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Jeni D · 05-30-2006, 09:46 PM

Thanks for the advice. I groom him almost everyday and play with his feet, ears, and tail everyday. I also make sure to place my hands in his bowl when he eats and pet him while he's eating to prevent food aggression (which he shows none of). He loves being cuddled and belly rubs. We don't let him bite our hands at all, saying "No Bite" when he does. Is this an okay response to say?
I think he gets confused when we go home to our parents' houses though because our parents play hand-to-mouth games, so when he comes back home he thinks he can do that with us. We really need to make sure our parents know they can't play these games. This may have been part of the problem yesterday as well because we had just gotten back from our parents house that afternoon after a busy and loud weekend.
I cut out the tug-of-war with him today and really started enforcing the "drop it" command when we were playing, which actually lead to some really long/fun games of fetch that he seemed to enjoy. I did have to remind him to let go of his toy when he brought it back, but eventually got to where he would just drop it on his own, so I think that is a plus.
I'm just going to be sure to monitor everything.

05-30-2006, 09:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jeni D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 503	Thanks for the advice. I groom him almost everyday and play with his feet, ears, and tail everyday. I also make sure to place my hands in his bowl when he eats and pet him while he's eating to prevent food aggression (which he shows none of). He loves being cuddled and belly rubs. We don't let him bite our hands at all, saying "No Bite" when he does. Is this an okay response to say? I think he gets confused when we go home to our parents' houses though because our parents play hand-to-mouth games, so when he comes back home he thinks he can do that with us. We really need to make sure our parents know they can't play these games. This may have been part of the problem yesterday as well because we had just gotten back from our parents house that afternoon after a busy and loud weekend. I cut out the tug-of-war with him today and really started enforcing the "drop it" command when we were playing, which actually lead to some really long/fun games of fetch that he seemed to enjoy. I did have to remind him to let go of his toy when he brought it back, but eventually got to where he would just drop it on his own, so I think that is a plus. I'm just going to be sure to monitor everything.