Nipping behavior

Karen

Hi guys Tyson is now 9months old. He is absolutely loving dog however i picked up something recently about his behavior. My niece 13years and nephew 6years are always at home so they go to school from my home in the mornings. When my nephews transport comes to fetch him he nips and jumps to bite him when he leaves the gate. And now he started dking the same to my niece. How do i stop this behavior

that1Boomer

Assuming there is no Tail Dropping or Hair Standing up.

This is a behavior that most EBT's face at that age. For me, having a toy to give to the dog when they are nipping is the best. This encourages biting and chewing only on the toys. There needs to be a loud OUCH associated as well as some sort of time out. Mine was to ignore the dog for a bit.

So for me, it went like this. She nipped or bit, the one she bit says OUCH!, I grabbed a toy and offered it directly to her mouth with no playing, then we all ignored her for 10 minutes or so. They want your attention and I think this coupled with ouch are the most motivational parts of this exercise.

I am no professional. This is just what I have used personally to train this out of my Bullies.

Good Luck and handsome looking boy.

Brooklyn

"There is a big monster comes in the morning and swallows my buddies. Maybe if I nip hard enough, he/she will stay or the monster get scared and run away." It is a perfect opportunity to teach him new trick or command. Right at the gate teach him sit-stay, down-stay or any other trick you like (hands up, wave goodbye etc). Use highly valuable for Tyson treats and let your nephew and niece participate in training like giving the treat before they exit the gate. The point is to replace unwanted behavior with desired one.

Karen

Thanks guys will definitely try

that1Boomer

Since my girls have always been treat/food driven. I always seem to neglect telling someone to use them. Most EBT's will do anything for food. )

Karen

Today i had delivery to my home, my sister went to fetch the parcel and Tyson bit her on her arm. Im trying to understand why is he biting people that are family. He gets aggressive when an unknown person stands at my front gate but now he just grabbing anyone including family. Im really concerned as i have a 7year old son as well. Should i run tests on him for thyroid etc.

that1Boomer

Assuming there is no Tail dropping , Hair standing or growling. I believe you have something that needs to be trained out of your BT. Ours was like this for about 3 weeks. Getting him to training may help but, a majority of the work will be done by you and family members.

Now if he is showing above mentioned tail dropping, hair standing or showing teeth. Then there is a serious aggression issue. Please, by all means see a professional.

If mine went for more than a few weeks with my family working with them. I would contact a training professional.

Correcting this issue will depend on consistency and lots of it. Also getting into what your BT is thinking. How is he reasoning in his mind. Only then will you be able to understand and anticipate his actions. It seems like it's hard, but in time, you will read your BT like a good book.

A good percentage of EBT owners have had or are dealing with this behavior.

EBT's are rock heads and very predictable. They need you for your leadership just as much as you need them for their companionship.

DaveODonnell

If he repeats completely unacceptable behavior (biting people) need to get his attention.
Try actually YELLING at him with displeasure. If he gets it, ease off quick. If he does crazy dog stop and keep him on a lead so you can get/control him and YELL at him- no more games. No fun.
Nipping for communication - ok - not great.
Nipping for play - no - not good.
Nipping under caos or for control - no - very bad.

Kids can and should do this also. Dog is low man on the pole.