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Here goes... problem with Coco...
I don't know if this is normal puppy behavior, but she bites. Like really bites. I get near her ears, mouth, sometimes if i'm just trying to pet her, she grabs a hold of my hand with her sharp little teeth and won't let go until i pry her off! Now she does the normal puppy stuff, like nipping at pantlegs and being slid around the floor (I think she thinks it's like a park ride. haha) but when she gets that mouth going at my hands, crotch, face, i get pretty nervous. Maybe that's the problem? I give her a firm "NO" but nothing. I pry her off, and it just makes her more hyper and mad. At least i *think* she's mad. I can't tell whether she thinks she's playing or not. It's like she thinks of me as her chew toy! When i try to hold her like a baby and rub her back, she'll open and close her mouth until she calms down. We say she looks like a little pacman.
When i try to get her to eat by hand feeding, sometimes she'll nose at my hand and then lightly (kind of) bite at my thumb or something... It's more often than not she will bite rather than give kisses. It's just so frustrating because i wanted a happy nice playful pup. It makes me nervous because my neices were at the house overnight and i was afraid to let them in the kitchen with her. (They're kind of nervous around animals anyway. Even our teensy one!)
Has anyone else had a problem like this? Is it just puppy-dom? How do i go about fixing this "ouchie" problem?
OK, sorry for the new post.
I shoud've read everything in this section first. SOCIALIZATION is the key. I just have to work on her. Thank goodness this isn't a "coconut specific" problem and she's just a bad pup or something. Awww, i feel so bad now. I hope the vet doesn't give me heck tomorrow.
I don't know if this is normal puppy behavior, but she bites. Like really bites. I get near her ears, mouth, sometimes if i'm just trying to pet her, she grabs a hold of my hand with her sharp little teeth and won't let go until i pry her off! Now she does the normal puppy stuff, like nipping at pantlegs and being slid around the floor (I think she thinks it's like a park ride. haha) but when she gets that mouth going at my hands, crotch, face, i get pretty nervous. Maybe that's the problem? I give her a firm "NO" but nothing. I pry her off, and it just makes her more hyper and mad. At least i *think* she's mad. I can't tell whether she thinks she's playing or not. It's like she thinks of me as her chew toy! When i try to hold her like a baby and rub her back, she'll open and close her mouth until she calms down. We say she looks like a little pacman.
When i try to get her to eat by hand feeding, sometimes she'll nose at my hand and then lightly (kind of) bite at my thumb or something... It's more often than not she will bite rather than give kisses. It's just so frustrating because i wanted a happy nice playful pup. It makes me nervous because my neices were at the house overnight and i was afraid to let them in the kitchen with her. (They're kind of nervous around animals anyway. Even our teensy one!)
Has anyone else had a problem like this? Is it just puppy-dom? How do i go about fixing this "ouchie" problem?
OK, sorry for the new post.
