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    Quote Originally Posted by PinkDragon14 View Post
    Thank you for this - it really did help me to understand what's going through his little coconut head!

    I'm 99% sure he wants to play, but the other 1% says he just wants to aggravate me LOL

    Do you think a quiet sit in his "tantrum" followed by treat/gentle toy play would be a good idea? Also, what happens if he doesn't follow that and continues to be "rude"? Sometimes he does need alone time, but obviously, I don't want to increase the bad behavior
    Labradorks gave excellent advice - it’s pretty much how I handle puppies, although I do use a verbal marker for the behaviors I don’t like rather than just ignoring them - asking for what you do want is the most important part though. I would say from reading your posts that your best bet is going to be not to letting him get worked up into a tantrum in the first place. Make all your interactions about asking for good behaviors and rewarding them ... don’t wait until he’s already starting on the biting to ask him to do other things. Teach him some tricks - mine love “spin” and “twist” (which is just spinning in the opposite direction) - when he comes up to you with that gleam in his eye, before he even opens his mouth to bite, ask him to do one of his “tricks”. Keep treats in your pockets at all time (you can use kibble from his meals if you like) and let him earn them throughout the day. He sounds like he’s desperate for your attention, so let him earn it for good reasons, rather than bad. Hopefully if he learns he can get positive attention and treats by offering up good behaviors, he’ll be less interested in biting.
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    Great advice above! I also taught Maxx tricks and would stop inappropriate behavior by asking him to do them before he got wound up. "Spin" was and still is one of his favorite things to do, silly boy! He loves performing and the praise and love he gets for good behavior. Once that idea clicks they become different dogs. They will look for ways to please you and that is so rewarding.
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    I haven't really interacted with him much today (I've been cleaning), but I'm getting ready to give him his lunch and hopefully play with him for a bit before we leave. I'm looking for new tricks to do with him (he knows sit, come, shake/paw, down, over). Stay is in the process and I'm hoping the training helps with that. Spin sounds fun - I think I'll start that one next. I'd love to teach him to play dead.

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    I don't know if i was necessarily doing proper "puppy massage", mostly just slowly rotating my hands along his ears and down his shoulders and body. I'm not sure who else in your family has contact with you dog, but my boyfriend used to be a little more rough and playful with him, so stopping that and switching to the calming motion was helpful.

    So much advice here! I would be totally overwhelmeed if i were you! (And I was totally overwhelmed when I was you a few months ago!) Keep up the good work

 



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