My pup is going repeatedly after items on desks and after plugs. Usually this is more at the end of the day, and it is constant. I redirect, put him in his crate, work on obedience or play with tugs and toys, but it keeps recurring and is so frustrating. And it is not behavior I've ever had before so persistently in my previous dogs (he's like my 5 or 8th GSD, depending on whether you count family dogs). While I've put away and puppy proofed most everything, I can't put away absolutely everything and he's always up on his hind legs going for something high up.
I also am having more trouble than any previous dog with biting. I've tried all the recommended remedies but I've never had a dog repeatedly draw blood on me, every day multiple times. It makes it hard to tire him out, when I can't walk a step without him wrapping his front legs around my legs, and then biting anything he can reach from ankles to butt. And drawing blood. I do cover up as much as possible, use distraction toys, use obedience (he knows sit, and is getting better at down and stay) but it never fails, in a half hour of more of outdoor playtime or a walk, he will turn from the toy or whatever and sink his teeth into my calf or whatever. I probably have had 50 wounds so far. I've tried dragging a long rope to distract him but it only takes a second for him to do this, and he has a puppy's short attention span, and is quick to move from toy to body part.
He is a smart dog. He was housetrained after day 1, and pees on command. Rings a bell to go outside. Never an accident.
I have had high drive, bitey GSDs before and managed them fine. But this one, I could use some outside objective advice on, perhaps from others who've had this, and can recommend something useful - particularly re the walking - and if not, at least to commiserate.
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I also am having more trouble than any previous dog with biting. I've tried all the recommended remedies but I've never had a dog repeatedly draw blood on me, every day multiple times. It makes it hard to tire him out, when I can't walk a step without him wrapping his front legs around my legs, and then biting anything he can reach from ankles to butt. And drawing blood. I do cover up as much as possible, use distraction toys, use obedience (he knows sit, and is getting better at down and stay) but it never fails, in a half hour of more of outdoor playtime or a walk, he will turn from the toy or whatever and sink his teeth into my calf or whatever. I probably have had 50 wounds so far. I've tried dragging a long rope to distract him but it only takes a second for him to do this, and he has a puppy's short attention span, and is quick to move from toy to body part.
He is a smart dog. He was housetrained after day 1, and pees on command. Rings a bell to go outside. Never an accident.
I have had high drive, bitey GSDs before and managed them fine. But this one, I could use some outside objective advice on, perhaps from others who've had this, and can recommend something useful - particularly re the walking - and if not, at least to commiserate.
