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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...

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...

They're very smart for both good and bad things LOL

I gave him a loud and deep NO BITE last night and he got the idea...for a little while. It was bedtime anyway, but he kind of settled down and...

Update to this: I was trying to cook in the kitchen about an hour ago when he started jumping and biting me. I took him, leashed him, and put the leash around the couch leg. It didn't go well. I will...

Hmm, I'll have to try that one. I've considered it, but all I could imagine was the coffee table making its way around the room LOL

He does have a barking problem if he doesn't get his way, which...

Every chance I get I try to direct him towards the rope in hopes that those razors will fall out! I think once his front teeth are gone, he won't be so "rude" with his teeth. I've finally accepted...

I don't know if the following will make sense but I'll try my hardest

So we'll be playing (with whatever toy/game) and he'll get really into it. All of a sudden, he'll stop the game, stare at me,...

I tried to feel his other ones but he kept moving around. If they aren't loose and I play tug with his rope, will they loosen and fall out?

It seems like they're the sharpest ones. I wish all of...

I gave him a small piece of string cheese this morning during breakfast and he went nuts. So I guess I found his two weaknesses - cheese and bologna LOL

About 15mins ago, we were playing and he...

I'm considering trying the string cheese. We're trying to stay away from "extra people food" treats with him. Our last lab was SPOILED. She ate steak, hot dogs, cheese, pretzels, etc etc etc. She was...

I actually have a notepad next to the computer with notes LOL (No lie!)

I'm to the point where I can tell him to sit and he'll do it even without a treat. Today, I used someone's tip (I forgot who...

I just checked the Petsmart classes calendar and classes start on Sunday, so I'm hoping he makes a few friends that are around his age that he can play with on a regular basis. I'm going to call the...

You guys are posting too fast for me to catch up LOL - thank you all for your comments/suggestions. I'm hoping that he'll start to understand eventually. For right now, I'm learning a lot that I...

This morning he was nipping at me while I was making breakfast. I tried doing the more stern voice, but he was kind of like "eh" and kept going. I'll try widening my legs a bit and giving him the...

I kept the speed around .8-1.0 just to make sure he wasn't having damage. I set the timer as well so we wouldn't keep going for longer than we should. I took him downstairs this morning when he was...

He's actually really good with sit (but then again, we haven't been around real world distractions). I've stopped using treats and just put my fingers together like I'm holding one. Sometimes he...

I try doing it in my best stern voice, but he kind of goes "heh, time to bite" and bites me. I swear he's deaf when I give him the no bite/gentle command...until you know, I say bologna and he's at...

I read a post somewhere on the forum (not sure who said it) that when the pup is playing with a toy or not biting, drop a treat near them and praise. I tried doing that last night...except his jaw...

I think he sees his crate as a getaway (I've found him sleeping in there on his own many times), but he doesn't like to lay down and nap anymore. If this was around a month ago, he'd go and sleep...

He's definitely not tired. He usually sleeps for 2hrs or so, wakes up, goes outside, comes back in, and begins his rampage. Then he ends up back in there and falls asleep again. He does it when he...

His time outs in his crate aren't working anymore - he uses it as his personal nap time (yes, this dog falls asleep within 3mins of being on his bed. He's a nut!)

We like to call him coconut head...

Oh trust me, the wandering into the woods thought crosses my mind at least once a day LOL

I've already cried a few times (usually when I get fed up and feel like nothing I do is working). He'll...

I'll look into those training sessions - thanks!

It seems like Murphy is more excited when he gets some kind of reaction from us (Ouch, No, Yip, etc.). I'm working on turning the biting into a...

I think I'm going to order one of those hide and seek games on Amazon. I need to order him a few new toys anyway (someone decided to rip up his Mr. Squeakers the other day!).

He was swimming in...

I'm consistent with the basics (sitting for a treat/meal, me going out the door first, no jumping, etc.). I just need to be more consistent with the biting. I tend to get frustrated because a method...