Jarena
Well-Known Member
Hello I am new on this site and new to the breed. I have a 15 week old female corso named Lettie that I brought home at 8 weeks. I did extensive online research about the breed and about breeders for about a year before picking her. So far everything has been going fairly well. She is very smart, picks up on her commands quickly. She is consistent in following commands only at home without distractions.
There really is only one behavior that I am concerned about. I don't allow her on the furniture at all. When she puts her paws on the couch I tell her "off", pull her back, and that's it (no treat or "good girl") Sometimes I tell her "off", point to the ground, wait for her to remove herself, then "good girl"/ treat. But she seems to think it's a game and keeps putting her paws on the couch over and over. I will go up to her and tell her "off" again and again and after a few times of this "game" she starts getting growly and her fur between her shoulders stands up and she starts lunging at me and biting. She bites at my hands, arms, and clothes. Often ripping my shirts with her needle teeth.
She does not show her teeth or do her dominant growling/barking like she does when she is being a jerk to other dogs. (We are working on not being dog-aggressive). I know that we are not out of the puppy biting stage yet, although there has been obvious improvement in the last 7 weeks. It's really the raised fur and lunging that has me concerned. Also, the only way to snap her out of the lunging biting shark attacks is to firmly tell her to lay down while standing over her and then distracting with obedience work.
My boyfriend and I are trying really hard to raise this big girl "right". I should also add that my boyfriend and I are consistent about being on the same page with each other when it comes to our baby
There really is only one behavior that I am concerned about. I don't allow her on the furniture at all. When she puts her paws on the couch I tell her "off", pull her back, and that's it (no treat or "good girl") Sometimes I tell her "off", point to the ground, wait for her to remove herself, then "good girl"/ treat. But she seems to think it's a game and keeps putting her paws on the couch over and over. I will go up to her and tell her "off" again and again and after a few times of this "game" she starts getting growly and her fur between her shoulders stands up and she starts lunging at me and biting. She bites at my hands, arms, and clothes. Often ripping my shirts with her needle teeth.
She does not show her teeth or do her dominant growling/barking like she does when she is being a jerk to other dogs. (We are working on not being dog-aggressive). I know that we are not out of the puppy biting stage yet, although there has been obvious improvement in the last 7 weeks. It's really the raised fur and lunging that has me concerned. Also, the only way to snap her out of the lunging biting shark attacks is to firmly tell her to lay down while standing over her and then distracting with obedience work.
My boyfriend and I are trying really hard to raise this big girl "right". I should also add that my boyfriend and I are consistent about being on the same page with each other when it comes to our baby