How to keep my dog from nipping?
Question by Adri Pendleton. aspiring model: How to keep my dog from nipping?
I will, under no cirumstances, get rid of her. I will do everything in my power to make sure that this problem is fixed.
So, two weeks ago, we got our first ever foster dog. Her name is Nelly, she’s a beautiful chocolate-and-white Border Collie mix(although she doesn’t look like anything other than a BC). We decided to foster as a ‘trial’, to see if I would be able to handle the responsability of the dog. I’m now learning that she is the best thing that ever happened to me. She’s a wonderful running partner, doesn’t eat a lot, gets along with my two cats, and easy to look after. She has not yet missed a walk or feeding, and quite honestly I’m proud of myself! I am the sole caretaker of her and I’m finding it’s pretty easy and fun. I’m 15 years old, she is my first dog.
She is my loyal gaurd dog, which is where the problem arises.She is devoted to me like you’ve never seen before. I left her with a 50 foot lead at the campsite with my mom (never alone) and next thing I know here she comes sprinting though the forest with half a leash, just because I left her sight for 10 mins. I haven’t been able to leave her side since then.
She is very protective of me. I was at my friend Austins house last night with my mom, and we brought along Nelly. Austin and I were play fighting, and Nelly thought he was actually being a threat. She went up to him and grabbed onto his pants, growling and tugging him away from me. This is understandable, and I’m glad she does it. Knowing that she does that has helped me conquor my anxiety. However, she was nipping at Austins little brother and sister for no reason. They pet her, and she would just reach over and nip their hands. She’s also done this to my step-sister and step brother, and I don’t know why. They were in no way antagonizing her, just petting her like I normally do.
Why does she do this? Is she being protective of me? Is she scared? I don’t know, but I need to fix the problem. Her biting isn’t fierce, it almost seems like a bite as if she’s trying to herd them. I’m hoping that we won’t need to do professional training, as we are very short on money, but if we have to we will.
Thanks for reading this, I know it was kind of long.
I don’t believe in muzzles. I mean, if a dog is particularly aggressive then they’re necessary, but it’s not to the point where she needs one. Hopefully it won’t get to that point, either.
She’s not teething, she’s 1 1/2 years old.
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Answer by Luniie X
Everytime he nips say “No” is a calm voice but a little bit angry.
Or you can give him a muzzle..
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its probably that she’s just teething. You should get her a toy that isn’t too big.i know because i have a dog that did exactly the same thing. Hope i helped!
The BC in her is trying to tell you something. BC’s nip to get the sheep to move. To her the children are just weird sheep. A quick tap on the bridge of her nose and an emotionless” No” will get her to stop. Don’t forget to see what it is she is trying to say-does she need to relieve herself, is her water bowl empty, ? Also pay attention to what direction people are approaching her. Does she only nip when approached from a certain direction? She may not be seeing them approach and is nipping because she was startled. Hope this helped. Bev