Boy do I need help,,, newbie
Hello all. I purchased my first GS puppy. I have had dogs before, mainly labs, poodles and dobermans. This is my first experience with a german shepherd. My pup is only 7.5 weeks old now. But I have a major problem. I KNOW puppies want to bite and chew everything in sight, I accept that, My problem is this puppy wants to bite down hard on everything, I can not stop her from biting the heck out of our hands, arms and feet. I have tried multiple things that I did with the other dogs and they all quit biting, this one does not want to learn it is bad to bite. And I mean she really bites down, I have had to even have stitches put in cause she bites so hard and then rips by shaking her head. When I try to punish her, she thinks it is a game OR else she gets mad back at me and starts growling and taking it further with harder bites. Everytime one tries to touch her, she comes at you snapping her jaws. I have fallen down over on top of her 3 times now because as we walk she is constantly attacking our feet. The sire and dam are both the most gentle dogs Ive seen. They are so sweet and harmless, what happened here? I have tried swatting her on the nose when she bites, I have held her mouth shut, I have held my thumb in her mouth and held her tongue down, I have used a water bottle to spay in her face when she bites, NOTHING works. Am I doing something wrong. I mean even if I get her settled down , when I go to just talk smoothly to her and pet her, she decides it is biting time. (Which I think is pretty normal for a pup) But she bites meanly and hard. If I survive her puppyhood, I will be doing good. I can handle this to a point but I have many small grandchildren and I am afraid of them getting hurt by her. Anyone got any ideas to help us out or do I have one stubborn dog? One more thing about her. I notices that although she will settle down eventually and lay with or by us, she will prefer to go to another room and lay by herself. Isnt that weird? I also want to stay that she does not just get the no word ,, I do try to praise her and give her more love and a treat when she does behave so she should understand the difference. She has alot of potential to be a great dog so I hate to give up on her already. But I cant risk my grandchildren getting hurt either nor do I want to go thru this with her for years. How can I stop her from biting us , hands, feet, face, what ever. Please anyone?
Leigh and Elise Ernsteina Helena (Her german name) Miss Lizzie for short.
Hello all. I purchased my first GS puppy. I have had dogs before, mainly labs, poodles and dobermans. This is my first experience with a german shepherd. My pup is only 7.5 weeks old now. But I have a major problem. I KNOW puppies want to bite and chew everything in sight, I accept that, My problem is this puppy wants to bite down hard on everything, I can not stop her from biting the heck out of our hands, arms and feet. I have tried multiple things that I did with the other dogs and they all quit biting, this one does not want to learn it is bad to bite. And I mean she really bites down, I have had to even have stitches put in cause she bites so hard and then rips by shaking her head. When I try to punish her, she thinks it is a game OR else she gets mad back at me and starts growling and taking it further with harder bites. Everytime one tries to touch her, she comes at you snapping her jaws. I have fallen down over on top of her 3 times now because as we walk she is constantly attacking our feet. The sire and dam are both the most gentle dogs Ive seen. They are so sweet and harmless, what happened here? I have tried swatting her on the nose when she bites, I have held her mouth shut, I have held my thumb in her mouth and held her tongue down, I have used a water bottle to spay in her face when she bites, NOTHING works. Am I doing something wrong. I mean even if I get her settled down , when I go to just talk smoothly to her and pet her, she decides it is biting time. (Which I think is pretty normal for a pup) But she bites meanly and hard. If I survive her puppyhood, I will be doing good. I can handle this to a point but I have many small grandchildren and I am afraid of them getting hurt by her. Anyone got any ideas to help us out or do I have one stubborn dog? One more thing about her. I notices that although she will settle down eventually and lay with or by us, she will prefer to go to another room and lay by herself. Isnt that weird? I also want to stay that she does not just get the no word ,, I do try to praise her and give her more love and a treat when she does behave so she should understand the difference. She has alot of potential to be a great dog so I hate to give up on her already. But I cant risk my grandchildren getting hurt either nor do I want to go thru this with her for years. How can I stop her from biting us , hands, feet, face, what ever. Please anyone?
Leigh and Elise Ernsteina Helena (Her german name) Miss Lizzie for short.