Hi everyone! I have a 13 week old vizsla pup, and we're having some difficulty on our walks. For the first 3/4 of our walk, she does GREAT. She'll respond when we tell her to look up at us, sit when asked, etc. However toward the end of our walks (or after getting to meet another puppy on the street), all of a sudden something happens and her behavior completely changes. She starts lunging at my ankles, nipping, thrashing around and grabbing the leash in her mouth. When this happens I either attempt to redirect her into a sit (which sometimes works), or pick her up and walk her home since it's typically only a block or so away from my place. Unsure if this is a common behavior, and if this has happened to anyone what you did to help resolve it. She does not seem to respond to a firm no when the behavior begins. TIA!
jkameisha
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Hi there. I can totally relate.
We have a 20 week old boy called Kaiser, whom we all adore.
However, he too launches frequent shark attacks, which are almost always ( but not exclusively ) directed at me. Possibly,this is because he spends most of his time with me,or possibly, because when they first began ( around 11 weeks ), I deliberately got myself between him and our younger children ( aged 111 and 13 ) when the attacks were aimed at them.
I wanted to make sure that their relationship with him was not negatively affected ,as they were getting scared and extremely upset -they couldn't understand why their beloved puppy didn't see to love them.
We all know,of course,that he does love us, as he's super affectionate, but nothing stops him launching the attacks.
They originally occurred when we were in the garden, I couldn't step off the terrace onto the lawn or he'd chase and bite me. Now they mostly happen either when we return to the garden at the end of our walk, or while still out on the walk ( especially if I stop to chat to anyone- unless they have a dog for him to say hello to ).
I'm home almost all day, my husband is currently working from home and we have an adult daughter who pops in and out throughout the day. As a result he has lots of company, lots of love and attention,but we alsomake sure that when he needs to rest , he rests, he has a large garden to play in with us, woods directly behind to roam off lead, meets lots of other dogs at his weekly puppy class and on the school run. We make sure not to overexercise or overstimulate him and try to read his cues, so we're at a loss to know what we're doing wrong.
We've tried ignoring, walking away,yelping, letting my hand go limp in his mouth, distracting with a toy, leaving him alone for a few mins to calm down, spritzing him with a water bottle, curling his lip under so he bites himself instead of me all with very limited success.
My hands and lower arms are constantly covered in bites and healing scars and he's ripped multiple items of my clothing.
I worry about other people seeing him attack me, as I don't want anyone to think he is a mean dog. Worst of all, every time it happens, it makes me feel that we're doing a bad job and that we're not the right family for him.
Any advice would be greatly received.
We have a 20 week old boy called Kaiser, whom we all adore.
However, he too launches frequent shark attacks, which are almost always ( but not exclusively ) directed at me. Possibly,this is because he spends most of his time with me,or possibly, because when they first began ( around 11 weeks ), I deliberately got myself between him and our younger children ( aged 111 and 13 ) when the attacks were aimed at them.
I wanted to make sure that their relationship with him was not negatively affected ,as they were getting scared and extremely upset -they couldn't understand why their beloved puppy didn't see to love them.
We all know,of course,that he does love us, as he's super affectionate, but nothing stops him launching the attacks.
They originally occurred when we were in the garden, I couldn't step off the terrace onto the lawn or he'd chase and bite me. Now they mostly happen either when we return to the garden at the end of our walk, or while still out on the walk ( especially if I stop to chat to anyone- unless they have a dog for him to say hello to ).
I'm home almost all day, my husband is currently working from home and we have an adult daughter who pops in and out throughout the day. As a result he has lots of company, lots of love and attention,but we alsomake sure that when he needs to rest , he rests, he has a large garden to play in with us, woods directly behind to roam off lead, meets lots of other dogs at his weekly puppy class and on the school run. We make sure not to overexercise or overstimulate him and try to read his cues, so we're at a loss to know what we're doing wrong.
We've tried ignoring, walking away,yelping, letting my hand go limp in his mouth, distracting with a toy, leaving him alone for a few mins to calm down, spritzing him with a water bottle, curling his lip under so he bites himself instead of me all with very limited success.
My hands and lower arms are constantly covered in bites and healing scars and he's ripped multiple items of my clothing.
I worry about other people seeing him attack me, as I don't want anyone to think he is a mean dog. Worst of all, every time it happens, it makes me feel that we're doing a bad job and that we're not the right family for him.
Any advice would be greatly received.
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