Hope this is a good alternative to the nipping!

Bunch of Rascals · 01-12-2011, 10:07 PM

So Frankie is 4 months old now and really an amazing puppy. We all love him so much and he is truly a blessing to our family. There is one caveat...his nipping. I know that this is part of the teething process and we accept that. We are using the bite inhibition technique and it has worked wonderfully on all of us except my 5 year old son. It has to be something that he is doing that triggers the reaction from Frankie but I just can't figure it out yet. We are "training" my son as well. Anyway, it's a work in progress. Tonight we tried having Alijah, my son, do a little redirecting of his own in hopes that it would improve (closely monitored of course). We had him have the toys at the ready and here are the pics. They both had fun and Frankie definitely sensed that he didn't need to tug as hard as he usually does with my husband or me.

onyx'girl · 01-12-2011, 10:18 PM

How adorable! Tugging does help the pup to get that oral need to bite out!
I would switch to a french linen two handle tug for your son's sake. Those rubber ones are harder to target and he may get his fingers pierced.
Though Frankie will be teething soon, so heavy tugging will have to stop.
Love those pics, and your son is a natural! The way his posture is in the shots shows a non confrontational pose, just what the pup needs. Sideways and not looking him in the eye is best, otherwise Frankie may see him as a "challenge" and be a bit more ramped up.

Bunch of Rascals · 01-12-2011, 10:49 PM

Thank you so so much for that suggestion! I was very much on edge throughout the playtime tonight for that exact reason. I made sure that Alijah held it out at arms length the whole time but you are absolutely right about the fingers...made me nervous! We will be picking a few of the new tugs soon!

holland · 01-13-2011, 02:58 PM

Sweet pic-looks like they are having fun!

Jax08 · 01-13-2011, 03:05 PM

I just want to know...who fell on their butt first?

Love this picture!

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Bunch of Rascals · 01-13-2011, 08:04 PM

LOL...Frankie had the first butt bump

Lora · 01-13-2011, 08:09 PM

Awesome pictures what a super cute handsome son and a super cute puppy..................

Malorey · 01-14-2011, 12:02 AM

Great pictures, nice seeing a boy and 'his' dog.

Stosh · 01-14-2011, 08:16 AM

I still play tug with Stosh every night to prevent the nighttime zoomies! Very cute picture

01-12-2011, 10:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bunch of Rascals Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 119	Hope this is a good alternative to the nipping! So Frankie is 4 months old now and really an amazing puppy. We all love him so much and he is truly a blessing to our family. There is one caveat...his nipping. I know that this is part of the teething process and we accept that. We are using the bite inhibition technique and it has worked wonderfully on all of us except my 5 year old son. It has to be something that he is doing that triggers the reaction from Frankie but I just can't figure it out yet. We are "training" my son as well. Anyway, it's a work in progress. Tonight we tried having Alijah, my son, do a little redirecting of his own in hopes that it would improve (closely monitored of course). We had him have the toys at the ready and here are the pics. They both had fun and Frankie definitely sensed that he didn't need to tug as hard as he usually does with my husband or me. __________________ Lindsey S Frankie v. Baerental 9-19-2010

01-12-2011, 10:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,611	How adorable! Tugging does help the pup to get that oral need to bite out! I would switch to a french linen two handle tug for your son's sake. Those rubber ones are harder to target and he may get his fingers pierced. Though Frankie will be teething soon, so heavy tugging will have to stop. Love those pics, and your son is a natural! The way his posture is in the shots shows a non confrontational pose, just what the pup needs. Sideways and not looking him in the eye is best, otherwise Frankie may see him as a "challenge" and be a bit more ramped up. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-12-2011, 10:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bunch of Rascals Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 119	Thank you so so much for that suggestion! I was very much on edge throughout the playtime tonight for that exact reason. I made sure that Alijah held it out at arms length the whole time but you are absolutely right about the fingers...made me nervous! We will be picking a few of the new tugs soon! __________________ Lindsey S Frankie v. Baerental 9-19-2010

01-13-2011, 08:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bunch of Rascals Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 119	LOL...Frankie had the first butt bump __________________ Lindsey S Frankie v. Baerental 9-19-2010

01-13-2011, 02:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
holland Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,634	Sweet pic-looks like they are having fun!

01-13-2011, 08:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lora Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 168	Awesome pictures what a super cute handsome son and a super cute puppy..................

01-14-2011, 12:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Malorey Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 104	Great pictures, nice seeing a boy and 'his' dog.

01-14-2011, 08:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	I still play tug with Stosh every night to prevent the nighttime zoomies! Very cute picture

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