Re: [PyrNet-L] Bitiing

["Judith Stroh Miller" <jsmiller@newmex.com>]

On 12 Jul 99, at 8:21, clhenke@juno.com wrote:

> Since this has been going on for awhile you may need to do a dominance
> thing with him!  Next time grab him  fast, flip him on his back, holding
> the scruff on his neck, give a loud " No" and growl at him.  Hold him till
> he submits and lays quietly.  Repeat this a few times, and see if he
> doesn't start listening to you.  He is still a baby, but must get some
> respect for you now.  

Cindy, with all due respect, the dominance roll is a very extreme 
correction for any dog, let alone a baby who needs to learn 
appropriate behavior.  Another correction would be to grab the dog by 
the ruff on the sides of the head and lift the dog's front legs off 
the ground giving a verbal correction. This I would not even do with 
a pup. And only if I was sure I was physically able to carry out the 
correction. Puppies can be wiggly and squirmy and this correction may 
not work on them either.

Charlotte's suggestion of straddling a pup, calming it and rubbing 
it's chest is an excellent way to control a pup. At under 4 months 
that is really all that should be needed to control a pup, along with 
firm, kind, consistent training. Consistent being the key word here.

Granted some of the boys can be a handful to say the least.  I had 
quite a time with my boy and the nipping and also when he reached 7 
months and thought it was great fun to jump on mom. With firm, kind 
training methods, he is now a well behaved adult.

Young pups are developing not only physically, but in temperament 
also.  I personally am very careful that I don't inadvertently 
promote any type of human aggression or shyness when training a young 
pup.






Judith
jsmiller@newmex.com
Taos, New Mexico