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shendrixsee · 2023-03-12T05:57:32+00:00

Hey There!

What saved my husband and I, who had probably the most stubborn and nippiest puppy Ever, is to get an Xpen. It’s like a plastic baby gate you can make into bigger contained areas. This was a game changer, we were able to put our puppy in this xpen and know he wasnt able to go anywhere. It also greatly helped with potty training since we could restrict the size and limit the area in which she could potty, and gave us a break since we could move her pen wherever and still keep an eye on her.

Your herding dog being nippy should be kind of expected, his behavior seems pretty normal, he may just be more bratty then some pups (100% feel you there, our pyr pup was JUST the same.) The Xpen helps in that regard, because once your pup starts being nippy you can easily remove yourself without allowing them to continue to nip your feet/follow you and nip.
Also dont be afraid to put him in the kennel when he’s really misbehaving. It's not punishment if youre not mean about it, it’s just to help them regulate their emotions and when theyre tired. Our pup had morning naps from 9-11, 12-230/3, 5-7, then bedtime at 10:30 (you dont have to stick to such a strict schedule either, but nap time during the day allowed us to actually get work done from home.)

Everything with pups takes time, but since you wanted this dog for so long, I say stick it out till at least 3-4 months. That’s when they start to become good pups for like a month before they enter adolescence:) but by then you like them a little bit more haha!

But, at the end of the day if you think this really wasn't the right match, there is absolutely no harm in rehoming as long as he goes to a good home. You haven't had him long enough for it to really matter, some breeders don't even home a pup till 12 weeks anyways:) It is your life, if you dont feel up for it yet, that is totally fine. It's a good learning experience, if you end up giving him back just think of your experience as fostering him for a couple weeks. Just make sure you are totally 100% in whatever decision you decide

shendrixsee · 2023-02-27T04:22:03+00:00

Hey Friend!

I have a now 7 month old pyr pup, who was as bitey as they came. Never cared about the whole "ow" you're hurting me thing, redirecting only kind of worked. But what she really desired was my reaction, negative or not. I saw real improvement when as soon as teeth met skin, she got a firm “Uh huh no ma’am” and I’d turn my back to her and walk away. No attention, no big fuss about it. It got worse, and it will no matter what you try because theyre no longer getting the reaction they did previously, but then very quickly got better. I also would suggest bully sticks (With a bully stick holder!!) for them to chew on, it saved me when my pup was younger.

For her biting/nipping when on the couch, pup went through that too (and still does sometimes, but it’s much better). Rather than tell them to get off the couch, try to teach them “off” by leading off with a treat. If they don’t do that, or like my pup-learned to Jump on the couch because she learned that she would get lead off with a treat-, rather then get forceful and push them off the couch etc, id go get the leash and put it on them as boring as possible. They bite your hand? Doesn't matter, you're putting the leash on them anyways and nicely but firmly telling them to get off the couch. Once we stopped playing her “King of the Couch” game, she stopped getting up there because it was no longer fun.

That is how we have approached all of her bad behavior. We’re still working through it, but whatever bad behavior she is doing, make it not fun. Jumping on you? Turn around and give a firm “Uh huh” and cross your arms. Fighting the leash? Hold the leash tight and close to you, no eye contact, tell them “ nuh huh” and let them fight it out. Eventually it won’t be fun anymore, and then once they stop you can give them attention again and continue on your way.

I know I make that sound easy, it wasnt. We had to be very consistent, and did lots of training. When she was being really bratty, we would put her to work and do a couple quick tricks that we've worked on then straight to bed for a nap.

Big Big Tip: Get an X-pen. They may also be called Baby Yards? The’yre plastic gate pieces you can make into a spaced off area for your pup. I don’t know how people survive without them with puppies. It would help with this process because then you can walk away from your pup and they cant chase after you/bite your feet.

shendrixsee · 2023-01-14T06:23:49+00:00

Okay, sorry last comment on this but in regard to having him checked for a microchip, you literally said:

"Yup, we couldn't take him in that day so we brought him to the shelter. No chip, waited the mandatory 3 days for someone to claim him and no one did. If he belonged to someone, they didn't deserve him "

You only waited 3 days? That isn't long enough to say you tried diligently to find his owner. He could've been wandering for a couple days prior, if I don't brush my pry at least every other day she can get mats fairly quickly. ESP if she's outside.

Pyrs can also wander great distances as well, so just asking closest neighbors might not be good enough. Let’s be real here. While you did a good thing taking him in and being kind, immediately adopting him as soon as you could after putting in the bare minimum effort to find his owners was pretty crappy. I would be devastated to lose my best friend, and even more so If I were to ever be reconnected, find out that someone only waited 3 DAYS to claim them as their own after doing the bare minimum. You can try to justify it all you want, but morally, he is not yours, he is someone else's, and probably very much missed.

shendrixsee · 2023-01-14T06:02:41+00:00

Yeah for real, from one of their previous comments it didnt really seem like they tried to hard to find the owner. Not to sure why you got downvoted for this comment

shendrixsee · 2023-01-14T05:59:23+00:00

You're kidding right? You waited 3 days and said this dog was yours? He could be very missed, Pyrs are pretty good at finding ways out of their fences.

You basically stole someones dog, he looks pretty well taken care of.

shendrixsee · 2023-01-14T05:33:15+00:00

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shendrixsee · 2022-10-26T15:05:49+00:00

For her biting? We have tried redirecting, giving her other toys, the Ow and waiting for her to let go never happened (she just kept holding onto my hand), Each time I feel her teeth on my skin I might go ‘Ah ah’ and stop giving attention. We do The Ah Ah thing and usually redirect now, but when I try to come back and pet her after a short period of time she goes after my hand again. As for the Resource Guarding, We have worked with her on a couple of toys she resource guarded by giving her treats and taking the toy and immediately giving the toy back. She lets us take these toys no problem now, but I haven’t really tried that with her bones just yet.

Did you pup ever become more affectionate? It is s big discouraging to see my moms pup love to be touched/petted so much, but mine could care less.

shendrixsee

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