[sk8boarderallie]

Daisy is being a play biter.. I will be throw the play around with Daisy or trying to, & Daisy will start to bark jump up & use her mouth. She has never broken my skin & mad me bleed but she had left marks. It kinds of scares me a bit. Daisy is a Doberman Pischer. Yes she is only a 6 month old puppy but she is still already 56 pounds last vet visit....
She has gotten some more new corks that I have been worried about too but the worst is of course her "Play biting". She has gotten so much better at sitting when we come to a street & we stop to cross. She is good at siting staying before I feed her. She also does very good with other dogs. But yes she still has her corks. Daisy & I are going to a formal trainer once my husband adam goes back to iraq. (he's a us army soilder) But till then I need some help figureing out what I can do to make Daisy stop scaring me.
I love my Daisy Girl so much. I just don't want her to get aggressive where I have to get rid of her. Do any of you out there have any ideas... If I use water she backs off right away... She doesn't even attemt to to the bad act. But if I don't have water around me she acts up. I have tried to hide the water so I can catch her in the act & get her with the water but I tell you what Daisy is a smart dog.
Ok so yeah I know I need to get a trainer for her. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TILL Adam GOES TO IRAQ AGAIN!!! I have tried reading different books, I have tried to be nice I have tired to be domanit I just don't what I'm doing wrong. If I'm doing the being domaint thing wrong. If so is that hurting my friend ship with Daisy? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!
THANK YOU

[Northern gal]

[b][color="DarkOrange"]You definately need to be the pack leader. Take Daisy for long walks, the right way, at least twice a day. By doing this you are establishing pack leader. Do not let her get away with biting you or anyone. Be calm-assertive at all times. Give her limintations, boundries and rules first,then give her affection. Dogs don't need affection first. In the wild dogs follow the leader and if they get out of line they are dealt with swiftly. Read Cesar Millan's book Cesar's Way. It will tell you presicely what to do. He corrects bad behavior in dogs of all breeds. You will enjoy this book, because your answer to all your issues are in there. I bought mine on eBay. I don't have a dog right now, but plan on getting one next Spring. I read the book so I would be prepaired for a new pup and all issues I might face. Cesar says, it is the owner that has the issues not the dog. Only give your dog affection when they have calm-submissive energy.
Good Dog Day
Karen

[OwnedByCloey]

I don't know for sure... but I would be careful what games I play with him. It might not be a good idea to play rough? I wouldn't let people play rough with my dog when she was young because I was afraid she wouldn't be able to decipher the difference when it was okay and when it wasn't. When we did play a little rough... it was always with her toys.. holding them and letting her pull on them, throwing balls and stuff. Some people think it's cool when a dog will grab their arm and hang from it... I didn't think it was a good idea to allow anything like that. Karens right though... you definately need to be the leader of the pack. Always dicipline with a deep firm voice and always be prompt. Dogs are just like kids, if you let them get away with it once they'll think they can get away with it all the time. When I first got Cloey... she was eating and my son got to close to her. It was her instinct to growl at him. When she did I put my finger up to her nose as if to "just a minute" and held it there while I said "NO" in a very deep very firm voice. To this day she has never done it again. Sometimes it takes a little more... but if you keep at it, it will happen