Hello!!
Currently have a 3mo old pit/lab mix. (if i’m being honest i’m not even sure if she is that mix but i’m more convinced that she has pittie in her rather than lab). She’s the sweetest girl ever, loves people and loves to play. That being said she also loves to bite. Hard. I’ve worked with dogs for a while now and I understand that puppy teething is a thing but she seems to bite too hard for it to just be teething. Plus it’s followed with other acts of
what could be seen as aggression, she growls and bares her teeth as well. It’s concerning to say the least but it feels like we’ve tried everything. I mean e v e r y t h i n g. We’ve tried gentle approaches such as redirecting her to a toy or a treat that she can chew on like a No Hide, making puppy crying sounds, and completely ignoring her when she bites so she can realize she won’t get a reaction. Nothing. And we’ve tried more stern approaches like making a loud “TCH” sound and tapping her hip with our fingers, gagging her, holding her tongue down in her mouth with our thumbs, and folding her top lip over her canines so she ends up biting on her own lip and none of it works! If anything, it makes it worse! She’s even started jumping and lunging on people to the point where she literally jumps up and bites hard on your chin. I think one of the last times i realized it was really bad was when she did it to a friend of mine. She jumped up, bit her chest and my friend pulled her shirt down to show that she left harsh bruised indents. Please help me try to fix this. I would put her in training but i just had sudden expenses that won’t let me do that for at least another month.
Currently have a 3mo old pit/lab mix. (if i’m being honest i’m not even sure if she is that mix but i’m more convinced that she has pittie in her rather than lab). She’s the sweetest girl ever, loves people and loves to play. That being said she also loves to bite. Hard. I’ve worked with dogs for a while now and I understand that puppy teething is a thing but she seems to bite too hard for it to just be teething. Plus it’s followed with other acts of
what could be seen as aggression, she growls and bares her teeth as well. It’s concerning to say the least but it feels like we’ve tried everything. I mean e v e r y t h i n g. We’ve tried gentle approaches such as redirecting her to a toy or a treat that she can chew on like a No Hide, making puppy crying sounds, and completely ignoring her when she bites so she can realize she won’t get a reaction. Nothing. And we’ve tried more stern approaches like making a loud “TCH” sound and tapping her hip with our fingers, gagging her, holding her tongue down in her mouth with our thumbs, and folding her top lip over her canines so she ends up biting on her own lip and none of it works! If anything, it makes it worse! She’s even started jumping and lunging on people to the point where she literally jumps up and bites hard on your chin. I think one of the last times i realized it was really bad was when she did it to a friend of mine. She jumped up, bit her chest and my friend pulled her shirt down to show that she left harsh bruised indents. Please help me try to fix this. I would put her in training but i just had sudden expenses that won’t let me do that for at least another month.