RY86
Member
Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum, I was hoping I could ask some questions to other Cane Corso owners. I have a 10 week old puppy. My wife and I love this little guy! Lately he does acouple things that make me question what to do. Right now we don't allow him on any furniture for example the couch, sofa etc we have acouple nice dog beds around the house for him. However if he does work his way up on the couch an I try to get him off he growls and gets aggressive, he'll try and bite me. I have been grabbing a dried liver treat and slowing redirecting him off couch then praising him when he has been redirected to his dog bed. I understand he could be sore because after all he is a growing boy an it is very possible that growling is his only way of communicating that to me. Mainly we don't want him on the furniture because we don't want him jumping off an doing damage to his joints as a puppy. He also has been mouthing allot. I would chalk this up to teething, but there are times when he bites down really hard. We have tried letting out a loud "ouch" an we have tried leaving the room for a minute. But it continues. We have been freezing some Carrots and other vegetables and giving him these... which he loves, I bet the cold chewing feel good on his gums. Is the bitting/nipping just a phase for a Corso? We have a 5 year old boxer cross in our house as well. When she was a pup she did go through a teething phase, but nothing like this.... I understand yes they are two different breeds. But we have been working on bite inhibition for a long time. But the results haven't changed.
Any input would be greatly appreciated
Any input would be greatly appreciated