Hummingbird Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 My husky baby (9wk) bites me painfully while playing and after holding eye contact lunges at me and barks. The bites are not teething nibbles but sharp bites. She doesn’t do this to anyone she plays with except me. I’m not sure how to deter this behavior. Saying “NO” loudly just spurs her on and she usually barks and tries again. If I turn my back and just tries to bite my back or my hair. And even the remove her from playtime and put her alone in another room isn’t working. I’ve been trying to consistently for 5 days and have 0 progress. Any tips? Do I just need to wait it out or is there another method i should try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 You've tried 3 different methods in 5 days , it's just confusing her stick to one method and stay consistent , no rough play, tug etc either Sent from my [device_name] using http://Husky Owners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 as Nix says pup is confuseled...1 method and 1 method only.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz51 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Yep - one action. I use this and only this: so, Every time she does this clip on a lead and walk her out of the room into another in 'solitary'. No words, no other action. Once settled down, and quiet, let her back into the social gathering whether with you alone or a group. As soon as she starts again, or with anything resembling 'unacceptable' behaviour, show her instant 'rejection' by removing her from the room. No words, nowt. When she behaves nicely, praise lots 'Good girl! Be Nice!' and give a small reward. Eventually 'Be nice' becomes the trigger for good behaviour. -------------- In a pack she'd either be nipped by mum or an elder. This behaviour happens because pups leave the litter pack too early and social behaviour has not been learnt! There is a huge difference between eight/nine weeks and 12 week old pups (the latter) that have stayed with mum) as she house trains them, socialises them in correct behaviour and, they learn more about their world so are far more confident. Sadly it is lack of training, KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH that results in so many dogs being given up/abandoned because of behaviour just like this. Huskies are fast in learning, highly intelligent and inventive too, and NEED early positive reward guidance. They also grow big fast! Successdogs.com for all positive reward training & some tricks too. 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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