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Originally Posted by akittrell
My 6 week old puppy chopped down on my 2 year olds hand after he pulled his hair and i mean the puppy was angry not playing he also had a growling and snapping fit after my 10 year old picked him up when he was sleeping ,i really need some adive on how to handle this.
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1) why do you have a puppy at 6 weeks of age? if you bought it from a "breeder" you should take it back and pick it up when its a more appropriate age at least 8 weeks old but since you've probably had it for at least a few days I would leave it there for longer so it can learn things like bite inhibition and important dog behaviors and signals.
2) You should supervise all contact with your children and the puppy. You should teach your children acceptable behavior around the puppy..pulling its fur, ears, etc..are all unacceptable. When the puppy is asleep let it sleep. I'm guessing that the puppy is growling and snapping because you or your children are yelling at it and possibly smacking it for its behavior thats the only reason I can see a 6 week old puppy behaving that way.
Puppies bite, they use their mouths to learn. A 6 week old puppy is a baby it doesn't know any better. FYI I dealt with a bitey pup all the way up to teething around 5 months of age. I strongly suggest you start learning about dog training and behaviors and enroll in a puppy class as soon as possible. Make sure the whole family participates in the training.