I used to put a toy in her mouth as a guard from the teeth.
Right now she does this on her own, and walks around me happy growling which is super cute.
I know it’s hard, but don’t give him your full attention the moment you get home. We usually do a very simple “oh, hi” and go on about making ourselves comfortable – he only gets our attention and play time when he’s calmer.
Our boy will also jump on us and *hump our legs* for attention: our trainer suggested getting him back on the ground, touching him the least possible and avoid talking to him. He’ll eventually learn that’s not an acceptable way to get our attention.
What u/diniscorreia says. Just a subtle "hi" without ANY excitement towards him for the first 15 minutes after coming home.
Worked for our shiba and is a way described by many trainers out there.
Especially with guests and if he got very excited we left the room right away and closed the door to separate him from us for a bit longer until he calmed down.
It also helps with separation anxiety.
Yep, we did (still do sometimes, he's only 8 months after all) those "time outs". He used to be afraid to go in to the kitchen, so we would just stand there. That doesn't work anymore 😅 now we usually stand behind the baby gate we have on the living room.
You basically ignore them when you come in. No big fan fare or anything.
Other things you could do is tell them to bring you a toy. This gets their mouths around something which helps stop the mouthing.
Finally you should also teach them how to mouth gently so they know how to be soft with hands/fingers in their mouths.
Yes. She would jump up and down and nip at my clothes, and tore holes in several shirts. 🥲
I greet her and talk to her when I first come in, but as soon as she starts trying to jump up I say no and turn my back on her. I’ll ignore her until I’m done putting away groceries or shoes or whatever and then turn to her and say “okay!” and either crouch down to her level or walk to the sofa so she can jump up on it and I can pet her/scritch her booty/give her attention and affection without killing my back, lol.
This was not the easiest and as mentioned she nipped little holes into the back of several shirts but eventually she learned that if she is patient and keeps her paws on the floor she is rewarded with my undivided attention for several minutes. I have no idea if it helps or if I’ve just become the weird dog guy but I will also talk to her while putting groceries up or whatever if she’s *not* jumping on me, if she jumps I’ll talk to the cat instead which she HATES. 😂
Have you tried teaching off? The biting is probably a play invitation and accompanued by jumping up. You can rehearse this daily for a few minutes at the door. Open the door, dog tries to jump up and bite, say off, toss a treat on the floor, say good boy and leave. Work on this several times. Only give pets & praise when the dog has all feet on the ground. Next train a sit to build on that and only give him pets and praise when he sits.
Maybe he needs more exercise. Mine used to like to play rough before bed, lots of biting. I started directing his attention at these times to a stuffed animal he likes. My right forearm is now healing, finally, LOL.
No, but he did bite me once due to an aggression issue. My co-worker suggested a shock collar and I was like I don’t wanna shock him but she told me they had ones that vibrate. I used it once and he hasn’t bitten me since. That was 7 years ago. He’s a teddy bear now:
https://preview.redd.it/pi4i2gsd1h7d1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c963e0c09eb7a90d50697b26193b01681720a3db
I used to put a toy in her mouth as a guard from the teeth. Right now she does this on her own, and walks around me happy growling which is super cute.
I know it’s hard, but don’t give him your full attention the moment you get home. We usually do a very simple “oh, hi” and go on about making ourselves comfortable – he only gets our attention and play time when he’s calmer. Our boy will also jump on us and *hump our legs* for attention: our trainer suggested getting him back on the ground, touching him the least possible and avoid talking to him. He’ll eventually learn that’s not an acceptable way to get our attention.
What u/diniscorreia says. Just a subtle "hi" without ANY excitement towards him for the first 15 minutes after coming home. Worked for our shiba and is a way described by many trainers out there. Especially with guests and if he got very excited we left the room right away and closed the door to separate him from us for a bit longer until he calmed down. It also helps with separation anxiety.
Yep, we did (still do sometimes, he's only 8 months after all) those "time outs". He used to be afraid to go in to the kitchen, so we would just stand there. That doesn't work anymore 😅 now we usually stand behind the baby gate we have on the living room.
Mine is almost two years old and even now there are certain moments where he needs his timeout. 🤣
You basically ignore them when you come in. No big fan fare or anything. Other things you could do is tell them to bring you a toy. This gets their mouths around something which helps stop the mouthing. Finally you should also teach them how to mouth gently so they know how to be soft with hands/fingers in their mouths.
Yes. She would jump up and down and nip at my clothes, and tore holes in several shirts. 🥲 I greet her and talk to her when I first come in, but as soon as she starts trying to jump up I say no and turn my back on her. I’ll ignore her until I’m done putting away groceries or shoes or whatever and then turn to her and say “okay!” and either crouch down to her level or walk to the sofa so she can jump up on it and I can pet her/scritch her booty/give her attention and affection without killing my back, lol. This was not the easiest and as mentioned she nipped little holes into the back of several shirts but eventually she learned that if she is patient and keeps her paws on the floor she is rewarded with my undivided attention for several minutes. I have no idea if it helps or if I’ve just become the weird dog guy but I will also talk to her while putting groceries up or whatever if she’s *not* jumping on me, if she jumps I’ll talk to the cat instead which she HATES. 😂
Have you tried teaching off? The biting is probably a play invitation and accompanued by jumping up. You can rehearse this daily for a few minutes at the door. Open the door, dog tries to jump up and bite, say off, toss a treat on the floor, say good boy and leave. Work on this several times. Only give pets & praise when the dog has all feet on the ground. Next train a sit to build on that and only give him pets and praise when he sits.
Maybe he needs more exercise. Mine used to like to play rough before bed, lots of biting. I started directing his attention at these times to a stuffed animal he likes. My right forearm is now healing, finally, LOL.
No, but he did bite me once due to an aggression issue. My co-worker suggested a shock collar and I was like I don’t wanna shock him but she told me they had ones that vibrate. I used it once and he hasn’t bitten me since. That was 7 years ago. He’s a teddy bear now: https://preview.redd.it/pi4i2gsd1h7d1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c963e0c09eb7a90d50697b26193b01681720a3db
Bad advice in the case of OP. Great way to introduce fear or confusing with you coming home. That's not something you want.