So a little over 4 weeks ago, I got a 6 week old puppy. I'm not sure what kind he is, but he looks a little like a samoyed/golden mix. We got a DNA test for him, I'm just waiting a few days for the results.
Well, ever since I got him, we've been having issues.
First issue: He bites. I know puppies bite, and that they're supposed to learn, but we've tried EVERYTHING. My dog has been trying to teach him to back off, but he doesn't get it. He just barks at her and goes to attack.
First we tried the yelping thing, and that worked for a little while, but eventually he began to see it as a challenge to determine how much he could get me to yelp. After eventually walking away with a scarred face and bloody arms, I decided to try the squirt bottle trick. That worked, but not for long. He likes to drink from the squirt bottle now... So alas, we are forced to spank him. Bare in mind, I love animals, so I hate doing it, but he is quite horrid in that he enjoys seeing our pain. The more we try to yelp and walk away, the harder he bites and more frequently.
At 8 weeks, I started seeing a little food aggression.
When we pick him up, he will randomly snarl and attack our face. He started this at 7 weeks. My mother was watching him a few days ago, and he attacked her face and ripped her face open. 10 weeks and he's a monster! I'm not talking about cute puppy playing, I'm talking about viscous aggressive behavior. I'm to the point where I just want to beat him, just to get his teeth out of my arms and legs, as nothing else seems to work.
He has plenty of toys and chew things, plus we are normally quite sweet to him (unless he's biting), but he's just not a great puppy.
Any idea on what I should do? Is this normal puppy behavior?
My other dog was adopted at 12 weeks and had never had these problems... I just don't know..
Well, ever since I got him, we've been having issues.
First issue: He bites. I know puppies bite, and that they're supposed to learn, but we've tried EVERYTHING. My dog has been trying to teach him to back off, but he doesn't get it. He just barks at her and goes to attack.
First we tried the yelping thing, and that worked for a little while, but eventually he began to see it as a challenge to determine how much he could get me to yelp. After eventually walking away with a scarred face and bloody arms, I decided to try the squirt bottle trick. That worked, but not for long. He likes to drink from the squirt bottle now... So alas, we are forced to spank him. Bare in mind, I love animals, so I hate doing it, but he is quite horrid in that he enjoys seeing our pain. The more we try to yelp and walk away, the harder he bites and more frequently.
At 8 weeks, I started seeing a little food aggression.
When we pick him up, he will randomly snarl and attack our face. He started this at 7 weeks. My mother was watching him a few days ago, and he attacked her face and ripped her face open. 10 weeks and he's a monster! I'm not talking about cute puppy playing, I'm talking about viscous aggressive behavior. I'm to the point where I just want to beat him, just to get his teeth out of my arms and legs, as nothing else seems to work.
He has plenty of toys and chew things, plus we are normally quite sweet to him (unless he's biting), but he's just not a great puppy.
Any idea on what I should do? Is this normal puppy behavior?
My other dog was adopted at 12 weeks and had never had these problems... I just don't know..