Designer Dog Blog for Anonymous

by jlc on 3/1/2009 at 9:51 PM in First Post

We have had Boomer for 2 weeks now--he has grown a little bit but not much. He is a handful--always into things-stealing food, toys, socks, whatever he can get and then runs off with them:) He likes to chew on everything!! He gets really bossy at times--he has an attitude:) He will go to the bedroom, kitchen etc. and bark at us until we go in there:) He wil take one piece of food out of his bowl-run into whatever room we are in-eat it then run back to the kitchen-get another piece-come back to where we are and eat it.He will do this about 10x then he is full and lays down to sleep. I can't wait to see what he will look like full-grown--since we don't know what an adult "Ratshi" looks like--could be interesting:) I see shih-tzu in him--but not rat terrier. Oh well, whatever he ends up looking like--we will still love him--he is our baby Boomer.
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by dogluvr on 2/23/2009 at 8:42 PM in First Post

If anyone has any suggestions that have worked for you to help stop puppy biting and tugging, I'd really like to hear them! My little Sophie is 16 weeks old (a maltipoo) and is so adorable, but she is such a teether and a tugger! The problem is she uses me as her chew toy - my pants legs and sleeves and fingers are under constant attack! She is kind of aggressive in her play, but she isn't being mean she is just playing. Still, her sharp puppy teeth are like needles and they hurt even if that's not her intention. So far I have tried yelling "ouch" and walking away from her, I've tried scolding her, I've tried ignoring the behavior - none of it helps. I will not hit her, so please do not suggest that. I have gently squeezed her muzzle and said "no bite!" but she isn't fazed at all by that, and goes right back to play-biting and tugging. I have so many holes in my pants legs and sleeves, and scratches on my hands. Please help if you can! Thanks!! :)
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