can encouraging rough play cause him to be aggressive quicker

chuckh · 11-22-2011, 07:54 PM

My puppy who will be 5mo on the 29th loves to play rough. He has 90% of his adult teeth in and is very mouthy when he plays. So much so that my forearms are pretty bit up. With this in mind i have two questions:

Will encouraging/playing rough with him cause him to be more easily aggressive with people when hes an adult?

KZoppa · 11-22-2011, 07:57 PM

Its not recommended to allow him to put his mouth on you anyway. These dogs need to learn bite inhibition. What if he were to be playing with a child and bite accidentally because you never taught him that biting is not okay? Thats similar to handing a loaded gun to a kid and saying DO NOT PLAY WITH THIS!

chuckh · 11-22-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KZoppa

Its not recommended to allow him to put his mouth on you anyway. These dogs need to learn bite inhibition. What if he were to be playing with a child and bite accidentally because you never taught him that biting is not okay? Thats similar to handing a loaded gun to a kid and saying DO NOT PLAY WITH THIS!

At this stage it seems like its all he wants to do. When were not playing and he bites at my feet or pantlegs i find a chew toy right away and give that to him and it seems like its helped a lot just doing that for the past couple months but then when he plays and knows im playing thats when he gets mouthy so im just not sure how to correct that? i guess not playing rough at all?

Zahnburg · 11-22-2011, 08:08 PM

You have taught him to play in this manner. A better way would be to teach the dog to play with you via a ball on a string or a tug.

chuckh · 11-22-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Zahnburg

You have taught him to play in this manner. A better way would be to teach the dog to play with you via a ball on a string or a tug.

we do this also but we have a lab who he plays with all day and i feel like their "playing" transfers over to when him and i play and thats where a lot of it stems from but i have allowed it so i am at fault. we'll have to just incorporate the tug more until i can get him broken of the habit.

thanks

jennyp · 11-22-2011, 08:19 PM

I'm by no means an expert but I can tell you that my trainer is an experienced police dog handler and he told us not to encourage biting during play. Not because it causes aggression but because that's a sure way to cause an accident. Think about children or well meaning but dog ignorant adults who come over to your dog excitedly and waving their hands around. You don't want to teach your dog that it's okay to play this way with them. It will be very difficult to teach your dog good manners if he thinks it's okay to bite.

Lilie · 11-22-2011, 08:19 PM

Remember to discourage him from putting his mouth on you, but don't punish him. He is playing with you in a way that he thinks is ok. You just have to remember to apply his toys within your games instead of your body parts.

chuckh · 11-22-2011, 08:36 PM

thanks all for your postings. I was guessing that this would be your reaction and thats why i posted, to ensure my feelings about letting him play in that manner. Now i know for sure, i know i need to get him out of this habit before he gets much older.

onyx'girl · 11-22-2011, 09:06 PM

Are you doing any training with him? Tug/ball play incorporates into training nicely. Instead of roughly playing, give him commands and reward him with a bite/tug, then tease him up for more!
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RocketDog · 11-22-2011, 09:16 PM

My pup will sometimes do this every once in awhile too. I just immediately stop all movement, and in a low, shocked voice, I say "Nooooo"...not a "correction" necessarily, or a mean one anyway, but he stops like "What the heck?? Are you ok?" and it's gotten to be ONLY when he's above threshold. Then I either get the tug, or calm him down.

If he accidentally overshoots the tug and gets my hand, I make an "a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ah" sound and go limp and he's much more careful again. Remember these are just pups, so they're learning and not being aggressive. Just playing with their best friend.

11-22-2011, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
chuckh Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: hagerstown, MD Posts: 28	can encouraging rough play cause him to be aggressive quicker My puppy who will be 5mo on the 29th loves to play rough. He has 90% of his adult teeth in and is very mouthy when he plays. So much so that my forearms are pretty bit up. With this in mind i have two questions: Will encouraging/playing rough with him cause him to be more easily aggressive with people when hes an adult? Last edited by chuckh; 11-22-2011 at 07:59 PM.

11-22-2011, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,832	Its not recommended to allow him to put his mouth on you anyway. These dogs need to learn bite inhibition. What if he were to be playing with a child and bite accidentally because you never taught him that biting is not okay? Thats similar to handing a loaded gun to a kid and saying DO NOT PLAY WITH THIS! __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

11-22-2011, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zahnburg Master Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gettysburg,PA Posts: 675	You have taught him to play in this manner. A better way would be to teach the dog to play with you via a ball on a string or a tug. __________________ Art Kennel von der Zahnburg

11-22-2011, 08:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lilie Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 6,290	Remember to discourage him from putting his mouth on you, but don't punish him. He is playing with you in a way that he thinks is ok. You just have to remember to apply his toys within your games instead of your body parts. __________________ Hondo Von Dopplet L Bauernhof "Hondo"- GSD Lilie's Tug McGraw "Tug" - Golden Retriever Maggie - Mini Dachshund (Rescue) Lonestar - Texas Blue Lacy Funyon, Ashe, Soot - Barn Cats Scooter /1/2 Arabian, Shadow, Katie / APHA

11-22-2011, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,611	Are you doing any training with him? Tug/ball play incorporates into training nicely. Instead of roughly playing, give him commands and reward him with a bite/tug, then tease him up for more! You can get some free clips of Michael Ellis's video's here. Or rent them and many others for a low monthly fee at BowWowFlix.com: Dog DVD Rentals \| Dog Training Dvd \| Dog Dvds \| Rent Dog Videos __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

11-22-2011, 08:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
jennyp Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 191	I'm by no means an expert but I can tell you that my trainer is an experienced police dog handler and he told us not to encourage biting during play. Not because it causes aggression but because that's a sure way to cause an accident. Think about children or well meaning but dog ignorant adults who come over to your dog excitedly and waving their hands around. You don't want to teach your dog that it's okay to play this way with them. It will be very difficult to teach your dog good manners if he thinks it's okay to bite.

11-22-2011, 08:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
chuckh Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: hagerstown, MD Posts: 28	thanks all for your postings. I was guessing that this would be your reaction and thats why i posted, to ensure my feelings about letting him play in that manner. Now i know for sure, i know i need to get him out of this habit before he gets much older.

11-22-2011, 09:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
RocketDog Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 1,270	My pup will sometimes do this every once in awhile too. I just immediately stop all movement, and in a low, shocked voice, I say "Nooooo"...not a "correction" necessarily, or a mean one anyway, but he stops like "What the heck?? Are you ok?" and it's gotten to be ONLY when he's above threshold. Then I either get the tug, or calm him down. If he accidentally overshoots the tug and gets my hand, I make an "a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ah" sound and go limp and he's much more careful again. Remember these are just pups, so they're learning and not being aggressive. Just playing with their best friend.

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