Bandit - Demon Stage
Hey,
been watching its me or the dog and searching for help.
So, we aren't sure why but he has been biting the HELL outta us and growling and lunging. He is wagging his tail but we aren't sure why he's being so malicious. We aren't sure if its an upset stomache or something. He is very nice when we take him outta his crate. He's been sleeping a lot and been a bit gassy. He did get sick from catfood yesterday but is fine now. He has been urinating like every 20 minutes. so we try to take him out bunches. He doesn't let us walk him much either. he plants his butt on the ground and growls. Its odd cause he was very sweet at first, and when he is tired he is sweet and will climb in your lap and chill.
We have been ignoring him and getting up when he bites/barks. we want to train him in puppy class and other things, we've been trying to train him but he REFUSES to listen at all, esp when we have treats. He's been very irritable.
I'm considering going to the vet to ask what they thought but wanted your opinion first. I think some of the biting could be dad and bro play rough with him...possibly.
Help/Suggestions?
he is 8 weeks and a couple of days.
been watching its me or the dog and searching for help.
So, we aren't sure why but he has been biting the HELL outta us and growling and lunging. He is wagging his tail but we aren't sure why he's being so malicious. We aren't sure if its an upset stomache or something. He is very nice when we take him outta his crate. He's been sleeping a lot and been a bit gassy. He did get sick from catfood yesterday but is fine now. He has been urinating like every 20 minutes. so we try to take him out bunches. He doesn't let us walk him much either. he plants his butt on the ground and growls. Its odd cause he was very sweet at first, and when he is tired he is sweet and will climb in your lap and chill.
We have been ignoring him and getting up when he bites/barks. we want to train him in puppy class and other things, we've been trying to train him but he REFUSES to listen at all, esp when we have treats. He's been very irritable.
I'm considering going to the vet to ask what they thought but wanted your opinion first. I think some of the biting could be dad and bro play rough with him...possibly.
Help/Suggestions?
he is 8 weeks and a couple of days.
Comments
Not sure what to suggest about the growling and lunging ...
Its just odd cause he's either sweet and tired, or crazy and bite-y.
I'm sure it's because he's a puppy I've read alot of posts on different forums and this one which it seems alot of people's puppies go through this with the leash and walking, but I'm sure little Bandit will do better. =)
Lol Bandit Demon stage he sounds like Bella at 8weeks I wish I took a video of her crazy antics runing everywhere, biting my clothes, hands, feet, and barking alot at Dink when she wouldn't play with her. It was hard to live with her for a bit she put holes in my pants and my PJ luckily my pants were outside pants and I needed new PJ anyways..
With biting it's hard to work with a teething puppy I did the cry and leave or cry and give her a chew toy or plush toy I think after a few weeks she finally got the hint, she'll still bite when rough housing with me, but she'll stop when I tell her to and she doesn't bite hard at all. With the barking I would leash her when we was barking at dink too much and would just take her to the couch to lay with me to calm her down which seems to work, but sometimes it doesn't and she would just run back to dink to bother her which she always bark a few times out of frustration or something whenever dinky gives a warning growl when she is too rough, but she's not doing it so much now.
The biting and lunging is probably a puppy thing since he's still young I'm sure it'll go away as he gets older if you keep working with him my Bella was a crazy dog she still is, but at 6month she's alot more well behaved and she's still a crazy puppy she just has more manners now also I'm sure puppy class will be good for him and maybe the trainer there can help you with it also meeting puppies and new people will help wear him out too.
I hope you get the help you need I know taking care of a puppy can be tiring, but hang in there it'll be worth it once you work things out he'll be the perfect pet.
It's just very hard since my dad gets irritated and expects him to be better already. : P I figured it's like the terrible twos. I love the info i get on the forum, its invaluable. I think once he gets older and mellow's a bit he'll be perfect as well. Though, I love him so much already (he's just a poop-head)
i'm gonna try and get a video of him being evil tomorrow haha
its really crappy cause im starting to get very ill. I'm scared i'm gonna get him sick too.
Watch him if he goes under your bed, Bella sleeps with my parents and when it wasn't bed time she would go under the bed and pull out the black cotton stuff under the mattress she must have eaten a little and she had some runny poop after that we don't allow her in that room except for bedtime.
Plus, he probably really really misses his litter since he's so, so young (did you get him when he was 7 or 8 weeks old from the breeder?!?!) and now you are the replacement litter, so unless you show him your expectations, he'll keep on showing you his.
As his shots are not completed, you really should tell your family to not bring him out of the yard and definitely to not interact with unknown dogs. I would call the vet and ask to determine his risk for things like parvo, giardia, etc.
What are you feeding him? In total, like treats included.
and he is a little more than 9 weeks now, i am tired so i hadn't realized how much time had lapsed since i got him :P we got him at 8 weeks. (i wish we could've gotten him at 12 weeks so he could learn more from his mom, but we couldn't do that : [ )
I don't mean to sound agitated constantly, I haven't been getting much sleep (still no excuse) and it's been nearly impossible for me to get my whole family on the same page (esp dad). So I was really frustrated. I understand he isn't trying to be a complete terror, and I thought he might be sick since he was fine and then suddenly BAM he was irritable. We are trying to make sure he's happy, and he's fine as long as we are in the room but as soon as you get out of his sight he freaks, and he is super excited soon as you walk in. We are trying to make him like our crate (he used a crate at the breeders) and also get him to be a little less nervous alone. Does anyone have any suggestions? I haven't found much good advice outside of this forum.
I've been trying my hardest to tell dad we shouldn't let him out until we get all his shots, but he wont have it and gets angry. Honestly the vet is not my favorite and doesn't seem to care what we do behavior wise and training wise. I am looking for another vet currently but we haven't had much luck with a good vet. -.-;
Last check up he was healthy and weighed 3lbs.
we are feeding him a cup of blue buffalo puppy food (that's how much they say for how much he weighs) throughout the day and about 3-4 treats (organic peanut butter grain free treats)
today i gave him a organic peanut butter kong to enjoy in his crate, its a tiny kong, so its about a spoonfull of peanut butter and he can't reach it all yet.
My bed is on the floor, like completely and there is nothing he can get into except his crate and my bed. We think he may be getting into stuff outside that or the catfood, we had to move it to a ridiculous spot because the puppy woudl do anything for it (the catfood) and he got sick after that.
sorry for the trouble =.=
do we need one super fresh or is one that's an hour or so old still good? cause i want to make sure i can get him to go. : )
he's been a little better today. Its odd but when he's with me, rather than my family he is about 100 times better behaved and less bite-y. He actually tends to sleep and be fine. When my family comes home he gets much worse. Mom gets bitten tons, dad not really as much but he gets in a fouler mood around him, more touchy, and with my brother he goes out of control. like off the wall biting and crazy. I think this is part to do with how they treat him. I'm the one who does most of the training and work, mom spoils puppy but listens to me pretty well so he's not as bad around her, dad and bro tend to be harsher with the dog when he "misbehaves" and freakishly lavish attention otherwise.
I really do think he did get a bit sick and if i can get the vet to tell me no outside i can keep dad from doing that. I really would rather him stay healthy.
And awesome, its me or the dog has a pom-chi on it. sweetness.
But seriously guys, thanks : )
When you are stressed, your dog will be stressed. I wish your father was more willing to work with you on coming up with consistent routine and training for the dog, it would make things so much easier on little Bandit.
As for Bandit's behavior, I think the current situation really confuses him. You try to train him your way, you brother and father their way, your mom spoils him and doesn't really train him (as far as I understood). If you could get EVERYONE involved in the training you specify (I know you have the most knowledge out of all of you) Bandit would understand the rules much better and be less confused and probably happier that way ;o) Let us know what the vet says about his tummy... good luck!
1. The nipping / biting. When he does this during play, yelp REALLY loud & turn the other way. This way he learns he's hurt you & when he hurts you play time is over. You only have to stop playing for a little while, like 30 seconds or so. If he continues to bite, or he still hasn't "learned" leave the room for a little while. Again, only like 30 seconds or so [ & make sure he's in a room where he cant get into anything ] By yelping & ending playtime, you're essentially teaching him what his littermates would have taught him. By doing this you allow him to develop a "soft mouth" so that je learns when playing with humans, it's not ok to bite hard. This is something you deffinitely want to do early as it might be cute now, but once he gets his adult teeth it WILL hurt.
2. Whenever you leave for any amount of time, do NOT make a "big deal" when you come back. No psycho petting, hugs, or instant play. Otherwise, he'll just miss you more when you're gone.
I would also look into "Nothing in Life is Free" technique. When he starts learning his obedience commands [ sit, up, down, stay, etc. ] essentially before he does anything [ playtime, walk, feeding, etc. ] he has to do a command for you. For example, before you feed him, you tell him "sit" when he sits, he gets his food. It's a great way to develop your pup into a respectful doggy. I've seen some awesome pups come out this way & definitely recommend it.
Good luck! ~
internet's down : ( so sorry
also pup got gihardia (sp) and another parasite so dealing with that. be back soon.
All the best for Bandit!
Yeah Giardia is no fun, Lynx got that too when she was a little pup (from drinking icky, dirty water from our wildlife infested yard).
I hope he gets better soon! Oh and I know it's super hard but...try not to stress too much. Just take things as they come and try to focus on the task at hand.
Hang in there Bandit! ~