Ohhhhhhhhh Dear

[Ariyahn]

Hey guys,

Okay ill be honest..

Im a first time GSD owner and a dog owner in general, my wife has had alot of experience with dogs but i guess she is a bit out of touch herself somewhat, thats why we are enrolled in the GSD club as of this weekend for obediance classes.

I just want to know how to handel our girl barking at us? I told her off recently and she went nutts.. she bit my hand pretty hard and had a quick reaction to push her off and i accidently pushed her somewhat hard.. she was pretty upset like she wants to fight???... I didnt know how to handel it. Yesterday my wife told her off for biting again and she barked at her ...

How do we address this now so so she stops this behaviour??..

Im a stay at home dad with my son so i guess im at home alone with the dog, and this type of behaviour caught me a bit offguard had my heart beating so i gotta learn how to handle the situation calmy before she becomes a monster lol.. cause last thing i want to do is her to sense fear in me and shes just a puppy!!..

We do everything that was recommended, eat before she does, make her come inside the house after us. She does not go on the bed/chairs lounge.. etc...

What are we doing wrong?

Or is this normal behaviour they are trying to find out where they are in the pecking order?

[llombardo]

How old?

[Ariyahn]

she is 4.5 months

[JeanKBBMMMAAN]

When you say told her off, what does that mean - if I was on YouTube watching you do that, what would I see?

Because we've established that is not working , we just need to know what it is, so we can go in a different direction!

[llombardo]

I got this one Mine is almost 5 months and she used to bite all the time, now when she starts all I have to do is say "who's biting?" and she gives me kisses. When she used to do this we would just say no biting..kisses and when she stopped tell her good girl. Mine is a lunger, she will try to jump on anyone that comes by and I'm working on this, but its not that easy. At this age I would hope the biting is puppy stuff, but you have to stop it now or it will keep happening. Obedience will help her, it has calmed mine down a little bit--she does take the biscuit pretty hard and I'm working on that too. I've owned many dogs and none quite like her...there is a reason that they say experienced owners for shepherds...they are smart, they will test you, but they will also love you and be loyal to you Have lots of patience..I notice when I'm more patient with mine she reacts much better and don't hesitate to treat for good behavior...they love food

[Ariyahn]

Originally Posted by JeanKBBMMMAAN

When you say told her off, what does that mean - if I was on YouTube watching you do that, what would I see?





Because we've established that is not working , we just need to know what it is, so we can go in a different direction!

Oh sorry,

Well for instance she bit my wife and then my wife told her No, nice and stirnly... Then she kept doing so my wife grabbed her on the sides of her face like her mother would (GSD club member advised this is what the mother would have done and doesnt hurt them) and told her no. Then she went bang into a rebel mode.

She was upset with me too, when i pushed her off which a mistake cause it was just instinctively i pushed her off when she latched onto me. She was trying to make eye contact all night like she wanted to challenge me or something?

I ignored her..

After a few days she seemed okay.. but still we have a 9month year old son, we dont want this type of behaviour in her. She is a good dog, she knows her commands well.. she loves other people/dogs just gotta get this dominance out of her. We also do the NIFIL just incase somebody suggests that.

Does that explain or do i need to do better?

[Jen&Bear]

That barking...lol
It happened to me when bear was younger
If i told him not to do something or correct him he would bark at me
I think thats their way of talking back lol
But he is 5 months on the 10th and he doesnt do it anymore. Maybe rarely.
It was almost harmless but i know what u mean. It can catch u off guard.
Last night was weird though...i was trying to correct/remove him from the couch and i placed my hand gently on his chest like underneath to take him off and he went crazy
He barked and even had that "hollow" throat like growl and kept frantically jumping from one corner of the couch to the other all the while barking and whining and growling at me...i never saw that from him b4...its like he was possesed. I dont know what that was about.

I wonder if thats a behavioural prob and not a puppy/adolescent thing
I hope not. Of all the things i have read so far he has been good with behaviour (meaning agressive)

Maybe she just felt upset because u pushed her rather rough? Right like u said
Pecking order reasoning seems appropriate

[Ariyahn]

Originally Posted by Jen&Bear

That barking...lol
It happened to me when bear was younger
If i told him not to do something or correct him he would bark at me
I think thats their way of talking back lol
But he is 5 months on the 10th and he doesnt do it anymore. Maybe rarely.
It was almost harmless but i know what u mean. It can catch u off guard.
Last night was weird though...i was trying to correct/remove him from the couch and i placed my hand gently on his chest like underneath to take him off and he went crazy
He barked and even had that "hollow" throat like growl and kept frantically jumping from one corner of the couch to the other all the while barking and whining and growling at me...i never saw that from him b4...its like he was possesed. I dont know what that was about.

I wonder if thats a behavioural prob and not a puppy/adolescent thing
I hope not. Of all the things i have read so far he has been good with behaviour (meaning agressive)

Maybe she just felt upset because u pushed her rather rough? Right like u said
Pecking order reasoning seems appropriate

Yeah they are cute things but when they get upset its pretty full on isnt it lol, imagine when their fully grown !! Hence why i gotta get things correct lol!! Well im glad im not the only one.. i guess we could assume its normal.. Yes you are right i did push her pretty hard she was pretty upset and she probably senced fear in me... cause i was a bit nervous.. we have had her for for a while and she been nothing but sweet then smack bang, so next time it happens I will be better prepared.. But yes you are right she was definatley upset with me.. there was some tension between us after she was let back inside for a day or so, but its gone back to normal again... so i assume she has forgiven me..

[selzer]

Did you get your puppy from a breeder? Could you call your breeder for suggestions. She might be able to give you a crash course in how to handle your puppy, or maybe she can suggest a good trainer in your area, and you can take your pup to training classes.

[Ariyahn]

Originally Posted by selzer

Did you get your puppy from a breeder? Could you call your breeder for suggestions. She might be able to give you a crash course in how to handle your puppy, or maybe she can suggest a good trainer in your area, and you can take your pup to training classes.

By that, im assuming it is not normal?

But yes we got her from a breeder... she was listed on the GSD club website so we tried to do the right thing and try ensure we get a good balanced puppy.. I certainly hope we made the correct choice as she was intended to stay inside with us with our family (+ 9month yo son) .

We do have classes starting this weekend at the GSD club, obediance classes is that different to the one your suggesting? Ive looked into 1v1 trainers its bloody 300 dollers for 2 hours.. its just insulting really not that i value their line of work but a middle class family like us could no way afford that.

Thanks for your response also