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Thank you!
your welcome
she's starting a new adolescence class tomorrow. She has a link to sign up on her FB page.
Great thanks I found her on FB just now
When you say she bites you, you say it like it's not a big deal. I've been bitten a few times (years ago at the vet clinic) and it was never anything less than a big deal to me. So I'm going to guess Pepper is not breaking skin or leaving you injured? If my dog ever laid teeth on me on purpose there would be a come-to-Jesus-meeting right then and there at that kitchen table. You gave her a command, she is not just giving you the middle finger, she's doing a face slap as well. 6 months is a puppy, yes, but way too old to let that kind of behavior slide. Remember, any time a puppy does something you don't want to see her doing as a grown ass dog, you don't let it slide.
She has broken the skin a bit nothing major, but I have done it all nothing stops her from doing it. It’s the nips that she breaks skin with, biting is open mouth and not hard,but she’ll go for my entire arm like that. I have to hold her collar when we are out in public until she calms down. She will make weird noises and try to bite me.
Definitely a big deal and getting to be too much as she won’t stop.
Could entering heat be causing this as well?
That's still no excuse for poor behavior. Ours might get a little emotional but they still know not to pull anything they weren't allowed to do before.
I believe so too. Vet said today maybe starting heat soon. So I have two things going against me.
personally, I'd say no. They can be different, but I've never seen it. This is more teenage puppy dirty acting behavior.
You are the one that's most important to her? Like you said, you supply her training, her fun, her rules, everything. I'm not sure of the dynamics with the other humans, but you are her most important contact. This behavior suggests that you are very much the leader in your relationship and she's saying (in the most serious way she knows how) "don't you tell me what to do".
I’m shocked being the most important one she’ll give such a hard time. My husband sees her and they play and cuddle no bites. Not with me maybe cuddle sometimes, but she’ll try to bite and make weird noises. I do it all with her my boys and husband will play with her for a little and love on her. She enjoys them and reciprocates, but time with them is mostly brief.personally, I'd say no. They can be different, but I've never seen it. This is more teenage puppy dirty acting behavior.
You are the one that's most important to her? Like you said, you supply her training, her fun, her rules, everything. I'm not sure of the dynamics with the other humans, but you are her most important contact. This behavior suggests that you are very much the leader in your relationship and she's saying (in the most serious way she knows how) "don't you tell me what to do".
I know you are doing all you know how to do, you're trying and giving it your all to make this puppy understand. I don't for a minute think you are slacking. It's hard. Did you say you were going to order that book (The Good Dog Way)? It's everything to do with living with dogs like yours. It's so helpful to know that you aren't alone & what it takes to make things change. The book is not a how-to, but it will give you so much insight. All this stuff I don't have words for he wrote brilliantly and in an extremely easy to read format.
I know I always feel like the meany drill sergeant here, I don't want you to give up. You've come a long ways already and now you're coming up on the most rebellious time. She'll be getting bigger and stronger so you'll need to be mentally bigger and stronger to deal with her antics.
Update me - She's still wearing a collar and short leash in the house? What kind of collar in the house? What kind of collar when you take her to town? What was she doing in town that you had to grab her collar and she was making noises and still trying to bite? Furniture privileges at all? Sleeps in her crate at night? Sorry, I think I was just shocked about this, you've been posting some great progresses in so many things, I didn't realize she was still being such a stinker.
helped ease my mind.
She and I had a come to Jesus this morning. Her reaction was clear she understands she isn’t to bite at me or bite me at all.
