can anybody give me an advise on what to do with my golden retriever?
By intinzic
@intinzic (99)
Philippines
January 20, 2008 11:56pm CST
My golden retriever is 3 months old already. She's so playful and sometimes when she gets too excited (especially when I just got home from school) she accidentally bites my hand. What should I do?
5 responses
@Seraphine (385)
• Finland
21 Jan 08
She's just a young pup and you have to teach her the appropriate way to greet someone, whether it is you or someone else entering the door. What she is looking for is attention. The worst thing that can happen to her is that she doesn't get any attention, so you need to reward the good behaviour (treats, praise, short play session, whatever she likes) and ignore the bad by withdrawing your attention. Show her what she can do rather than what she cannot do.
If you walk in the door and she jumps at you, cross your arms and turn your back at her. Don't look or talk with her. Once she puts all four paws on the floor, praise her. If she starts jumping again, turn your back at her again. Once she's sitting calmly walk in, ignore her a few minutes and then give her lots of attention so she gets used to the idea that she will get attention but she will have to wait a little to get it. It'll be on your terms, not hers. It has to be consistant so everyone who walks thru the door will have to do it this way for her to catch on to the message but it works great. Same thing with playbiting. Stand up, cross your arms and wait for her to calm dwn. If she's really persistant go to another room where she can't follow and try again in a few minutes.
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@letsrock2001 (200)
• United States
21 Jan 08
I spat them on the nose and Say NO really aggressively..She will catch on!Same thing if they jump on me on except I tell them no and push them down and spank their butt if they persist!
@Seraphine (385)
• Finland
21 Jan 08
Would you like someone to hit you on the nose and yell no in your face every time you do something wrong? What you're doing is a sure way to make a dog either aggressive or afraid of you. Hitting a dog for any reason is a bad idea. Don't pass that ancient advice on to others. There are much better techniques nowadays.
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@letsrock2001 (200)
• United States
21 Jan 08
Hey I trained 8 dogs from pups and they all loved me! serapine ya need to know what your talking about! I not only taught them not to jump or bite. But I then taught them to sit up and roll over.. They never ran from me..They loved me. So, don't tell me whats right and wrong!
@iamsree (440)
• India
21 Jan 08
i yoo had the same problem, but the pup is not actually biting, when they get their jaws around our hand,we panic and draw our hands backs,that causes the teeth to injure our hands, just don,t draw your hand back suddenly....its only a natural behaviur that is no way any aggresive behaviour,she looks so cute.....
@Galena (9110)
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21 Jan 08
Puppies need to learn what's known as bite inhibition. they don't know they're hurting you.
the best way to react is as they would if they were bitten or hurt. a series of high pitched yelps. it startles them a bit, but that's a noise they know is made when something hurts. so they know what they've done hurts, and they learn not to.
@feddef (43)
• United States
21 Jan 08
Such behavior as accidentally biting from excitement is quite commnon in young dogs and usually accompanied by their jumping up on you with their front paws. Especially unpleasant after they have traversed a wet, perhaps muddy, driveway to reach you. A good technique to stop the jumping and to calm the animal generally, is to take their paws as they jump on you, and squeeze just enough that they feel it. The idea is to get the animals attention---not to hurt it. As you squeeze, walk the dog backward three paces saying saying with each pace, "No!--- No!---No! Usually two or three repetitions of this lesson will change the dogs behavior. It will learn a more acceptable way of showing his enthusiasm and affection for you---and others.
Usually the younger the animal(assuming over 2 months old), the more effective is this technique. But, it will work with even full grown, high spirited dogs. So it is especially useful with Retrievers, Labs, Setters, etc. who still act like puppies when they are quite large. This jumping up behavior can be quite dangerous when young children are involved as a claw may accidentally gash a face or cause eye injury.