cocoa growled at me

[luvmydogs]

and tried to nip/bite me. she was sitting on my lap, and when i wanted to get up, i picked her up and she didnt want me to , so she growled and tried to bite me. i said NO!!! in a growly voice but she kept on doing it. how ca i stop her from doing this>? i dont want to hit her on hre nose. but how does she understand that she cant get away with it?

[SHADOW_THE_STAFF]

"hit her on her nose"? Please dont ever hit your dog.

When ever shadow used to try and bite me (only in a playful way never agressively) I would immediately stop playing with her, tell her "no bite" and ignore her. If she did what your dog did, I would have told her "no bite" and put her in the kitchen for a time out. This method worked for me. But it doesnt work for everyone. Some people suggest putting bitter apple spray on their hands, and other things. I cant advise you on other methods as I have not used them. My method worked for me. I am sure you will get many more responses with advise on how to stop this behaviour. Try using the search button, type in "biting", you may find some helpful info on here already.

[luvmydogs]

[QUOTE=SHADOW_THE_STAFF]"hit her on her nose"? Please dont ever hit your dog. QUOTE]
heck no i would never do that!!! thats why i said i DONT WANT TO it her on hre nose, as some people i know suggest....i didnt want to hear that from anyone on here .

[SHADOW_THE_STAFF]

[QUOTE=luvmydogs]

Originally Posted by SHADOW_THE_STAFF

"hit her on her nose"? Please dont ever hit your dog. QUOTE]
heck no i would never do that!!! thats why i said i DONT WANT TO it her on hre nose, as some people i know suggest....i didnt want to hear that from anyone on here .

ok, sorry, misunderstood what you wrote. Im sure ul get lots of good advise on how to correct this behaviour. Im not the most experienced dog owner, I just know what worked well for me. Hope u get the help u need.

[luvmydogs]

[QUOTE=SHADOW_THE_STAFF]

Originally Posted by luvmydogs

ok, sorry, misunderstood what you wrote. Im sure ul get lots of good advise on how to correct this behaviour. Im not the most experienced dog owner, I just know what worked well for me. Hope u get the help u need.

i never said i didnt appreciate your advice

[SHADOW_THE_STAFF]

[QUOTE=luvmydogs]

Originally Posted by SHADOW_THE_STAFF

i never said i didnt appreciate your advice

sorry, i didnt mean that, god i feel like im digging a bigger hole for myself here. I mean Im sure ul get lots of other good advise form more experienced people, like doberluv, or manchesters, or bridey01.

[luvmydogs]

no ure not digging a bigger hole...lol i'm just reassuring u that i did NOT take it the rwong way stop panicking

[SHADOW_THE_STAFF]

Originally Posted by luvmydogs

no ure not digging a bigger hole...lol i'm just reassuring u that i did NOT take it the rwong way stop panicking

ok thats good.

[Fran27]

Well the problem is that ignoring a dog when he's growling because you're doing something he doesn't like is not going to make them stop the behavior.

[SHADOW_THE_STAFF]

Originally Posted by Fran27

Well the problem is that ignoring a dog when he's growling because you're doing something he doesn't like is not going to make them stop the behavior.

thats why I said the method worked for me, Ive only used it when shadow was nipping playfully, she's never growled at me. So thats why I said this may work for me but not others.