Half Doxie/Jack Russel Puppy with issues

[lilchicky442003]

Me and my boyfriend bought our new puppy about three weeks ago. She is one of the cutest puppys I have ever seen and when we saw her we just fell in love with her. I have had a lot of dogs before her growing up I had a lapso hapso and a mini poodle, I have had other doxies also. So I am pretty experienced with smaller dogs. But I have never had a dog that can be as a agressive as she is, if she wants to be put down she growls loudly, and even though she doesn't snap she gives the impression that she will. She also bites, and I do understand that puppys do bite but her nipping has gotten a little out of control. If she bites you in the hand and you tap her on the nose and say "no" she will just continue what she was doing. When she bites she goes straight for the face, the other day I was laying on the bed while she was up there and she pounced on me and bit me on my eye lid. If someone could tell me what do to about her behavior I would really be greatful, she is a great dog (when shes tired) and I REALLY dont want her to hurt me or my boyfriend anymore!

[skyhigh]

Aren't pups great!! lol. Well, all pups nip and jump when they're young. They'll soon grow out of it if taught to. Have you tried putting bitter apple spray on your fingers? If she nips you, I don't think she'll like the taste. Chances are she'll stop. When she nips you, say bad girl in a dark voice and walk out of the room leaving her alone for a few minutes. Or if you have a time out place, bring her there for a while. Make her no that when she's in there you won't come to play. If she wimpers when you leave her, don't go to her. Stick ear plugs into your ears. lol. Hope this helps

[thewhitewitchone]

I don't want to make anyone mad but I just have to say this....
It's Lhasa Apso...not lapso hapso! I'm sorry but it just bugs me when someone doesn't know how to spell or pronounce the breed of their own dog. Like **** zoo. :D No offense!

Pam

[Julie]

How old is your pup?
Some JR's/mix can be a bit aggressive, for lack of a better word.

Is this behavior in your opinion playful acts?
Or is it an unmistakeable aggressive behavior?

Do not tolerate biting and growling, nip it in the bud as a pup.

There are many opinions on how to do it. But more info. would be helpful on what actions you might want to consider.

Hope to hear more soon.

Thanks,
Julie.

[Julie]

Pam,
Your post for some reason, just hit me as funny.
No offense either, but I am still laughing.

**** Zoo.............someone stop the madness.....lol

Julie.

[thewhitewitchone]

Julie... :D :D :D :D

Pam

[lilchicky442003]

Ok thank you to everyone who actually gave me advice..... to the others just stay off my thread beause it doesnt help me to know how Lhasa Apso is spelled i was in a hurry and this isnt a spelling bee. And to Julie she is about four months old, and well sometimes I don't really think she is playing when she growls, because she isn't wagging her tail and she acts like she is about to snap at me. The only time she does this is when she wants to be put down, I think it may be a dominance issue, but if any other people could think of some ways to help me that would be great. Oh and the apple spray idea I will try!

[bubbatd]

Please tell us age.... this sounds like an aggressive pup and the breeder should know !

[YorkieLover]

I believe she stated the puppy is 4 months old... To me this is exactly what Cocoa did and we tried the yelping, the tapping on her nose, etc. The only thing that worked with her was to walk out of the room and leave her there alone. I would come back a few minutes later and if she did it again I would say "no bite" and leave the room again. I continued this until she got the message that biting gets her no attention from mommy.

[juliefurry]

This might not be the right thing to do but when our lab, and now our mix puppy, bit us we would hold the mouth shut for a few seconds and say "no bite" in a really loud booming voice. You can only hold the mouth shut when your puppy is in the act of biting, if you wait until a minute later when you can catch her it isn't going to work. We tried the bitter apple and our puppies seemed to like the taste of it. Also walking away works good as well but it seemed like holding the mouth shut worked better though. Our lab learned in like 2 weeks that she wasn't suppose to bite on people. Our mix puppy is different though I think he has some sort of herding instinct because he will bite your ankles and seems to have a strong herding drive with other animals as well.

[bubbatd]

But this pup isn't just puppy biting ....it's growling and aggressive ! This is not good at this age.!! Geeez. I'm glad I had goldens !! I hope doxie and JR people can help you. I sure can't .

[lilchicky442003]

Ok so last night the biting got even worse. She was trying to tear up our couch, and when my boyfriend picked her up to pull her away she snarled and snapped at him. We put her in her kennel for about ten minutes (which is a long time to listen to her cry!) and she snapped at him again when she got out. We continued to put her in her kennell all night long until she just wouldn't come to us and decided to play with our other animals instead.

[juliefurry]

a kennel shouldn't be used for punishment though. If you use a crate as punishment then they won't go in there when you need them to. Although I have myself used a crate when they have been bad, but it's a no-no. Try giving your pup something else to chew on when it does this. Maybe a dog toy or bone. Distract it as quick as you see the action going on and give your pup something else and then reward it when it plays with the good toy. Maybe get a jar of pennies and if the dog is doing something bad shake the jar and get it's attention that way (my dogs HATE the noise of the pennies in the jar) or maybe try squirting your pup with water. You might want to try NILIF training for the puppy and isolation treatment because your pup might be thinking it is boss of the house and the isolation treatment will help (it worked with our husky and we're doing it now for our pit mix).

[bridey_01]

This is NOT a dominance issue, in fact very very few issues are dominance related. Misdiagnosing the cause of an issue can cause great problems. I believe your dog is scared of being picked up, if she snarls to be let down. Try being calm and soft around her, don't stick your hand or face in her face.

[YorkieLover]

To me this is typical puppy behavior. The puppy was having a good time chewing up the furniture and your boyfriend put an end to it. The puppy was just letting him no he wasn't happy about it. You say she growls, well our puppies growled when they played it wasn't nastiness. Also, I agree that you should never put the puppy in the crate for time out... Try putting them in a bathroom for a few minutes. We also used the spray bottle when Cocoa's behavior was bad, like tearing up the furniture, carpet, nipping, etc. It does work, the loud noise thing never did with her, she just ignored it. Maybe you should get Creature Teacher's advise, she is awesome.