HELP need advice

[naomi]

Hi we have a 11week old dogue de bordeaux who is generally very well behaved and calm but a few times has growled and bit my hand when I've tried to take him out of room for time out when he's nipped playing and won't calm down but today when ever I tried to correct him he's been very aggressive e.g.I was putting on his harness for walkies and he started biting it and pulling it I said no and tried to put lead on he showed me his teeth and growled and barked at me I said no bad boy as he was still biting harness I tried again and again the same but even worse he bites me I crap his collar as to take him to time out and again he bites me and shows teeth and growls basically took me 15 mins to get him in time out and he did basically the same thing out on his walk this evening I don't know what else I can do in training I need advice please

 

[DMikeM]

maybe the harness hurts him? I used one once on a Pitt years back and it was just bad all around. Puppies don't know they can't bit humans early on, you need to train him that you are the boss and the one he will be protecting. Right now he is probably protecting himself. Others will chime in here and give you more detailed advice as I have never had this happen with my dogs.

 

[mx5055]

Put him on a leash and keep him on it until you have more control, inside and out. It should not take 15 minutes to put an 11 week old puppy in time out. Don't interact with him when he growls/nips...ignore him, leave the room, put him in a puppy proofed room by himself. He might just be getting more excited with the attention he gets when doing this. Why do you need to use a harness on a 11 week old pup? My pups have always gotten the message right away that they do not ever growl/nip at me; it's totally unacceptable and one thing I have never tolerated; and they have all seemed to get and accept this message without any difficulty. Hopefully others will chime in here with more experience as I just have never dealt with this as an ongoing issue with a pup. Good luck

 

[naomi]

Hi thanks for reply I put harness on him for walks so it's easier to walk him without pulling him on his neck this way he seems to walk by him self and loves it when we gets to a field or woods instead of taking him out of room I think we will try removing us instead and ignoring him works for other things we've learned him is unacceptable,he's just coming across restless and agitated we can't figure out what's wrong

 

[kristen b.]

Leave him in his harness for a day or two. If you are sure it is not pinching or poking him. Yeah i would say if he starts getting crazy stop what you are doing say no and walk away. Just make sure he cant go play after you walk away maybe put the harness on in the garage or another room he can be left in if he decides to act up. Also when you say no use your alpha voice for me i get real low like i am trying to talk like a man and i go from my diaphram so it isnt yelling but it is low and grumbly my dogs really respond to it well. Hope it helps puppies are a pain and a pleasure all rolled up into one

 

[musicdeb]

Naomi, I replied to your post in the intro section.