Little love bites
My 8.5 month bullie has started nipping in an affectionate way. For example: I'll give her a cuddle and she will nuzzle into me and maybe give me a lick, but finish off with a hard bite. Or she will walk up to me, and nuzzle me then slowly nip.
They often hurt, and sometimes draw blood.
I'm not quite sure how to correct this behaviour, as when I correct her she seems to take no notice and is still happily wagging her tail.
Any suggestions?
They often hurt, and sometimes draw blood.
I'm not quite sure how to correct this behaviour, as when I correct her she seems to take no notice and is still happily wagging her tail.
Any suggestions?
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Jap! If they do not stomp all over you or kick their heads into your jaw out of joy, this is another way of how they show their love and affection.
As far as it concerns my husband and me, this is one issue we have never started to sincerely address and correct - with none of our EBTs, because while it gives us pain, it makes us laugh at the same time.
It always happens so fast like kind of a quick "finish" after a hearty lick. Yelping - on our side - and an indignant look are following the action, leading to a dog with that typical "Dobby face" saying "Sorry, I got carried away" ...
However, we never got to the point of drawing blood so far.
If it seriously starts to get out of hand, I am absolutely convinced that it can be corrected like everything else.
Yelping to show the pain and moving away, ceasing all interaction immediately and ignoring the dog for a moment - EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS - will probably pretty fast lead to an end of this.
This is cuddle time for the dog. If she manages to "scare you away" repeatedly during that time, it sure will make her "think" about the way she displays her affection.
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