Hi everyone,
I am so excited to have discovered this gem of a site. How wonderful to have such supportive friends and helpers to those of us who are new to being a Momma or Daddy. We are new but are so happy to have our 13 week old baby, Montgomery. He is a natural eared, fawn male with a black mask and the cutest nose you've ever seen. He is so silly, we just can't believe that we love him so much. He is really like a little person, not a D.O.G. He has been a pure delight except for a few things that I'm hoping someone can offer some advice on.
First of all - nipping. He is an avid nipper and IT HURTS! How do we stop this? We've tried the grabbing of the muzzle, we've tried the squirt gun and even the firm "NO BITE!" It doesn't seem to be working. He is obviously playing - it doesn't seem aggresive, but it isn't fun for Mom or Dad.
Second - how do you make them afraid of cars? He is so friendly and playful; nothing seems to frighten him. Of course we will do everything in the world to ensure he isn't ever allowed to run free without us around...but what if... How should we go about handling this? We do the "Sit" before we cross any street, but we can tell, if there were another dog or person across the street, he would not hesitate to dart across for a quick lick and hello.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Oh yea, one more thing, any great training classes here in Portland???
I am so excited to have discovered this gem of a site. How wonderful to have such supportive friends and helpers to those of us who are new to being a Momma or Daddy. We are new but are so happy to have our 13 week old baby, Montgomery. He is a natural eared, fawn male with a black mask and the cutest nose you've ever seen. He is so silly, we just can't believe that we love him so much. He is really like a little person, not a D.O.G. He has been a pure delight except for a few things that I'm hoping someone can offer some advice on.
First of all - nipping. He is an avid nipper and IT HURTS! How do we stop this? We've tried the grabbing of the muzzle, we've tried the squirt gun and even the firm "NO BITE!" It doesn't seem to be working. He is obviously playing - it doesn't seem aggresive, but it isn't fun for Mom or Dad.
Second - how do you make them afraid of cars? He is so friendly and playful; nothing seems to frighten him. Of course we will do everything in the world to ensure he isn't ever allowed to run free without us around...but what if... How should we go about handling this? We do the "Sit" before we cross any street, but we can tell, if there were another dog or person across the street, he would not hesitate to dart across for a quick lick and hello.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Oh yea, one more thing, any great training classes here in Portland???
