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Mya Ahmad
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From:Anoka Minnesota United states
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posted 11-28-2003 08:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mya Ahmad     Edit/Delete Message
For some reason, No matter what commands i try to give her that it is wrong to bite, she wont stop. I dont know if this is serious or not, and when she bites she bites really hard, and sometimes goes through my skin, I thought maybe she would stop when she notices i'm not playing with her, But she doesnt, Instead she starts trying to bite on my fingers and my hand. Another problem i have is that she takes my jewelry, and puts them on her bed. I dont know what to do about these problems. She also sometimes just starts running around really fast and jumping everywhere, Does anyone have any good ideas for me to try?

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kyles101
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posted 11-29-2003 06:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for kyles101     Edit/Delete Message
she takes your jewellery? shes a theif! lock her up! ;P haha anyway if she bites you again yelp and see what kind of reaction she gets. sometimes dogs will back off if they are realising they are hurting their owners. if that doesnt work grumble a very deep no. and if she keeps doing it give her time out and shell realise its no game. i think she might be testing her limits with the jewlery. thinking she can take whatever she wants. try catching her in the act and telling her off or keeping them somewhere she cant get to. just please dont let her near any jewellery stores! she seems like a playful dog who needs a bit of self control.

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posted 11-29-2003 08:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for goob     Edit/Delete Message
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No matter what commands i try to give her that it is wrong to bite, she wont stop. I dont know if this is serious or not, and when she bites she bites really hard, and sometimes goes through my skin, I thought maybe she would stop when she notices i'm not playing with her, But she doesnt, Instead she starts trying to bite on my fingers and my hand.

If you're giving commands to try and get her to stop biting, you're giving her attention, which is probably what she's looking for. Therefore, you are rewarding the behavior, even though you don't mean to. I would start turning away from her when she does it, and if she persists, putting her in her crate or another room for a "time out" of a couple minutes, then letting her back out. If she has high toy drive, you might also try redirecting her to a suitable toy... when she starts mouthing, calmly say "no" and hold the toy out to her. When she takes it, praise her up. If you do this often enough, she'll actually start LOOKING for a toy to unload stress and excitement on, rather than doing so on you or whatever else is nearby. Either way, it's key that you remain calm while working with her, and try to avoid giving any type of attention when she acts like a savage.

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Another problem i have is that she takes my jewelry, and puts them on her bed.

Better on her bed than in her belly We have two dogs that "collect" things, one (Goo) only when I go someplace "scheduled" (school, work, etc) and am not back on time (she's worse than a worried mother ), one just about anytime he gets anxious. From what I've read, many dogs find comfort in collecting things and putting them in "their" space. Just keep the jewelry up, and make sure she has things of her own that she can drag around.

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She also sometimes just starts running around really fast and jumping everywhere,

"Zoomies", "Pitfits", there are a ton of names for this, but not really any specific reason for it. They usually do it when they're excited, but sometimes it comes out of nowhere. The best thing to do when they get going is to just take cover and wait it out, at least if you value your knees Our 10 yr old dog still does them, so they don't go away.

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MaydaysMom
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posted 11-29-2003 09:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MaydaysMom     Edit/Delete Message
Mayday and Sade do figure 8's when the are in the "zone" When they start up I shoo them outside and now I have a figure 8 pattern worn out in my grass.
No matter how many times I walk them, run them, they still come home and get in the "zone"

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Mya Ahmad
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posted 11-29-2003 11:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mya Ahmad     Edit/Delete Message
Thanx alot those are some good tips, I'll try them...

~Mya~

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