Comments on: How do you teach a German Shepherd puppy not to nip at children? http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/ Everything you want to know about the German Shepherd Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:56:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: upskari4 http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/comment-page-1/#comment-397 upskari4 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:17:03 +0000 http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/#comment-397 Yes the leash will work but I found that the hard part is the kids themselves. My puppy used to do the same thing to my daughter and my daughter would giggle and run away thus the puppy thinks this is great fun.The kids need to be able to be stern with the puppy as well or the puppy is not going to think they are serious and will continue. The problem is that the puppy sees the kids as other puppies and you are the alpha dog(I hope) so you need to make sure the puppy knows not to mess with YOUR kids.Good Luck! Yes the leash will work but I found that the hard part is the kids themselves. My puppy used to do the same thing to my daughter and my daughter would giggle and run away thus the puppy thinks this is great fun.The kids need to be able to be stern with the puppy as well or the puppy is not going to think they are serious and will continue. The problem is that the puppy sees the kids as other puppies and you are the alpha dog(I hope) so you need to make sure the puppy knows not to mess with YOUR kids.Good Luck!

]]> By: Noelle http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Noelle Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:51:01 +0000 http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/#comment-396 Bite it back? No, when it nips, take your hand and push the puppy to the ground, hold it there, look it in its eyes, and say "no" in a deep voice, until it realizes the game is over. Bite it back? No, when it nips, take your hand and push the puppy to the ground, hold it there, look it in its eyes, and say “no” in a deep voice, until it realizes the game is over.

]]> By: liveyourlife` http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/comment-page-1/#comment-395 liveyourlife` Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:47:33 +0000 http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/#comment-395 When the puppy nips, ask the kids to firmly say no. If she continues to nip, ask the kids to firmly say no again, get up, turn their backs to her, ignore her, and walk away. Hopefully, she'll see that if she nips them, it ends up with them not playing with her. She's still very much a baby, and it'll take time for her to learn nipping is not okay. Just be patient and consistent. German Shepherds are extremely intelligent, and she'll probably pick it up very quickly. When the puppy nips, ask the kids to firmly say no. If she continues to nip, ask the kids to firmly say no again, get up, turn their backs to her, ignore her, and walk away. Hopefully, she’ll see that if she nips them, it ends up with them not playing with her. She’s still very much a baby, and it’ll take time for her to learn nipping is not okay. Just be patient and consistent. German Shepherds are extremely intelligent, and she’ll probably pick it up very quickly.

]]> By: ♥Deanna♥ http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/comment-page-1/#comment-394 ♥Deanna♥ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:51:15 +0000 http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/#comment-394 Take her to training school or something. Take her to training school or something.

]]> By: Rosalie http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Rosalie Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:37:49 +0000 http://germanshepherddogsrevealed.com/102/how-do-you-teach-a-german-shepherd-puppy-not-to-nip-at-children/#comment-393 Have her drag a leash, and correct her when she does it. Have the kids learn to walk her on the leash so she doesn't perceive them as stock to be herded. You should get this under control with the help of a trainer, or she will be in trouble as she gets older - it is herding dog behaviour that doesn't belong around the kids, and can get you sued by the kid down the street. Even herding nips, which are really a form of communication, not aggression, to your GSD, are perceived as a bite in modern suburbia. Have her drag a leash, and correct her when she does it. Have the kids learn to walk her on the leash so she doesn’t perceive them as stock to be herded.

You should get this under control with the help of a trainer, or she will be in trouble as she gets older – it is herding dog behaviour that doesn’t belong around the kids, and can get you sued by the kid down the street.

Even herding nips, which are really a form of communication, not aggression, to your GSD, are perceived as a bite in modern suburbia.

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