Our puppy is nearly ten weeks old and in some aspects we've come a long way since we first got her at 8 weeks. She can sit, (mostly) give a paw, lie down, is (mostly) crate trained/housebroken.
Right now we're having problems with nipping (and I don't mean mouthing) where she will like to chase and nip at our feet/legs/ankles (even if we just stand still). I understand this is her attempts to play with us...that's why I'm looking at suggestions on how to redirect this behavior into something more positive...
We've tried lots of toys and encouraging fetch behaviors, buying new toys (including a frisbee type toy) but for the most part she doesn't want to play with us in this manner. Her modes seem to be comatose or literally running and biting (preferably with chasing us as we're walking lol). When we try and play outside she prefers to try to eat things or lie down even though we have a variety of toys outside to play with us. We've tried talking her on walks (in places that minimize risk due to her young age) and she rarely shows any interest at all (usually sits down etc). Her seemingly low activity level wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't for the fact she runs around the house biting (my "favorite" is her runby bite) and if we tell her no...try to redirect etc. she takes it out on bed (biting while shaking her head) or worse yet...her tail. I'm just concerned these behaviors are due to the fact she's bored/frustrated yet our attempts thus far to alleviate this (except for some training) hasn't worked out well. Any suggestions and has anyone else experienced this? Thanks.
Right now we're having problems with nipping (and I don't mean mouthing) where she will like to chase and nip at our feet/legs/ankles (even if we just stand still). I understand this is her attempts to play with us...that's why I'm looking at suggestions on how to redirect this behavior into something more positive...
We've tried lots of toys and encouraging fetch behaviors, buying new toys (including a frisbee type toy) but for the most part she doesn't want to play with us in this manner. Her modes seem to be comatose or literally running and biting (preferably with chasing us as we're walking lol). When we try and play outside she prefers to try to eat things or lie down even though we have a variety of toys outside to play with us. We've tried talking her on walks (in places that minimize risk due to her young age) and she rarely shows any interest at all (usually sits down etc). Her seemingly low activity level wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't for the fact she runs around the house biting (my "favorite" is her runby bite) and if we tell her no...try to redirect etc. she takes it out on bed (biting while shaking her head) or worse yet...her tail. I'm just concerned these behaviors are due to the fact she's bored/frustrated yet our attempts thus far to alleviate this (except for some training) hasn't worked out well. Any suggestions and has anyone else experienced this? Thanks.
