I have a 15 month old, female golden retriever named Lucy. She is a great dog, 90% of the time, but she has a huge biting problem. It's not like nibbling, she'll like chop on your arm, and scrap your skin. Like it's bad. When we were away on a trip, she bite our doggie sitter, and actually punctured her skin, and she drew blood. I don't know why she does it either. I can't give her away, i love her too much, but it looks like we're going to have to. I'm crying just thinking about it, so I can't imagine what I'll be like if we really have to give her away.

Anyone have any idea of what we can do to help her, or someone to help her, or anything.

Please help me. You have no idea how grateful I'd be.

I can readily say to you that you must SHOUT out loud with PAIN everytime she starts doing that!!!
Scream and shout when She bites you and she'll understant that it is causing you pain. Because she loves you she will stop.
I think she doesn't fully see how much harm and discomfort her biting is bringing to You!
Show her that what she does causes you A LOT of pain. Predend theatrically if necessary.Get up and walk out of the room right after, giving her no mind, no eye contact. Return after a while. Shout and walk out on her.
Do it because you want to be with her.
Show her how much pain she causes by biting.
Dogs and humans have different thresholds of pain. Do your training act intensely.
Do so because you want to keep her, please!!!!

Hello,

How stessful! I have adopted a dog and found that she was too agressive for my liking, no puncturing of skin, but clearly threatening, and we were early in. I was seriously going to pass her back. I got Cesar Millan's book from the library, and began pack leadership exercises with her, and we have not heard so much as a growl from her since. It has also involved her not getting anything she wants unless she is calm...and she figured out what she needed to do within a day!

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Crayola

I have a 15 month old, female golden retriever named Lucy. She is a great dog, 90% of the time, but she has a huge biting problem. It's not like nibbling, she'll like chop on your arm, and scrap your skin. Like it's bad. When we were away on a trip, she bite our doggie sitter, and actually punctured her skin, and she drew blood. I don't know why she does it either. I can't give her away, i love her too much, but it looks like we're going to have to. I'm crying just thinking about it, so I can't imagine what I'll be like if we really have to give her away.

Anyone have any idea of what we can do to help her, or someone to help her, or anything.

Please help me. You have no idea how grateful I'd be.

There are many reasons dogs will bite. Sometimes, it's play biting or "mouthing" that was not - excuse the pun- nipped in the bud when the dog was a puppy. That is very common among retrievers because they are hard-wired to be mouthy. Keep in mind that such behavior is simply a lack of doggie manners - and is NOT aggression. However, dogs who do this can still be very annoying AND can injure people.

Dogs may also bite out of fear. A fear biter isn't an "aggressive" dog either as we commonly think of dog aggression. Fear biters bite when they feel they are cornered and need to defend themselves. However they can be the more serious of bitters.

There are also dogs who will be bite because they are "resource guarders." These are dogs who will cling onto a person or thing and will attack people or other dogs if they come too close to that item or person the dog sees as his own. We all have seen little toy dogs on women's laps who turn into Kujo as soon as someone comes close - these dogs are guarding their "person" as thier own little kingdom.

I could go on explaining about other forms of aggression, but I think you can see from my brief description that there are MANY sources of aggression and you need to pin point why your dog is biting to really resolve the problem. I think your best bet is to find a professional skilled in dealing with bitting problems.

here are some links that will help you find the help you need:

Association of Pet Dog Trainers:

Association of Pet Dog Trainers - Dog Training Resources

North American Dog Obedience Instructors

NADOI-Find Instructors, classes, private, training, dog trainers, obedience, agility

CleanRun (agility focused – but many training schools listed!)

http://www.cleanrun.com/agilityinfo/clubs/

Clicker Teachers. Net (find an instructor who focuses on clicker training):

http://clickerteachers.net/

American Dog Trainers Network
American Dog Trainers Network -- Your Dog Training & Behavior Resource Ctr

Directory of Certified Applied Pet Behaviorists
Applied Animal Behavior at ABS — Animal Behavior Society: Applied Animal Behavior


General Dog Training Info and Dog Training Links:

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