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Old 11-06-2006, 12:25 PM   #38 (permalink)
adkmehrman
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I would think that every dog, including corgi's go through this stage in life and sometimes never outgrow it. If you think about dogs to have hands, so the play with things with their mouth. I always cringe when I see people whaving there hands around infront of a dogs face teasing them. They mean no harm but this does make nipping at hands and people a game and a acceptable behavior.

Our boy Koda whent through this stage of life and still reverts back to it every now then. The thing that worked best for us was to stop using our hands as bait. Like having a toy in your hand and playing keep away with it. When he does get my hand I make a akkkkkk sound and he immediatly stops and sits down. This does not work for my wife though so I think it has to do with the Tone and Pitch of your voice.

So in short don't tease your dog with your hands, even if their is a toy in your hand. The only time that his mouth is on a toy and I have it in my hand is when I gentyl take it away from him by telling him drop it, and then throwing it again for him.
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