![]() ![]() Get him used to the sound it makes when you shake it and treat him. Another suggestion I got from a behaviorist is to keep a small noisy container of high-value treats with you. ![]() It kind of shocks them out of that "monkey brain" state they're in. For outside, I keep a carabiner on the leash handle so I can clip her to a sign/tree/fence and step away. In the house, keep baby gates or some other kind of barrier that you can step around so that you can leave the situation. The best thing for both of you is to separate yourself if at all possible. We found the shouting just amped things up and made the situation worse. You or other people nearby might be shouting random commands to try to get him to listen to *anything*. Now, in the moment of the biting, things are really high stress. I think it's the only place she has never bitten us. My dog is happiest and best-behaved in the woods. Lots of exercise, of course, and a variety of places to hike/walk to give him new things to sniff and explore. Training or other fun classes (we like Nosework) give you guys activities to work on together. We tore strips from old jeans and braided them to give her something to chew and tug. Frozen Kongs, puzzle toys, bully sticks and other things to chew on. You probably already know that the busier you can keep your dog, the happier he'll be. It's a very stressful, heartbreaking situation but there are things you can do to work with him! She actually sounds a lot like your dog, down to the couch-biting and flipping a behavior switch. We adopted our dog much younger but have been dealing with similar issues since we got her just over a year ago. ![]() I really appreciate your time in reading and any information you can provide me! If anyone has any ideas or tricks to help an adult dog learn about biting or bite inhibition I would really appreciate it because being a first time dog owner this is all new to me and I don’t know where else to turn besides a behavioral specialist. We spoil him with love, toys and attention but when he goes through these “biting ticks” we don’t know how to reciprocate to enforce to him that this isn’t acceptable behavior and make him stop. This situations scares me because we love him so much and I really do not want to surrender him back to the shelter. We are starting with a dog trainer tomorrow to see if he would be able to recognize this behavior and see if he has any tips to be able to help modify this unwanted behavior. He will bite so rough that on occasion you will actually hear his jaw and teeth snapping closed. I cannot tell whether he doesn’t recognize that it hurts (due to maybe his previous owner not establishing this with him) or if he’s doing it for another reason. We try to keep him off the couch until he becomes more comfortable with the house and this biting sensation subsides, yet he will dive into the couch and become very territorial not moving and biting very hard. When you attempt to stop him or pull your hand away because he’s biting too hard he will try to almost lunge back at your hands or legs bite a little harder. There really is no signs before he does this, he will just be very casual and then trying to mouth you very roughly. I can not decipher whether he is mouthing trying to play and doesn’t realize his size or bite force or if something else is occurring where he is showing signs of aggression. My issue is that he goes through these “clicks” where he almost flips a switch from being very loving and affectionate to having a biting fixation. He simply acts like a very large puppy 95% of the time. Even so he is very good with other dogs and around new people he gets very excited wanting love and attention. ![]() His previous owner didn’t have much time for him and he has very little socialization skills. I’ve wanted a dog my entire life and finally adopted a 3.5 year old, 65 pound Pitbull Boxer mix. Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and also new to dog ownership. ![]()
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