Hi, all. We're having a biting problem with Jupiter, our 8-month-old lab mix. When we got her, we did the whole 'stand up and ignore when teeth touch skin' thing, and it seemed to be working, until a couple months ago, when she stared nipping at our hands.
She bites when she's not getting her way, she bites sometimes when she wants to play, and she bites especially when she's hyper. I'm not talking the quick 'leave me alone' type of snap dogs give as a warning, rather she keeps nipping at our hands like she's obsessed.
Tonight we came home from a walk and a trip to the dog park, and she immediately jumped on my boyfriend who was lying on the couch and started biting his hands and feet. She started biting me when I went to put her in her crate to calm down.
If we try to ignore her or walk away, the biting just gets more intense, because we're giving her something to chase. I'm not really sure what to do, since all the kikopup-type videos on youtube are for much younger dogs.
Any suggestions? The biting doesn't hurt and she's never broken the skin, but I can tell it's getting harder.
She bites when she's not getting her way, she bites sometimes when she wants to play, and she bites especially when she's hyper. I'm not talking the quick 'leave me alone' type of snap dogs give as a warning, rather she keeps nipping at our hands like she's obsessed.
Tonight we came home from a walk and a trip to the dog park, and she immediately jumped on my boyfriend who was lying on the couch and started biting his hands and feet. She started biting me when I went to put her in her crate to calm down.
If we try to ignore her or walk away, the biting just gets more intense, because we're giving her something to chase. I'm not really sure what to do, since all the kikopup-type videos on youtube are for much younger dogs.
Any suggestions? The biting doesn't hurt and she's never broken the skin, but I can tell it's getting harder.