Is my puppy evil?

hes really only 11wks but he bites ALOT esspecially with lill kids. but he grouls(?) and bites when i try and take stuff out of his mouth, like plastic and ppl shoes, but when hes eating and i put my hand in his bowl he dosent mind. im afriad that he might grow up to be mean and i dont want that. what should i do?

Is my puppy evil?
Dogs form their personality in the first four months of their lives. This is the right time to train them and socialize them with people, as well as getting them to do whatever you want them to be good at when they're older. This is not the time to wait and see what they are going to do next and wait to see what they're going to be like. Now is the time to give the puppy guidance in everything it does and teach it the right behavior. Read books and talk to trainers and don't listen to beginners who tell you to wait until it's older.
Reply:Your puppy is scared and overstimulated. Give him a nice warm bed is a quiet place. Also, he may miss his litter mates, and they play and bite each other. Reward, the good behavior, and reinforce it. If puppy gets to rough you ignore him, and/or direct him away from that play. Use a kind but firm voice, " No, (puppy)".


Also "ouch" is a great command for babies, puppies, and kittens. When you are bit too hard, very firmly, " Ouch". They can associate with play rough.


When puppy responses to these words and backs off, Reward!! immediately give treat, pet him, and say "Good dog."
Reply:My cousins dog is like that. She's extremly hyper and barks at anything. Your puppy is probly just still getting used to you. Try buying him a toy and play with him. Or wen he acts nice give him a treat.
Reply:1. Are the little kids poking at him or otherwise irritating him? Teaching kids to have manners with dogs is good, or else the dogs will teach them. Puppy bites HURT as I'm sure you know. If you kind of squeal "OW!" when he bites and then ignore him for a while, he'll learn that biting means no more fun. Get little kids to do this too. Consistency is key.





2. He thinks he owns the stuff he's chewing on. You can train him to drop it/leave it. The treat method another poster talked about works very well - something "better" could just mean "this tennis ball is in Mom's hand and she throws them with her hand - I can keep playing," causing the dog to drop an identical tennis ball.





3. Look up articles on puppy socialization and training. You don't need to alpha roll your puppy. Having an air of confidence helps a lot. Somebody will inevitably tell you to watch the Dog Whisperer. If you do, I suggest that you watch the owners' attitudes with their dogs change. Dogs are very good at reading body language, facial expressions, etc.





4. Hit the library. Read, read, read! I included a link to the website of the dog training I go to. She uses positive methods (always a good thing). I went to the library and picked up all the books that looked interesting. I got a couple different points of view, and I love it. There are also podcasts and a wealth of articles online.





One thing I read really REALLY struck me... (it was written by a Lab breeder about Labs, but it's really any dog...) "If you hang in there %26amp; do the work, eventually, you'll have the well-trained dog you've always wanted."





It WILL get frustrating. You will want to scream at your dog. You will wonder why he doesn't get it now when he got it two minutes ago, or when you were at home.





Find a puppy kindergarten in your area. Your puppy can start learning manners and you can make friends/have a support group. Puppies are hard work, but they will pay off.





Good luck with your new puppy!
Reply:when in a pack the alpha dog will hold a puppy who is out of line on his or her back until they submit. you can do this too, when he dose something wrong (like biting) grab him, flip him onto his back and hold him there with your hand at the base of his throat (you do NOT have to physically harm the dog, and he will be better off psychologically if he knows his place in the pack of which YOU are the alpha!!) this can also be used to house break a dog quickly, as soon as they can hold there bladder
Reply:My Hav is now 3 years old. I remember when he was a little pup, he would bite everything. He would bite shoes, newspapers, remote controls and wires, etc... He would even bite my socks when I walked across the room. Looking back then, I believe he was teething or perhaps just going into the phases of growing up. He stopped doing that when he turned about 1 year old. Today, he leaves everthing alone. In our house we can now leave our thing on the floor and he won't touch them anymore. In fact his is very mellow now.
Reply:He's being a puppy! That's what they do -- bite, bark, growl, howl and such. You should gently reprimand him for displaying this behavior to small children, but you should also reprimand the small children for messing with the puppy when he obviously wants to be left alone.
Reply:Dogs need to learn not to be "mouthy" just like teenagers need to learn it. You have to push his mouth closed and say "NO" if he does this. It is a dominance symptom.
Reply:my best friends puppy did the same thing. the vet told her to place the dog on his back. no dog likes this. leave it on his back until he stops moving or barking. do that a couple of times a day and it will remember that you are the boss.
Reply:Find a good trainer in your area and enroll your puppy in a basic manners class. Puppies need tons of socialization with other dogs, people, places etc. Some of the behaviors he is showing are typical puppy behaviors, but if left unaddressed they could become behavior problems when he is older.





When you need to take stuff out of his mouth, get a really good treat (chicken, Peanut butter, etc) and offer it to him as a trade. Or get his favorite toy. Most dogs will drop what they have in their mouth's for something better. Then when he drops it make a big deal about it and give him lots of praise. He will soon learn that dropping the object means "good things are about to happen!"





Good luck!
Reply:just show him who is boss now or as he gets older he will think he is the boss
Reply:No he's not evil.. He just has been allowed to get away with biting all this time. You should check with a trainer, he intimidates you and you are going to make him more powerful by backing off when he growls.
Reply:It is called training. You need to punish the bad behavior and reward proper behavior...
Reply:You just need to set boundaries and let him know that you are the Alfa Dog! Watch some Dog Whisperer! He will give you some pointers on what you can do to established dominance!
Reply:You need to establish Alpha Male status in the pack order right now your dog thinks is the leader and when you don not follow what he says he keeps his status by biting etc..


Ways to gain leadership.





Starring contest look your pup directly in the eyes and do not look away until he does.





Never allow your pup to sleep on the same height level as you. Wild dogs use dens Alpha male always sleeps on the highest right or ledge in the den.





Act like the pups mother and when it is out of control flip it on is side and then to its back place your hand on the pups neck and make a growling noise not load enough to scare but loud enough to get your point across. This is what mothers do to their pups when they get out of control.





Also when out of control lay your pup on its side and hold its neck and back hip gently not putting pressure on the joint but enough to hold the dog down. once calm let it up continue until he gets the point.





When all else fails mount the dog that is a major sign of dominance.





you have 1 second to correct misbehavior and 1 second to correct good behavior. The dog whisperer uses shock therapy to train his dogs quickly behind the sceens (this can be seen by the noise he makes the dogs cower away) Divine Canine is a much better show to learn training tips



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