[WeezieCatt]

I have a very lovely but very naughty 16 week old male Viszla pup, who recently has started growling and biting when I try and move him from his crate or bed when he's sleepy. He's especially lazy in the mornings, and I need to walk him before work. So I wake him at 7am, I chat to him and stoke him (that's fine), I try and coax him out of his bed (no joy), so I try and pick him up, then he growls and more often than not bites me.

I figured it was a dominance thing so we've demoted him from the bedroom, he now sleeps in the kitchen in his crate.
I try and make sure I go through doorways first (but that's a bit of a battle).

He's a very bitey, attention seeking boy in general, and I don't want him to grow up to be nasty. I'm already weary now when waking him and he's just a pup!

He's constantly biting me and just does not understand no, so I normally have to separate him for a while. He gets two long walks a day, he's at work all day with my partner (all be it in his crate) and get lots of attention, but sometimes I just need to relax.. and I can't because he'll walk up and bite me or do something naughty so I tell him off - he seams to enjoy being told off!

I've tried not telling him off and removing him from the room, which kind of works after the 5th-6th time but by that time my evenings over and I'm far from relaxed!!

We will be castrating him when he's 8 months, but I'm so concious about his behaviour now. I would like some advice as to what else I can do.

Apart from that I adore him, and would not be apart from him but a bit more enjoyment and a little less pain would be lovely.

HELP!!!

 

[WeezieCatt]

Hi Thanks for the reply, The thing is I think he's super intelligent. He knows just what gets us mad. if we ignore his bad behavior he will start destroying furniture, plants, floor etc. He gets a walk in the morning 30-40 mins and a walk in the evening 40-45 mins on and off lead. I spend time playing with him until he gets to bitey then that's when the disruption starts. Tonight I was training him for sit and down, but he gets bored and prefers to start biting me again.

Just to let you know he likes his crate, he goes in there with no problem we don't need to train him like it's a nice place to be, we've already established that, it's getting him out thats the problem! lol. He's not particularly a foody dog, so treats will work up to a point then he prefers attention/play etc.

He's lovely when he's calm, but we need more calm moments. I'll give him as much attention as he wants play or affection but it always turns into the same thing. uncontrollable biting!