle or train her puppies without her consent.
when pets are nursing puppies, they tend to be aggressive which is why their space has to be respected till she’s ready to let the pups mix with people…DO not try to handle or train her puppies without her consent.
Pain
When you bitten unexpectedly , you should ask yourself why especially if his happens while trying to bath or path your dog’s back, you might have mistakenly tapped where she’s been injured and this earned you the bite, when your dog bites you without her nursing, you should know it’s time to pay the vet a visit. Dogs are very good at hiding pain, but if you touch a sore spot that they’ve been keeping secret, they can react instinctively with a warning nip. Your vet can determine whether your dog is feeling pain, or if they have some other neurological condition that caused the unexpected behaviour.
When you bitten unexpectedly , you should ask yourself why especially if his happens while trying to bath or path your dog’s back, you might have mistakenly tapped where she’s been injured and this earned you the bite, when your dog bites you without her nursing, you should know it’s time to pay the vet a visit. Dogs are very good at hiding pain, but if you touch a sore spot that they’ve been keeping secret, they can react instinctively with a warning nip. Your vet can determine whether your dog is feeling pain, or if they have some other neurological condition that caused the unexpected behaviour.
Fear
Are you the type that beats your dog at the slightest offense? Trust me someday she’ll develop the confidence to fight back out of fear, all you have to do therefore is to build back the trust between you two. This reminds of hat adage that says “when you correct a child with the right hand, you draw her close with the left hand” without replacing the lost trust, a bite can happen repeatedly and anyone could be the next target, your best trust-building exercise is walking together, provided that you are acting as calm, by taking charge of the exercise. This helps your dog get used to the idea that nothing bad is going to happen to her while you’re around and puts her trust in you. Once you’re both comfortable on the walk, work together to expose her to new places, people, and dogs. Increasing novelty for your dog will help reduce her fear
Are you the type that beats your dog at the slightest offense? Trust me someday she’ll develop the confidence to fight back out of fear, all you have to do therefore is to build back the trust between you two. This reminds of hat adage that says “when you correct a child with the right hand, you draw her close with the left hand” without replacing the lost trust, a bite can happen repeatedly and anyone could be the next target, your best trust-building exercise is walking together, provided that you are acting as calm, by taking charge of the exercise. This helps your dog get used to the idea that nothing bad is going to happen to her while you’re around and puts her trust in you. Once you’re both comfortable on the walk, work together to expose her to new places, people, and dogs. Increasing novelty for your dog will help reduce her fear
Discipline
work on discipline by teaching her simple tricks, particularly sit and stay, using positive and simple languages. At first, this may be a treat, but if you gradually switch over the reward to praise and affection, then you become the treat. Your dog will associate you with pleasant things, and so become far less likely to react with fearful aggression.
work on discipline by teaching her simple tricks, particularly sit and stay, using positive and simple languages. At first, this may be a treat, but if you gradually switch over the reward to praise and affection, then you become the treat. Your dog will associate you with pleasant things, and so become far less likely to react with fearful aggression.
Prey drive
when a dog bites because of their prey drive, it’s frequently accidental — the dog was aiming for the rope toy and missed, hitting your hand, for example. After this has happened once, it’s time to adjust the game. Instead of playing tug-of-war, refocus your dog by playing fetch. This will satisfy her prey drive while keeping accidental human targets out of range. Also combine discipline with the game — you don’t throw the ball until she sits and waits calmly for you to do it.
when a dog bites because of their prey drive, it’s frequently accidental — the dog was aiming for the rope toy and missed, hitting your hand, for example. After this has happened once, it’s time to adjust the game. Instead of playing tug-of-war, refocus your dog by playing fetch. This will satisfy her prey drive while keeping accidental human targets out of range. Also combine discipline with the game — you don’t throw the ball until she sits and waits calmly for you to do it.
Possessiveness
This leaves us with possessiveness — the kind of bite that happens when you try to take something away from your dog, like a toy or food. This one isn’t an accidental or spontaneous reaction. It’s your dog responding to you with dominance and defensiveness and is the one kind of biting behaviour that, if not corrected, can turn into aggression.
This leaves us with possessiveness — the kind of bite that happens when you try to take something away from your dog, like a toy or food. This one isn’t an accidental or spontaneous reaction. It’s your dog responding to you with dominance and defensiveness and is the one kind of biting behaviour that, if not corrected, can turn into aggression.
Rules, boundaries, and limitations
To deal with a possessive biter, you must establish rules, boundaries, and limitations, and enforce them. This is to establish for your dog that you, the Pack Leader, are the source of everything she is allowed to have or do, whether it is food, water, treats, toys, or attention. In order to get what she wants, she is going to have to go into a calm, submissive state first.
To deal with a possessive biter, you must establish rules, boundaries, and limitations, and enforce them. This is to establish for your dog that you, the Pack Leader, are the source of everything she is allowed to have or do, whether it is food, water, treats, toys, or attention. In order to get what she wants, she is going to have to go into a calm, submissive state first.
Obedience training
This is also a good time to teach him the “leave it” command, which means that the dog has to put down and move away from anything in his mouth. You can start this with a favorite toy. While your dog is holding it, present a treat while telling him, “Leave it.” He gets the treat when he puts down the toy and is no longer paying attention to it.
This is also a good time to teach him the “leave it” command, which means that the dog has to put down and move away from anything in his mouth. You can start this with a favorite toy. While your dog is holding it, present a treat while telling him, “Leave it.” He gets the treat when he puts down the toy and is no longer paying attention to it.
Gradually extend this so that you pick up the toy
when she puts it down and then you give her the treat. Eventually, you should
be able to get your dog to drop whatever is in her mouth on command, and even
be able to take something out of her mouth.
Preventing food aggression
The idea is similar with the food bowl. Once you’ve established the rules around feeding and the leave it command, begin to approach the bowl while he’s eating, and toss a couple of high-value treats in. Repeat this from time to time while he’s eating. The idea is that your dog will begin to associate humans approaching his bowl with good things, because he gets special treats.
The idea is similar with the food bowl. Once you’ve established the rules around feeding and the leave it command, begin to approach the bowl while he’s eating, and toss a couple of high-value treats in. Repeat this from time to time while he’s eating. The idea is that your dog will begin to associate humans approaching his bowl with good things, because he gets special treats.
Stay calm
Humans manipulate the world mostly with their hands, while dogs manipulate it mostly with their mouths. Needless to say, a dog’s teeth are a lot sharper than human fingers, so unintentional or accidental bites can happen. Just remember when they do it that it isn’t the end of the world. Stay calm, figure out what caused it, and then take the right steps to prevent it from happening again.
Humans manipulate the world mostly with their hands, while dogs manipulate it mostly with their mouths. Needless to say, a dog’s teeth are a lot sharper than human fingers, so unintentional or accidental bites can happen. Just remember when they do it that it isn’t the end of the world. Stay calm, figure out what caused it, and then take the right steps to prevent it from happening again.
Credit; Cesar’s way
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