Help my 6 week old puppy bit my 2 year old

[Vinnie]

Originally Posted by akittrell

I edited my post to better clarify my problem you don't have to be a jerk.

Is this directed at me? That's kind of rude don't you think? I was just surprised you had edited your original post after I responded and you replied to me. Then you went and edited your first post. I was baffled as to why you would do that.

Anyway,

Some people are giving you some great & very helpful advice so I'll just let them continue.

I just want to say that puppy biting is normal. I even find what the OP is describing to be NORMAL puppy behavior. This is NO reason to get rid of a puppy or return it to a breeder. Just like with children, we need to teach the puppy what is acceptable and what is not. We also need to teach children proper behavior around dogs & puppies.

[akittrell]

Originally Posted by Vinnie

Is this directed at me? That's kind of rude don't you think? I was just surprised you had edited your original post after I responded and you replied to me. Then you went and edited your first post. I was baffled as to why you would do that.

Anyway,

Some people are giving you some great & very helpful advice so I'll just let them continue.

I just want to say that puppy biting is normal. I even find what the OP is describing to be NORMAL puppy behavior. This is NO reason to get rid of a puppy or return it to a breeder. Just like with children, we need to teach the puppy what is acceptable and what is not. We also need to teach children proper behavior around dogs & puppies.

I do not mean to be rude,I was just frustrated because I came looking for help and felt like I was being bashed,I have no intention Of giving Gauge back , or getting rid of him. I look forward to him being a valued family member I just need advice on succesfully raising a happy and healthy GSD
I also need to learn how to properly socialize him with my children properly and you are right I did recieve some good advice and links and I am doing alot of reading. Again I am sorry for being rude. I just want help from people with experience with GSD. I have been a vet tech for 6 years and I know alot but I knoe GSD are special dogs and need to be raised different from other breeds. I don't know if helps or not but he is not the only dog here. I just did not want my black mouth cur to hurt him playing to rough. Should I start socializing them now?

[Lauri & The Gang]

Originally Posted by akittrell

My 6 week old puppy chopped down on my 2 year olds hand after he pulled his hair

I see nothing wrong with what the puppy did.

Right now your puppy sees the 2 yr old as a littermate and is reacting the same way he would if another puppy grabbed hold of his hair and pulled.

THAT is why puppies need to stay with their littermates AND Mom until at least 7-8 weeks of age. That is the time they learn about bite inhibition. It doesn't matter if Mom has stopped feeding them - they NEED that extra time to learn very important lessons.

If the pup had reacted to his Mom like that she would have corrected him.

Now I'll give my standard chant:

We are Humans.
We are NOT dogs.
We do NOT speak Dog.
We CANNOT speak Dog.

Dogs communicate primarily with their physical being - the way they walk, the way their ears look, the way their mouths act, their fur, their eyes ... all in ways we humans could NEVER imitate.

The best we can do is imitate SOME dog verbal language.

When puppies play and one gets too rough the other will let out a loud YIPE and move away. This lets the other pup know that they got too rough.

So, when you are playing with your puppy and they get too rough, give a loud YIPE (stress the I sound) and walk away. It won't take many of these instances for the pup to learn that too rough = no more play.

But there-in lies the problem - you can't teach a TWO year old human to do that.

The best course of action in your case is to only allow highly supervised interactions between the pup and the child. Any grabbing should be IMMEDIATELY stopped by you and the child removed from the puppy.

Remember - the puppy did NOTHING wrong.

As for your vet not commenting on the age - most vets have little (if any) training or knowledge in canine behavior.

[Lauri & The Gang]

Originally Posted by akittrell

I don't know if helps or not but he is not the only dog here. I just did not want my black mouth cur to hurt him playing to rough. Should I start socializing them now?

YES!!

Another dog will teach the pup about bite inhibition. As long as the adult dog is not physically hurting the pup don't worry if it gets rough with the pup and the pup lets out a yelp now and then. THAT is the second best way to teach bite inhibition.

[Remo]

Did you have the opportunity to meet the mother of your pup? If so, was she friendly, or at least tolerant of people?

The reason that I ask is because once our rescue took in an junkyard dog who had a litter of pups. The mother attacked one of our volunteers who had been taking care of her. One of her puppies, at three weeks old, actually growled and believe me, he meant it, at the vet when getting wormed. Pups do get personality traits from their parents.

I have seen LOTS of puppies over the years, but this was the first time that I had ever witnessed that behavior. My vet said the same thing - he has been practicing long enough to have seen tons of puppies and he had never seen one react like that one did. It is really creepy seeing something so fuzzy and cute as a three week old GSD pup acting like that one did.

[Kayla's Dad]

Originally Posted by Lauri & The Gang

Now I'll give my standard chant:

We are Humans.
We are NOT dogs.
We do NOT speak Dog.
We CANNOT speak Dog.

Now why isn't that in your signature so you don't have to keep typing it!

[Lauri & The Gang]

Originally Posted by Kayla's Dad

Now why isn't that in your signature so you don't have to keep typing it!

Good idea!!! I'll see if there's enough room for it.

[LaRen616]

I have to agree with GeorgiaPeach717

I think some dogs were just bred wrong and have mental issues. People and dogs both experience depression, anxiety, love, fear, aggression, tiredness. So why cant they have mental issues????? Yes, more than half the aggressive dogs in the world can be trained to not be aggressive but some cannot be.

[Lauri & The Gang]

Originally Posted by LaRen616

I have to agree with GeorgiaPeach717

I think some dogs were just bred wrong and have mental issues. People and dogs both experience depression, anxiety, love, fear, aggression, tiredness. So why cant they have mental issues????? Yes, more than half the aggressive dogs in the world can be trained to not be aggressive but some cannot be.

Yes, there are dogs that have problems but I would be hard pressed to slap an Aggressive label on a puppy.

That being said the puppy the OP has is NOT aggressive. It is being a normal puppy.

[LaRen616]

Lauri & The Gang


I'm sorry to confuse you : ) I was talking based on the story I posted about my puppy. My puppy was very aggressive.

I think the the OP puppy got hurt and reacted out of that. I dont think that puppy is aggressive.