Guest Anonymous Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 My puppy pom suddenly grow an obession with toes. :( He is now 10 weeks old, and has been with us for about a week. for the past week he had no problem at all (well, except pee and poo in the house :-? ). Since yesterday he has been totally obessed with my toes... he keeps running and barking around my feet, sometimes tries to biting me toes! It's doesnt hurt at all, but i'm afraid he will keep on doing that.... I tried to tell him to stop, but it will get more wild after that... is there any method to stop him? :( thx Quote
nadooshkinz Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 My previous Pom, Polo was a pretty hyper puppers all around.. What you can do is try and distract him, give him treats, or play with stuffed toys with him..anything you think will try and distract him. He will grow out of it eventually! :wink: Quote
DogPaddle Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 I tried to tell him to stop, but it will get more wild after that... Sounds like someone doesn't like to be told what to do. Could be some dominance issues that need to be dealt with or maybe he just thinks your playing along when you tell him no? Quote
Peng1zrule Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 sounds like he just realized a way to make a big impact in the world! Don't react to this. (yes, hard, I know. and probably painful) just keep walking, or standing still, or whatever you were doing. If it gets really unbearable, get a water bottle and fill it with plain water. give him a spritz when he gets too aggressive toward your tootsies. Or, give him a "workout" several times a day--have him play fetch or tug of war (some people won't play TOW because they feel it fosters aggression) to tire him out, and maybe he won't make a game of hunting your feet. Quote
Elsastarr Posted July 11, 2003 Posted July 11, 2003 8) I completely agree with the other post but would like to combine them, I have hounds that work in a pack situation, but other babies that really like things their way do need to KNOW who the Alpha is (You). It won't hurt your baby (well, maybe a little in the pride dept)....on the other hand it gives them stucture which well help give pride. Anyway, the water bottle works w/ 99% of all dogs, I've seen. And though I am a "newbie~novice", that's just @ this site~not in life with dogs. And, as I'm sure most of the people here they are our BABIES!!!! I'm really glad I found this site, it's great, to have a helping community. xxxoxxx Quote
danyell Posted July 18, 2003 Posted July 18, 2003 my little girl loves biting feet and ankles - i spray "bitter apple" on my feet and she doesn't go near them! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 I also have a puppy and he likes to bite toes and feet....i thought there was some thing wrong with him...but there isnt ...i remembered he's a puppy more like a baby... but i came to find out he was teething...some times he bites my feet because he wants to play....lol... Quote
Annushka Posted November 24, 2003 Posted November 24, 2003 I've heard that this problem is usually with small dogs. My neighbour's dashund has the same. Her owner says this is because the dog thinks the toes and face with hands are different animals. Face-and-Hands is a 'good' animal: it gives food, toys etc. And the toes is a 'bad' animal. A small dog can't see that it is one and the same man because of the size. Now she's trying to show that Feet is a good animal also. I wish her luck! :wink: Quote
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