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OMG i cant believe it my father inlaw came over tonite to meet marley and hes great with boyd however has never met a puppy before and when he stroked marley, marley went to mouth his hand (which he occasionly does with us, but were in the process of teaching him not to (however he is young still)). Anyway my father inlaw reacted by raising his hand and taping him firmly on the nose, i went mad coz we never raise our hand to either of our boys (never have had to and never would).

I was discraced by this and feel bad for marley now i hate any bad experiences for them , although it didnt seem to bother him, he sat their waiting for more attention! Any way just had to let out some steam, it frustrated me when someone is like that with and animal!!!

Ok feel a bit better now, was going to say does anyone have any experience with this and any techniques they use - he only really does it when stranger go to pet him?? (i know hes still a baby) but any techniques anyone could mention would be a help?

Thanks for letting me moan!!!
 

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LOL ANT :)

In truth I tell owners regularly to gently- NOT hard- take the puppy's muzzle in their hand and press down on the tongue while holding the lower jaw- hard to explain- but can help with mouthing.

Also, I am not opposed to firmly tapping the bridge of the nose with ONE or two fingers and saying NO BITE! To an older, mostly trained dog who needs a reminder. Under no circumstance should the dog be afraid, though! This is NOT the same as hitting. Hitting, punching, or frightening a dog with one's hands or an object is never appropriate except maybe in the most extreme of cases (a brutal attack on a human or another dog, for example).

I have popped a dog lightly in the bum for sniffing in the litter box or trying to counter surf, but this is more like "hey, you! What do you think you're doing?"

Of course I didn't see what your FIL actually did to the dog- but above all he should respect your wishes with your puppers in your home!
 
#7 ·
You have my sympathies and I'm glad you were able to vent and get it out of your system. I"ll never forget my brother kicking my first golden, Lucy, when she jumped up to greet him. We hadn't had Lucy very long and she was a very frightened, nervous dog. I told my brother never to do that again...he explained that you are supposed to kick the dog when it jumps up on you. I tried to cautiously explain to him that while putting your knee up is a training method, actually kicking the dog is an entirely different story. The way we work with our dogs is so entirely opposite, you'd never realize we grew up in the same home.

Maybe next time your FIL is visiting, you can demonstrate how you correct your puppy for mouthing. Remind him that puppies need consistency and it can be confusing for the puppy to get corrections that are not being used in your home. Kind of hard to correct your FIL though! Honestly, with my FIL (and I love him), I'd just bite my tongue and give my puppy extra treats once my FIL had left the premises.

Your dogs are beautiful!

Hugs,

Jan, Seamus, Gracie & Phoebe
 
#11 ·
I used the 2 finger tab that ACC talked about with Nugget. It worked very well and did not cause him to be handshy. If your puppy has a personality that is easily itimidated I can see how something so simple could make them handshy.
 
#12 ·
I was actually told by a breeder to give Griff a quick smack on the nose like that when I was having so much trouble with puppy nipping from him. I tried it - it didn't work. LOL I tried EVERYTHING!

If you don't like Papa taking it into his own hands, be there with your pup next time to correct him your way and show him how you do it. Training has come a long way - don't forget, Papa's probably from the old school that whacked a dog with a newspaper too.
 
#13 ·
Hahahaha...good advice, Ant!!! I once got very upset with my brother who gave Biscuit a smack when he jumped up, I told him (in no uncertain terms) that I don't hit my dogs and he couldn't either. It's pretty amazing how people can think it's O.K. to disipline someone else's dog while the owner is standing right there. I put Sasha on a leash when anyone comes into the house, that way I have control of how close she can get to someone until she calms down.

Marley and Boyd are both gorgeous dogs and the person holding the puppy in the pic (is that you?) is very pretty too.
 
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