My new dog (we just celebrated a month together! lol) is relatively well behaved. He had a lot of separation anxiety problems but I took a lot of the tips posted here and he's now fine...doesn't even bark when I come home and no more running out the door when I try to go to work/school/out.
He had been snappy about taking medicine, but now I've discovered he responds very well to being petted and coaxed into it as opposed to using force. He'll comply if you pet him and say "Aww, it's okay".
However, twice, he has bitten me in the face. The first time I should have taken the signals and I understand what I did wrong. I picked him up awkwardly and he started growling and I just kept going, then he nipped me on my jaw.
Then today, we got up early this morning and I went over to him and tried to pick him up while he was lounging under the TV stand. I guess the angle was awkward but he didn't really even growl, he just snapped at my jaw and drew blood.
9/10 of the time he's really good, but this is concerning me. Someone suggested puppy training courses, but I don't know how that would correct this random intermittent behavior?
He had been snappy about taking medicine, but now I've discovered he responds very well to being petted and coaxed into it as opposed to using force. He'll comply if you pet him and say "Aww, it's okay".
However, twice, he has bitten me in the face. The first time I should have taken the signals and I understand what I did wrong. I picked him up awkwardly and he started growling and I just kept going, then he nipped me on my jaw.
Then today, we got up early this morning and I went over to him and tried to pick him up while he was lounging under the TV stand. I guess the angle was awkward but he didn't really even growl, he just snapped at my jaw and drew blood.
9/10 of the time he's really good, but this is concerning me. Someone suggested puppy training courses, but I don't know how that would correct this random intermittent behavior?