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By Max from Corpus Christi, TX
My 14 week old Pit Bull-Boxer-Shar-pei mix puppy, Nya, is smart and rambunctious! She knows just about all of her commands, but can be hard headed and willful. My biggest problem is her jumping up on me and others, all the while she's nipping with those sharp teeth of hers.
I understand that she is still teething, but omg! She will usually get down and stop the biting when told to do so, but I can see it in her eyes when she is just going to be stubborn and do what she wants to do. My main concern is when she gets older and bigger. I need to find the best way to nip this behavior in the bud now, before it gets out of hand. Thanks for any advice in advance!
By gatala from Richmond, VA
By Beth
06/23/2011
I see that you have lots of advice already, and I have not read through it all. I will just say that you need to treat your puppy the same way its mother would. A puppy's mother and litter mates will not put up with nipping. They will ignore and refuse to play with one who bites. When your puppy realizes the attention stops every time she does this, she'll learn. You can apply this to jumping too. She only gets attention when all four feet are on the floor. She jumps, you turn away.
I am sure you have a lot of other good advice here too and it will probably take a combination of tips to be truly effective. Good luck.
I have a 6 month old Boxer. She is very hyper and she likes to jump on people. I want to know what I can do to keep her from doing that?
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