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Post by Smudgewudge41 Fri Aug 17 2012, 14:46

I took Louie to a new training class last night and I mentioned the nipping and I was told to tap him on the nose and say no! We do say no and ignore him or put him in time out. Not sure about tapping him on the nose , do you think this is a good idea ? confused
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Post by Guest Fri Aug 17 2012, 15:38

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Post by goldie87 Fri Aug 17 2012, 16:20

Agree with Dave, its not a good idea. It can promote being aggressive and send out the wrong messages.

U don't need to tap him on the nose, just correct, correct and correct. He'll get the idea eventually. Zeus used to nip so much, at times I thought it wouldnt stop, but when it gets too bad, just take him out of the room and leave him there for a few minutes. Keep doing it until he gets the idea, because he will in the end.
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Post by Smudgewudge41 Fri Aug 17 2012, 19:14

Thanks , my gut feeling told me it was wrong just wanted to make sure thanks Smile
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Post by Guest Fri Aug 17 2012, 21:44

Terrible idea. If you do this he can devolp a fear of people touching his head which could encourage him to bite.


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Post by Galadriel Sat Aug 18 2012, 07:36

No, very bad idea. If my trainer said that, I'd find another class!

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Post by Smudgewudge41 Sat Aug 18 2012, 22:05

Thanks everyone , what is with some dog trainers!? we took louie to adifferent classlast sunday and the woman was so old a kitten could of knocked her over and all she did was critcise louie for being a staffy and another dog went to lunge at his face and the owner said her dog wasn't usually like that it must be be cause ours is a staffy OMG it makes me so angry people are just so stupid!!! Sorry about the rant but it breaks my heart when our lovely dogs get so much abuse off people xx
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Post by julespercules Mon Aug 20 2012, 11:12

staffy owners need to be thick skinned, as ive said before they're a marmite dog - you either love them or hate them.

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Post by durbster Mon Aug 20 2012, 16:19

When we got nipped or lunged at we'd immediately collect all her toys and food bowl and put them away (making sure she sees), and then ignore her for five minutes. The fear of taking her beloved food away in particular meant she got the message very quickly.

Not sure if it's because of this but when she's playing with another dog I've noticed she generally keeps her mouth closed and just her little tongue comes out to lick. Very sweet.
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