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Old 02-27-2007, 01:40 PM   #1
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Hi,
My family and i recently adopted a new pitbull mix. hes about 5 months old.

Sometimes he gets too excited and mouths me. i immediately tell him to sit and hold his collar until he settles down. problem is he doesn’t settle down and starts getting more excited and try’s to nip my hand that is holding his collar. this mourning he actually growled at me. if he continues i tether him up to the door for about 5 minutes until he is calm.

should i be doing something else?





he has done this about twice in the last month. we are new to owning a dog.

so far everything is great. we potty trained him. taught sit, stay, and lay down.

we walk him everyday for about 30 minutes. we live in MN and the weather has been either -15 below or 12 inches of snow. otherwise we would walk him longer.

we have 2 kids. one is 5 and the other is 1. i want to make sure we are training him right when he behaves like this.

wondering if anyone knows any good training books out there for this breed. we are also planning on taking classes next month.

thanks for your help!
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Have everyone practice these techniques:
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Curbside Porphets suggestions are both really great. You are correct to get this mouthing issue under control early on. It is total typical puppy behavior. Puppies learn bite inhabition from interacting with their littermates but it is very common for them to need extra learning with their human family. When he does do this it is out of excitment....withdraw your attention until he corrects his behavior and the NILF prgram is works wonders with this breed. Please refrain from clamping the muzzle shut...that is a horrible mistake a lot of new owners make!
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thanks. we have been practicing the NILIF. i will read the bite stops here and practice that as well. this has happened about 2 to 4 times so far. i have seen him get a carried away with my kids. when my 1 year old wore a poncho with dangle threads on it - he immeditly went after them. i keep a real close eye on them when they are togethor. practilly spend the whole day following the both of them around making sure things are pleasent.

wondering about the tether to the door when he gets out of control. like a time out for a child. with 2 young ones it seems to help us. excpecially if one adult is home.

any thoughts about the time out until the dog is relaxed?


note: clamping the mouth togethor. i did this a couple times. i feel terible i did this and will not do it again. it only intensified the behavior.

we are new. having a great time learning togethor.

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By mouthing do you mean just love bites? As in it isn't hurting but you don't like this behaviour?

How I react to playful bites that hurt: A sharp, yelp, "OW!". The first few times, they'll usually stop, then come back again to play. If by the third or fourth time they continue, the play session ends.

If you mean mouthing, as in just an unwanted behaviour, I would ignore it. My sister in law has a 4 month old pit that does the same thing. WHen it's really intense and can't be ignored, I issue a firm, sharp verbal correction, "EHT!", "WRONG!" and continue to ignore. When he sits quietly, then he gets attention. A lot of the time once you begin to pay attention to them, they'll get excited again. Do the same thing, "WRONG!" and ignore.

They figure out pretty quickly, the mouthing, nipping and jumping excitedly all over you does not get the attention they want.

You have to make it clear though what behaviour is expected and acceptable and highly reward them when they do it.

Instead of asking for them to behave for attention, don't give them attention until HE does the behaviour you want.

Ex) Your dog is mouthing you. Instead of saying, "Sit" good boy, and praising.

Say nothing. Ignore the bad behaviour, and as I mentioned above if it's intense a sharp verbal correction. When the dog does the desired behaviour on his OWN than reward. This way you get a dog that ALWAYS behaves, instead of one that waits for you to tell him to behave.

Good luck

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thanks. we have been practicing the NILIF. i will read the bite stops here and practice that as well. this has happened about 2 to 4 times so far. i have seen him get a carried away with my kids. when my 1 year old wore a poncho with dangle threads on it - he immeditly went after them. i keep a real close eye on them when they are togethor. practilly spend the whole day following the both of them around making sure things are pleasent.

wondering about the tether to the door when he gets out of control. like a time out for a child. with 2 young ones it seems to help us. excpecially if one adult is home.

any thoughts about the time out until the dog is relaxed?


note: clamping the mouth togethor. i did this a couple times. i feel terible i did this and will not do it again. it only intensified the behavior.

we are new. having a great time learning togethor.
I am reading a great book now on training dogs including pups. The author says that you should never , ever, leave a dog alone with small children.....

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Owners-Gr.../dp/0446675385
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