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So I picked my little guy up last week and for the first two days he seemed to adjust very well. Not much crying, took to his crate perfectly, very minor nipping. Well he just turned 8 weeks yesterday and it is like someone flipped a switch and I really don't know what to do.
We have him isolated in the kitchen with doggy gates. I stay home with him all day and come in and out of the room to play with him. He has his toys with him and every hour or so he gets tired and takes a nap, for 2 days this was fine.
Well out of nowhere he seems to have gotten aggressive. When I try to play with him he will go right for my hand and nip or bite it. He started twitsting his head and growling when he does this with my finger still in his mouth. I tell him no bite or OUCH and give him a toy and he will chew it maybe for 5-10 secs then come back over to me where he will either snap at and bite my foot or he will bite my pant leg and growl and pull and twist. I unlock his jaws and tell him no bite and he will either go away or just go right into it again. He does this with my sweatshirt as well. (I don't play tug games with him at ANY time)
I try the no bite or ouch, I try turning my back to him and ignoring him which is impossible as he will then just attack my foot, and I leave the room for a little but when I come back it is the same thing.
What should I do to combat this? Is this normal behavior?
We have him isolated in the kitchen with doggy gates. I stay home with him all day and come in and out of the room to play with him. He has his toys with him and every hour or so he gets tired and takes a nap, for 2 days this was fine.
Well out of nowhere he seems to have gotten aggressive. When I try to play with him he will go right for my hand and nip or bite it. He started twitsting his head and growling when he does this with my finger still in his mouth. I tell him no bite or OUCH and give him a toy and he will chew it maybe for 5-10 secs then come back over to me where he will either snap at and bite my foot or he will bite my pant leg and growl and pull and twist. I unlock his jaws and tell him no bite and he will either go away or just go right into it again. He does this with my sweatshirt as well. (I don't play tug games with him at ANY time)
I try the no bite or ouch, I try turning my back to him and ignoring him which is impossible as he will then just attack my foot, and I leave the room for a little but when I come back it is the same thing.
What should I do to combat this? Is this normal behavior?