|
Milo: If your puppy is playing aggressively with other dogs then you will be paying for it. It sounds as if he sees you as just another puppy to play with, he sees no distinction. Curb his aggressive behavior with other dogs, and I'll bet you will also be curbing his aggressive play with you. I have my own personality problems with Miss Gambler. She is the sweetest, most well behaved, well traveled, dog ever, but only with my husband and I. She is not the best socialized dog. And she wants absolutely nothing to do with any other dog, period. I realized a long time ago that my husband and I create a lot of the problems that she has and that it is up to us to correct them, they will not, they see themselves acting normal.
Also: I think that there has been some really good advice in this thread already, and look forward to reading more, but TANDGMGAL wrote two great tid-bits. NEVER use your hands as chew toys when they are puppies. I did this, against my husband's repeated warnings, but my knuckles just seemed to really make her teeth feel good when she was really small. Now, she thinks nothing about biting and chewing my hand, and only my hand. My husband can put his up to her mouth and she would not dare bite. Me, she remembers fondly from childhood. Second: redirecting is important, they live in the moment, so it is so easy to change their attention to something else. Hope all this helps, keep us posted.
|