kelsey
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Oct 24, 2004, 8:36 PM
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Re: [Griffdog] golden retriever growling at owner
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hey griffdog, my golden used to be like that and still does sometimes though now we think she is doing it out of attention or being bored. yes teaching no is important, those sprays are not effective!:) i have tried vinegar, tabasco sauce, pepper, bitter apple, she still bites and she licks them off like it's ice cream! so i think my puppy is super dog..haha, maybe urs too. GR are by nature naughty what did was when she wants to bite me(she dont really bite, she just mouth but i also want to curb this i don't want her to mouth me when she is all big and strong), so i will quickly say in a low tone angry voice "NO!" and remove my hand, then i move away, trust me it doesnt work the first time, it has to be in her head that biting means not attention i will stand up looking down at her and show my fist (that is her sign for no), i will glare at her, no blink and wait till she look away. my puppy will normally look down (as though to say she is sorry). we don't buy her too many toys. she has a rope, a kong, plastic bottle with marbles in it and a lamb bone. this is also a good time to let him chew on bones esp lamb as they are sturdy, it keeps my dog entertain for hours! we normally would boil the bone and give it to her outside. the lamb smell will be in ur house so it's best for her to chew it outside, then u can always wash and reboil the bone to give it to her. too many toys, she will think everything belongs to her. even if u have many toys for him, avoid from giving him 20 at one time just give him 2 - 3 toys at one time. if ur puppy know her basic command, like sit, stay, lie down, leave it and fetch, it will also take her mind of chewing. for eg, stand in front of him and ask him to sit, if he knows the command and refuse to sit, then make him sit by pushing his hip down gently. if he refuse, he may think u r not worth listening. once he knows that u r boss and he has to do what u tell him to do, the "NO" command will work more effectively. my dog thinks my husband is a big chew toy and she refuse to listen when he says no. but when i walked to her while she is chewing him, she immediately stop (when i show my fist). so i am slowly letting my puppy know that rule in the house me & hubby - alpha dog and she (second dog). my puppy is 12 weeks and she has stopped chewing whatever she is not suppose to chew/bite, she does it every other time when she thinks she has not given the attention she should have gotten..hahaha. i am surprised that surchin says at 13 weeks is good to start basic training. it's not bad surchin just if u says so, then i think my puppy has a huge leap already. she knows sit at 9 weeks, stay, lie down at 10 weeks, at 12 weeks, she knows fetch, stay, sit, lie down, leave it, the command NO, tricks like catching a slice of pear from her nose straight into her mouth , give her paw when requested, she knows her sign by voice, by voice and hand sign and by hand sign only. i could be training her with only showing her commands by my hand sign, without speaking to her and she understands them. we are still training her to walk properly on the leash as she gets all excited when she goes out, and also she is still not comfortable with heights. so griffdog, if u bond with ur puppy, he should be eager to listen to anything u give as command and listen to your "NO".
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