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Lincoln was too rough at play outside again
Hi Folks,
My dog Lincoln has had extreme mouthing issues since we've had him. I have worked diligently on this by using all the suggested advice that man kind could give me. Mostly putting him in his crate when he doesn't play well has been the best, but I haven't really gone outside in the backyard with him as that is where he just goes out of control grabbing our clothes and tugging and biting. This is not aggressive behavior, but he just doesn't get it. He sees me as a big chew play toy. This morning I decided to step outside with him and he was like whoa wait a minute and off he went trying to pull on my coat sleeves etc... I ended up with a tooth in my thumb and a blood blister while trying to wrestle him to a posturing position. I was so angry!!! I don't want to be but his behavior is making me mad. I thought by now that he would have come around from this as he'll be a year old in two weeks. I have stopped him from doing this in the house. Every now and again he tries to push the envelope, but the inside rough play has wiened down to almost nil except that he still is not leaving my older dog alone, and so that is stressful. I'm working on that too, and I think he's finally getting it. He has been in training since he was a puppy and plays with a Pitt Bull in class all the time. He is a sweet dog, and I just need some support because it really disappointed me this morning to have him behave that way still outside with me. I think when I go outside I need to put him on a gentle leader to let him know I'm boss outside too. I also have made a mistake lately by playing a bit of tug with him inside as he seemed to get a little better. Of course I'm really scared of this behavior, but I know he's still a puppy, but his teeth hurt!!!! I'm looking for someone who's had a similar situation to give me some tips and support.
My dog Lincoln has had extreme mouthing issues since we've had him. I have worked diligently on this by using all the suggested advice that man kind could give me. Mostly putting him in his crate when he doesn't play well has been the best, but I haven't really gone outside in the backyard with him as that is where he just goes out of control grabbing our clothes and tugging and biting. This is not aggressive behavior, but he just doesn't get it. He sees me as a big chew play toy. This morning I decided to step outside with him and he was like whoa wait a minute and off he went trying to pull on my coat sleeves etc... I ended up with a tooth in my thumb and a blood blister while trying to wrestle him to a posturing position. I was so angry!!! I don't want to be but his behavior is making me mad. I thought by now that he would have come around from this as he'll be a year old in two weeks. I have stopped him from doing this in the house. Every now and again he tries to push the envelope, but the inside rough play has wiened down to almost nil except that he still is not leaving my older dog alone, and so that is stressful. I'm working on that too, and I think he's finally getting it. He has been in training since he was a puppy and plays with a Pitt Bull in class all the time. He is a sweet dog, and I just need some support because it really disappointed me this morning to have him behave that way still outside with me. I think when I go outside I need to put him on a gentle leader to let him know I'm boss outside too. I also have made a mistake lately by playing a bit of tug with him inside as he seemed to get a little better. Of course I'm really scared of this behavior, but I know he's still a puppy, but his teeth hurt!!!! I'm looking for someone who's had a similar situation to give me some tips and support.
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Permalink Reply by pamela on
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oh, i forgot to mention, he likes to use me to rebound off of...:) he'll do laps around the yard then come running up to me & push off me to do some more laps...:)
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Permalink Reply by Diane Denney on
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LOL. Crazy dogs!!! Lincoln loves to make me chase him, but I try not to buy into it because it just fuels his fire. He loves to steal things and run especially my slippers right off of my feet!!!!! They are wooley so they attract him. He's pretty good at leave it, but sometimes he just can't help himself!!! :D
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