How do i let her recognize her name. She's non-responsive when i call her name but respond only when i call her "good girl". She also loved to put her mouth, or rather, her teeth around my hands to "play". Her razor sharp teeth sometimes cause some pain to my hands. Worse still, she also does that to strangers which want to pet her. Her way of playing is a little too much for stranger to handle. Anyway to solve that?
recognising her name and solve the playful bite
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corbinam
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To teach her to recognize her name, do a few short sessions a day where you sit with her on her leash. Say her name. When she looks at you, give her a treat! Do this several times in a row.
As for the biting, what worked for me was to yell "Ouch!" in a high pitched voice and end the play/walk away. This is what a puppy's littermates would do if bitten, and it teaches them that biting doesn't get them what they want.
As for the biting, what worked for me was to yell "Ouch!" in a high pitched voice and end the play/walk away. This is what a puppy's littermates would do if bitten, and it teaches them that biting doesn't get them what they want.
Chris
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Ashley's advice is spot on! Also, try saying, "Good (name)" instead of Good Girl. By the way, what is her name?
BarbV
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Chris and Ashley both have it right.
One other trick I was taught at puppy school. Put the dog in a sit. Hold a treat in your hand away from your body. Bring your hand up to your eye with the treat and say the dogs name. When you get eye-contact, treat!
One other trick I was taught at puppy school. Put the dog in a sit. Hold a treat in your hand away from your body. Bring your hand up to your eye with the treat and say the dogs name. When you get eye-contact, treat!
Caro
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I had to laugh a little here, its kind of cute. When you say 'good girl' are you giving her a treat and saying it in a high voice? So of course she gives you her attention when you say it. Definately a couple of sessions saying her name and treating her will get her to associate the word with something good. I would start with just saying the name and treating a few times, then move on to when she looks at you after you say her name give her a treat. Avoid saying 'good girl' to praise her until she learns her name. Instead try a different response for praise - say 'yay' or give a little cheer.
Nipping and chewing is fairly common in young dogs, and she may not have learnt bite inhabition where she came from. I agree with Ashley about how you respond when she nips you. She may also be teething, and at around 6mths is when their canines start coming through which can be painful. Give her lots of things to chew on to ease the pain - mine liked to gnaw on a cool, damp face washer, I also had chew toys for them left around. Whenever she goes to nip redirect her mouth onto a chew toy.
Nipping and chewing is fairly common in young dogs, and she may not have learnt bite inhabition where she came from. I agree with Ashley about how you respond when she nips you. She may also be teething, and at around 6mths is when their canines start coming through which can be painful. Give her lots of things to chew on to ease the pain - mine liked to gnaw on a cool, damp face washer, I also had chew toys for them left around. Whenever she goes to nip redirect her mouth onto a chew toy.
Emmasmom
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With Emma, yelling ouch didn't work that well. Even walking away didn't work as the little stinker would follow me and latch on to my pant leg/coat. What I had to do was to gently grasp her muzzle or lower jaw, just enough so that she knew I had a hold of her, not enough to hurt her, and say no bite. She learned quickly she did not like this and stopped biting. Today, I have no problems holding her muzzle in my hand. She does not associate what I did to stop her biting from being handled or petted. Quite often, she will come up to me and want lay her muzzle in my hand, just because. Emma was a singleton and did not have other siblings to teach her about biting.
I never treated when I was teaching her her name. Just called her and when she came or looked at me praised her. Every time I picked her up or petted her I called her by name. She learned very quickly what her name was. With Liam, he was called Slick by the breeder just so he would have a name. Within a day of my getting him at almost 10 months of age, he knew his name.
I never treated when I was teaching her her name. Just called her and when she came or looked at me praised her. Every time I picked her up or petted her I called her by name. She learned very quickly what her name was. With Liam, he was called Slick by the breeder just so he would have a name. Within a day of my getting him at almost 10 months of age, he knew his name.
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chantel1401
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Ugh, my sheltie Sig is a year old and still bites my hand to say hello or play with me. I thought it was just a puppy thing and that he would grow out of it but he never did, so I would definately try and fix the biting thing while your pup is still young.
Caro
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There is still hope. They do get a bit mouthy in adolescence as well. Plus he may just be like my Mr D, he likes to attach himself to my ankles if I move fast so I've taught him to pick up a stick first rather than attack the ankles (darn pain tho if there are no sticks).
danisgoat
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Ashley's suggestion is exactly what I would say to do. They train this method in both of my puppy classes and in beginning agility.