My Jack Russell and my pug were so good yesterday that I gave them a bit of peanut butter. Usually I just dip a beacon strip in the peanut butter and give one to each. Well yesterday I had run out of beacon strips so I gave them peanut butter with my finger. Because I've had my pug longer he's eaten the peanut butter off my finger before without biting. I didnt have to teach him not to bit it just came natualy to him. Now my Jack Russell was wanting to chomp down on my finger yesterday. How do you train them not to bite you when you have something stuck to your finger that they want?? Dont know if this would have anything to do with it but he's 5 months old.
BTW I dont feed my dogs table scraps. Peanut butter is ok to give to a dog as a treat. Oh and I dont insert my finger in thier mouths. Like I said I already have a dog that just licks the peanut butter off my finger. Jack is the one who actually tries to bite it.
Ok so I guess I need to add more details. I have children, one is only a few months old but I know very well that when he's walking around with a snack in his hand and i'm not looking that my dogs are gonna try and take it from him or try and eat from his hand. I want my dog to stop biting because I dont want this to happen to my kids. So I still want them to be able to eat peanut butter from my finger. They dont bite when I take their food or when I put my had to block them from eating for this very reason. I'll just follow Idg's advice which is what I was looking for. Thanks
I have a jack russell- shitzu mix and she is really smart I am sure its the jack in her. How I trained mine is I let her drink out of my cupped hand first the same with food and slowly went to giving small treats with my fingers. Just take your time and train in steps. She can roll over, speak, reach for the sky, dance, walk on her hind legs, sit, lay-down, and even sneeze, and shake if I tell her to. All for a treat of course, but it did not happen all at once. She is two years old, and the smartest and sweetest dog I have every seen.
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January 29th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Duh…he's a puppy and you stuck your food covered finger into his mouth…they are going to naw on it…
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January 29th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Anytime your puppy behaves in an unacceptable manner, correct him! Show him a preferred behavior and offer praise only when he performs the preferred behavior correctly.
That pretty much sums up how to train a dog. Oh, it doesn't happen overnight either. Dog training is an ongoing process, for the life of any dog.
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January 29th, 2009 at 10:40 am
You are not supposed to offer your appendages to an animal for this very reason. Getting into the habit of allowing your pet to feed from/play with your hands and feet can be very confusing to him. All is fun and games until you're no longer in the mood to be bitten.
If your puppy is already displaying a predisposition to biting, then resume feeding him via an external device. Honestly, when everything tastes the same, it's hard to distinguish what's food and what's finger.
And another thing - why are you feeding your dogs table food? Dog food (and dog treats) are made for a reason. If you really want to reward your dogs, feed them SPECIES-appropriate treats. They'll be healthier, happier, and less prone to beg for/steal your food.
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January 29th, 2009 at 11:30 am
First of all, you are encouraging this bad behavior by placing the peanut butter directly on your fingers. One way to eliminate this bad habit before it gets worse is to not put the peanut butter on your fingers. Sure, your pug won't bite down, but you never know when it might do so as well. You should buy a Kong chew toy and fill it with peanut butter. They make them for puppies as well as for full-grown dogs.
When the puppy bites down on your fingers, yell "OUCH!" as loud as possible. Shake a noisemaker if you have to, such as a soda can filled with a few marbles. Hopefully the puppy will respond by backing away, afraid of the loud noise. Do not hit the puppy, nor should you try to push it away. This will only encourage the puppy to bite more, maybe even harder.
If you have run out of Beggin' Strips or anything else to put the peanut butter on, just use a plastic disposable spoon. You can hold the spoon in your hand while the dogs lick it, and then you can dispose of the spoon. You can also use a regular metal spoon as well, which is washable. I've taken a spoonful of peanut butter, and just smeared it on the roof of the dog's mouth.
Another thing you can do is buy some 3-oz. or 5-oz. paper bathroom cups, and fill one of those with peanut butter. The dog will hold it in its paws, and just try to lick all of the peanut butter out.
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January 29th, 2009 at 11:42 am
I have a jack russell- shitzu mix and she is really smart I am sure its the jack in her. How I trained mine is I let her drink out of my cupped hand first the same with food and slowly went to giving small treats with my fingers. Just take your time and train in steps. She can roll over, speak, reach for the sky, dance, walk on her hind legs, sit, lay-down, and even sneeze, and shake if I tell her to. All for a treat of course, but it did not happen all at once. She is two years old, and the smartest and sweetest dog I have every seen.
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