unknown624
Mar 29, 2011, 09:28 AM
I just got a puppy, he is about 2-3 months old, and he has selective hearing, and he bites my ankles and feet while I'm walking. I've never owned a puppy before, so I'm not sure at what age they start learning their name, but my boyfriend and I are teaching him that he needs to listen... when he's doing his own thing, or exploring, he doesn't answer to us even though he's gone too far from our house. He just wants to explore. Other times when he's in the house and we tell him to come, he does. We have carpet in our house, but we don't want him going on it. He knows he shouldn't, because he thinks about it, then walks away. He does still go on it though, when we're not looking, or he'll sit on the edge (it's a split level) and he'll either jump full on and right off, because he knows I'm watching, or he'll just put two paws down on it then jump back. Other times he'll just look at it, almost jump, then I say "no" in a warning tone, and he'll walk away. So he does listen, but only when he wants to.
With the biting, I'll just be walking down a hallway, and he'll either nip me from behind or he'll run ahead of me to face me, then attack me as I'm coming. When we go for walks and he's on the leash, he'll be walking beside me then go for my feet. I have to pull him straight with the leash. And when we're just petting him, he'll whip around and bite our hands. How do I teach him that it's wrong?
With the biting, I'll just be walking down a hallway, and he'll either nip me from behind or he'll run ahead of me to face me, then attack me as I'm coming. When we go for walks and he's on the leash, he'll be walking beside me then go for my feet. I have to pull him straight with the leash. And when we're just petting him, he'll whip around and bite our hands. How do I teach him that it's wrong?