nipping

Hi everyone,

this is my first post on this site and would appreciate any help and advice you can offer me when it comes to stopping my REGGIE from nipping people! I have a 6month old blue brindle staff named REGGIE He is a bundle of joy and has really learnt allot in the 2 an half weeks i have had him!he has learnt the commands sit, lie down, stay and is showing good signs of becoming a really nice addition to my family. he has a massive heart and is just full of so much love and affection but he has this naughty habit of nipping people when he greets them or when he is over excited and playful. I have read some other posts on the internet and have tried the things like.... raising my voice and saying NO!! Then ignoring him untill he has calmed down or replacing my hand for a toy or a bone for him to chew, but he still just doesnt get it . i Know it is still early days and perseverance is probably the key but i am just wondering if there is any other different techniques people have used and there staffies have responded well too. Also, he likes to jump up at people which i think i have started to get a grip on but it worries me that if he jumps he mite nip some one at the same time....(maybe on the face!!!)....All this said he has a lovely temperament and i am so glad i chose this breed of dog for my companion....He is just gorgeous

hi from me and woody.

i think you are trying the right techniques but you need to choose one and stick with it rather than swapping and changing- it takes time for them to get it and repeated insructions that are the same over and over. Woody used to be a nightmare for nipping and because when he tiny he was so cute visitors would find it funny and wouldnt tell him off. we chose the ignore method and it took a whilebut he did stop after a while - just be patient and as i say keep to the one instruction/method

Thanks for such a quick response!
yeah i think im going to stick with the ignoring technique because by replacing my hand with a bone/toy it almost feels like im rewarding this kind of bad behaviour, if you know what i mean i have had the same problem with vistors like you have i try to stress to people that he is going through training and its not acceptable for him to chew on hands and jump up at them but i just get the usual response of.."its fine, i don't mind" which can get frustrating at times...lol, is that woody in your pic?

yeh thats my boy, had him from 8 weeks and he is now 17 months. its been a long hard slog and getting the message across to friends has been hard but you have to insist, its not so funny when they get bigger or its strangers.

you choose right, givding him a treat is telling him do that and when you stop i'll give you summat good

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CARP_CRAZY wrote: i try to stress to people that he is going through training and its not acceptable for him to chew on hands and jump up at them but i just get the usual response of.."its fine, i don't mind" which can get frustrating at times...lol,

Oh, that is SO annoying!

I try to be polite, but tell them that it isn't what they mind, but what I mind, as it's my dog! It's ok for them to say they don't mind, but will they mind when he's a full grown BIG boy with muscles & jaws to match? I doubt it, somehow.

We all go through this problem. Patience and consistency will pay off. I had a good bit of success with yelping like I was a hurt pup as well. Don't know why this works but it seems to.

buster is doing the same thing, he's 5 months, gets over excited and mouths a bit, and I know how stressing it is when people say "aw he’s just playing its ok" NO ITS NOT OK!!
But yeah stick with the same technique, i always shout no at buster, and that usually does the trick for me.

I think teaching the leave command it as vital or more so than the sit or lie command, teaching him to leave, so when he goes o do something like nip or grab something he is not supposed to say the commands for him to leave it alone, there is a certain way of doing it right and if done right he'll catch it quickly and you shouldn't have a problem.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2044068_teach-dog-leave.html

hi my name is jenny and im new to this my staff is 14 months old and she is so loving member of the family she has a heart of gold and loves all the fuss from people when she is out the only problem that i have is in the garden if i let her out and i go out she comes running up to me and jumps up and starts mouthing me i have ignored this and walked away and she still does it i have even said no as well as yelp but wen i yelp she starts to bark please could some one give so advise on where im going wrong as she very loving

Jenny Misty Russell wrote:hi my name is jenny and im new to this my staff is 14 months old and she is so loving member of the family she has a heart of gold and loves all the fuss from people when she is out the only problem that i have is in the garden if i let her out and i go out she comes running up to me and jumps up and starts mouthing me i have ignored this and walked away and she still does it i have even said no as well as yelp but wen i yelp she starts to bark please could some one give so advise on where im going wrong as she very loving

It's a matter of consistency & patience, I'm afraid. When she jumps up or mouths just turn away & don't even make eye contact. If she continues, put her in another room (without saying a word) until she is calm. Some dogs get worse if you yelp or say no (although I've always said "No!" & turned away & it's always worked for me!), so maybe just the turning away is what you need to do. Sooner or later she'll realise that jumping/biting means no fuss + being calm means fuss & cuddles!

hi caryll she doesnt do the nipping or jumping up indoors its out in the garden that she does it that y i need the help and advice as she is good as gold indoors it just wen we go in the garden

would just like to say that misty has stopped jumping up at me and mouthing me i used her favourite tops in the garden and wen she jumped up i said no and walked away i went back a couple of minutes later and she did it again so off i went and now wen i pick up her toys she dont jump up and mouth me and i do reward her wen she gets it right thank u all for the help and advive

Great news.

well done misty

its be 4 days since she hasnt jumped up and mouthed me now. she has tried to get the odd on in but i say no and down and she does it i would like to thank u all for your advice and help if it wasnt for steve who got this site going then i would be lost in wat else to do lets hope that misty keeps it up and maybe in 6 months she mite be great in the garden without her jumping up an mouthing thank u all for your support and will keep u all up to date with mistys progress many thanks from jenny and misty xx >< >< ><

in the same boar , i just got in from work and my 10 month old pup went mental, does it every time, jumps up, teeth out , he goes nuts, i cant get to say hello to the kids because of it. He just gets very excited, I end up putting him in his cage but would rather not !! any ideas?

try getting him to sit then offer him some treats if that dont work try to ignore him if that still dont work then put him in cage and go into another room until he calms down then wen calm offer him a treat and tell him hes a good boy was he doing this before or is it just something that has started
hope this helps u

just to let u all know misty has had the odd slip up with mouthing but the more i play with her the better she has bn but like i said the odd slip up but shes getting there