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neb is a little land shark and will tug anything he can, very persistently - which i'm thrilled with. i'm trying to raise him and learn as much as i can about maximizing drive and confidence. he is 8.5 weeks old.
so, one of the things i'm doing is i'm trying not to build bite inhibition. instead of yelping or something, i work on redirecting him onto a tug/toy.
neb came to a bbq we had a my bf's sunday b/c there was lots of people there and it's a good opportunity for him to be around a lot of people.
he stole the show, people were all wanting to spending time w/him, when i had to go to the neighbours to get some chairs, no need to put him in the crate as everyone wanted to take him, people were taking pics w/him, etc.
some people encouraged him to bite their shoes etc, and some people would yelp if he got them - i don't want either to occur, and i explained that i wanted him redirected instead.
did anyone else do something similar with their pups? how did they handle this when socializing the pups? i'm not sure people really understood that i want to build his drive, and not discourage him - just wondering what other people have done, or if i'm completely crazy (am hoping maybe to take him to a picnic this saturday, so would appreciate any suggestions).
one thing i thought was at the picnic, if i bring him, i won't have to run around getting stuff so much so i can be with him and redirect him myself more.
so, one of the things i'm doing is i'm trying not to build bite inhibition. instead of yelping or something, i work on redirecting him onto a tug/toy.
neb came to a bbq we had a my bf's sunday b/c there was lots of people there and it's a good opportunity for him to be around a lot of people.
he stole the show, people were all wanting to spending time w/him, when i had to go to the neighbours to get some chairs, no need to put him in the crate as everyone wanted to take him, people were taking pics w/him, etc.
some people encouraged him to bite their shoes etc, and some people would yelp if he got them - i don't want either to occur, and i explained that i wanted him redirected instead.
did anyone else do something similar with their pups? how did they handle this when socializing the pups? i'm not sure people really understood that i want to build his drive, and not discourage him - just wondering what other people have done, or if i'm completely crazy (am hoping maybe to take him to a picnic this saturday, so would appreciate any suggestions).
one thing i thought was at the picnic, if i bring him, i won't have to run around getting stuff so much so i can be with him and redirect him myself more.