UPDATE TO THIS TECHNIQUE: We have revised our recommended approach to stopping nipping and biting in Doberman puppies and we made a much more helpful video showing this in action! Watch it here: th-cam.com/video/hcyGzs3ZbcM/w-d-xo.html
To clear up one thing here... If your Dobie pup CONTINUES nipping after you have done the "time out" to try and calm him or her down... it's a good idea to simply separate the dog until they calm down. You don't want to get caught in the cycle of constant, repetitive, level 3 corrections indefinitely. Separate the dog into an area, like a penned-off area, with plenty of chew toys and "good outlets" for their frustration. Somewhere with plenty of chew toys, puzzle toys, plush toys, frozen toys, etc (LOTS of options). Then when they appeared to be calmed down a bit and they're focused on something else, simply open the door to their pen and let them walk out whenever they want. In other words, separation is better than repetitive level 3 corrections. Stay consistent and calm, and when they're through the teething stages this will get MUCH better. So many owners want to give up at this stage, but it's only temporary as long as you address it.
yes I practiced this last evening when it kind of got overwhelming and hyperactive and started nipping… after initial distractions I just ignored him and calmed myself giving no response to him and then put him in his kennel with some chewables. did not greet him till he calmed down. worked well. hope to be successful in future as well
We are in this stage. We repeat stage 3 repeatedly . Literally as soon as he gets up from "calming down" he immediately lunges to bite again. When I say bite, its not just nipping it's biting HARD, and draws blood. We will try the time out method. He also will bite just randomly. As I'm making dinner or just walking he is constantly at my ankles biting and tripping me. I know he wants to play, but it always just a challenge just to keep his teeth off of us.
@@samanthagautieri6099 I don’t have a Doberman put I’ve had bully breeds. The best thing to do so exercise your Doobie get him to learn fetch give him treats when he brings back the ball and start making him run constantly that’ll break down that energy he has and his nipping will slow down every time the dog is trying to nip after a good hr min work out 2 preferably give him his chewing toys bones in his mouth every time the dog try’s to bite at you. This will help don’t give up keep him busy mentally with sit stay fetch come commands while playing ball.
My 3 month old Doberman had so much energy tonight he wouldn’t stop biting my hands and feet redirecting hasn’t worked, thank you for sharing other options
I have been using this th-cam.com/users/postUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU as a handy reference book. I read through the book and enjoyed the little glimpses of examples. I love that this author believes in rescue dogs. The tips and training has been invaluable and gave me moments of...."how simple why didn't I think of it" so it's been a great tool. Thank you!
Our second Dobie was extremely dominant. She actually run after the rest of my family and destroyed a lot of their clothing. She wasn’t as bad with me as I have a deeper voice and she seen me as the Alpha. But we all stuck with with her training, the biting stopped and she was an amazing Dobie. A true friend to us all. We miss her deeply. So, here we go again with our new little Storm.
When my dobie puppies were going through the teething stage, I'd give them a big, raw, frozen marrow bone instead of toys. They loved to chew on the bones and the marrow made their coat nice and shiny. One of my dobies always chewed on my wrist...not hard...and I read that, since they don't have arms to give you a hug, that's how they show their affection for you...so despite having a dog-slobbered wrist or coat sleeve, I never discouraged her from doing it. She lived to be 14 and had beautiful teeth 'til the end of her life. The one that I have now is 13 and still loves to get a marrow bone every couple of weeks. His coat is so glossy and his teeth are also really good for a dog his age. eems that the marrow bones also gave them an outlet for their need to chew, since they never destroyed anything in the house.
I love that you make it very clear that owning a dog requires serious work to get the dog you want. Dog ownership is very rewarding but you get out of it what you put in. You need a brilliant bond and to develop trust and love between you. This doesn't happen overnight and without a lot of work and effort. The rewards are awesome and being a dog owner has given me some of my best memories and happiness in my life.
My girl is currently in training for psychiatric service! Shes doing wonderful but her play bitting is so hurtful and i am getting more and more worried for her future.
I will be training my new pup for psychiatric service. I have found an online e course to do it myself which I feel is better because she is mine and I don't want my doberman trained as just some dog. Besides it will help the bond.
@@pupwolf3164don't give up, she will grow out of it. You will be glad you stuck with it and worked through it with her. Remember she is just a baby right now, the grown dobe you train now will be the reward unlike any other. Keep working with her.
Great advice. Essential really. I have always followed pretty much your advice word for word and never a problem. Wife tried the yelp and turn away stuff and got a pretty severe bite. That ended that. Be consistent. Be clear. Be firm. Always be alpha. The rewards are beyond words. Thanks for all that you do for Dobermans.👍
Yeah, I've never had good luck with the "yelp" thing either. Not with MOST Dobermans anyway. It'll work with some, of course. I've just found this method more broadly effective with Dobies. Good advice James and thank you so much. I LOVE to hear that you're getting something useful from my videos! I very much appreciate your comment.
My dog is the more Aggriesive alpha type and when I tried the Yelp method with him he’s honestly got cockier after and walked around and come back harder so I stopped that and started your methods and one methods I heard is to press your thumb on top of their gum and it makes an uncomfortable feeling and they don’t like it and no biting
Been a Doberman handler and owner for over 40 years. I use the words "Hey Easy" in a firm alpha voice and that has always worked for me and as well I use the same tone and words when giving out treats. My dogs do not get a treat as long as they are going for in a fast or hard manner when I first reach out to give it to them. Upon trying a second time I repeat "Easy" and I turn the backside of my hand to them before turning the hand around and giving it to them if they respond properly. Using these words during play and treats teaches them manners towards you and your family as well as people and other dogs during play times.
Do you have any advice for me?.. my Dobby is around 4 months and hes always scared to be around a lot of people. Yesterday he bit two of my family members and idk why. He has never bit any of us. He growled at them and just bit them for no reason.
SO grateful for these videos, as I'm rewatching ALL the puppy training vids because our tiny rescue girl is ridiculously dominant compared to both of our boys😖 I'd forgotten about the tug-of-war rule, which is her favorite, but she goes all out, so that game is hereby canceled! (Her biting is so bad at 11 weeks a friend said she's more like a badger/wolverine cross than a dog)
We've brought home our Doberman pup on 11/22 & luckily I've had a 4 day break from work to start potty training. My praise goes out to the D P community you've built. I was watching long b4 deciding to take on the responsibility. Enduring the nipping/ biting but looking forward to getting past. Thanks
My Doberman is 7 weeks old and the bitting has been an issue not heavy but still there , but this should help ! Thank you ! Literally me and my girlfriend have been watching all your videos and they have really helped !
You are really a great help man… Got my 3 month old doberman male 2 days back and it helps to watch your videos a great extent… thanks for being so elaborate about doberman breed … God bless you
great stuff, john. we’ve had our pup for a week-he’s 9 weeks now and the nipping has just came about. it’s definitely frustrating and this video will help out tremendously. thank you for what you do!
Hello I saw that you commented a couple months ago so I’m wondering what solution caused ur dog to stop. My dobie is almost 8 weeks old and she just bites everyone and she’ll get energy and jump up
@@rolandocerna9215 Hey, how is going with your puppy now? did it get better? my 11 weeks is a four legged shark, she'll ignore the rope and go for my hand, when I say no she'll lunge at my arm and if i stand up she'll jump and nip I have two holes in the back of my pants.
Love your videos! Wish I had my doberman puppy during these quarantine days. Perfect time to have a puppy, would have so much time to work on training.
It has been for me as I'm disabled and home a lot anyway but she's going to be my greatest challenge yet of 5 I've had and has been an excellent diversion from the world around us during these highly challenging and stressful times.
We just got a 8 month old red/rust female American Doberman and she’s a princess! But the previous owners didn’t really train her at all. & I’m not sure if she is worried she is going to lose another owner since i am the 3rd owner. She’s super smart and listens when she wants to. I can’t get her to stay down off of other people. & she always walks in the way of us instead of walking on the side. Also she doesn’t listen to my wife & it’s irritating. But other then that she has only had a couple accidents in the house but other then that she only plays with big sticks outside even though I try and not let her have them since I don’t want her getting anything stuck in her teeth. We got her a bone 🦴 & a toy but she has no entrees in it it’s crazy. Thanks for all the great videos been trying to watch them all! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This information you are giving is priceless and so worth it, please do more videos.I really need to know a lot before I can get one American Doberman puppy!
My Dobie was born on 9/3/20 but I won’t bring her home until early next year, at about four months old. I’m excited, I get updates on how she’s doing. These videos are great... my Luna girl is gonna be queen... but only after me. 👍🏽
I want a Doberman for my next dog. My German Shepherd died a few months ago and I’ve fell in love with this breed. Love the Black and Tan colour such a majestic looking breed
Congrats on Arlo, beautiful addition to your family. I really appreciate thg his video, as it shows alternative methods which prevents actions that may unintentionally prompting aggression. Please keep up the good work, you're really appreciate. May you and your family remain safe and blessed during this world crisis👍🏾🙏🏾
@DobermanPlanet I'm so thankful I found your site! I fortunately found it on my first stop and have been very impressed with all I've seen and watched today. I have a huge idea I'll be a frequent follower and fan from all I've seen and read today. I've had 4 dobermans, one being a red male professionally trained guard dog I rescued from my vet, I didn't have the heart to leave him there. I was raised with them and I just bought my 5th new fur baby Doberman who has proven to be my greatest challenge yet! So you may see me often at least for a while! Lols!! The man I bought her from has several and I've been around them all. He ended up with 2 huge litters born on the same day! Being as we live in the very deep south of Louisiana it's extremely hot and he tried to keep them indoors for fear of heat stroke. He worked with them well and by barely 4 weeks old he had them eating well but couldn't keep them indoors any longer so I ended up bringing a 4 week pup home that I had first pick of both litters. I chose a black and rust female from European black and rust stud and a European Blue female (Having lived 6 yrs before, during and after the fall of Berlin Wall in what was then W. Germany I became even more familiar with them and their background being German bred. I also have a 5 yr old German "Shedder" Shepherd as I call him and my vet found very funny but true especially as they are I both indoors) as luck would have it I chose the Alpha Bitch from hell tossed out Lols! I knew it on the ride home with her, was more convinced the 2nd day. She's now right at 6 wks and yesterday it was confirmed! So I knew what I was up against from day one! My arm's look like I've been attacked by a wild cat. I've tried ALL I know that you spoke of plus a couple of others but never using physical punishment that I know better than to do. Shcatzi (German for loved one, special one)has been a bitter, snapping, growing full time job and handful. She's also split my lip twice in a day! I went straight to step 3 after a couple of days knowing that technique already. She has her 2nd vet trip Thursday for her 6 wk checkup. I'm already in search of the right trainer and I may have to resort to a guy I've been knowing who trains all of our P.D. canines but is way out of my price range but I'm going to bring her to him next week for Pro aggressive assessment from him and hopefully a cut Lols! He may charge me to not take her!! I will be pulling up your website to read it and start a plan of action. Getting rid of her is not an option. I'd greatly appreciate any deeper insight you may have. I have 13 grandchildren of all age range and she's not doing as well as I'd like with socializing even at this young of an age. The vet had me put her on large puppy food because she's growing too fast being European. So I hope that you can give me anything that I've not already started consistently. My body would greatly appreciate any further abuse. She'll be one I'll eventually have to manhandle on the ground to calm her down if I don't get more help soon!! I think you're doing a HUGE service for this particular breed who can sometimes be just a little difficult!! Thanks in advance!!
I've found that for chewing on the hands, a firm "NO", then turn the tables on them by gently holding the dogs mandible with your fingers and palm, put your thumb inside their mouth and press lightly down on top of their tongue works well. They then try to get your thumb out of their mouth. After a couple of seconds of not being able to do that, release your grip and continue whatever activity you were doing. Maybe not the best advise, but has worked successfully for me. Also, for hierarchy of dominance, when the puppy (about 3 months and up) gets too rambunctious, I will get them to the ground and basically pin them down by totally covering the dog with my body, arms , and legs. Then let them struggle and try to escape, until the quit fighting it and give up. Then let the dog loose. ...works for me.
Just to go along with this, I have done this same technique with Rotts, same result. I will say, that you've got to have strong upper body strength if he's bigger than a puppy. 😉
@@adamwest3266 Thanks for the technique suggestion! Can you describe this method a little further for someone who wants to try it? Sounds interesting. I've experimented with the finger in the back of the throat method with some dogs I've worked with but had much better results with this method. I've never tried the finger under the tongue. I would be curious to try on some dogs in the future.
A lot of great advice. I can only speak to my own experience. Growing up and to this day we have kept GSD and Rottweilers. A lot of your advice definitely carries over to both those breeds. I would argue that playing tug of war with your dog (assuming they don’t have resource aggression) is huuuuuuge to reduce puppy biting. And letting them win is fine as long as they bring the toy back to you, that shows their are engaged and focused on you, relying on you for that positive engagement. Be clear that biting is not acceptable but playing tug with your dog, if that is an activity they like, is a great and extremely time efficient way to play and bond with your pup.
Arlo is looking bigger already! Lots of people get discouraged when their puppies go through the teething/biting stage, it won't last forever if you work on it! You have great advice, as always.
Thanks Vanessa! Yeah it's growing fast for sure. Yeah it's so easy to get discouraged. I feel like the biggest "training tip" I wanted to give was simply "don't give up" and to promise people it was temporary. Haha.
My fiancé and I got our Doberman puppy a week ago and we’re always watching your videos. This video will help us a lot because our puppy does bite. Excited to try these techniques.
I definitely have to do level three, I try to redirect my Doberman pup and she keeps fighting! We have her on a leash inside still because we aren’t letting her in certain rooms yet and we try to redirect her with that, she ends up biting us a couple times es because the leash is a bit hard to redirect with. I just saw my grandma do the level three trick and it worked! Thank you so much!
Hi, I am venba from India and I'm planning to get a doberman and I am totally watching ur video with devotion because I wanna get in the bonding between me and the soul. Watching ur videos are completely helping me prep up to invite the angel with a clear mind. Ur experience with them is helping me better than an expert advice.hatsoff sir.(psst....ur son is damn cute)
John ! I got to say I’ve been watching your videos since you got Arlo. That you indeed motivated me to get one of my own. I named him Kratos. Kratos has been teething and I cannot thank how useful this video has been !
Great video thanks my new doberman coming in 2 weeks ...not my first dog but my doberman....really looking forward to it thinking abound one for -about 8 years now !!!
Hi John, Im at this level 1 now and my pup is 8 weeks old. im preety sure your correction methods will definitely works for me. Ill keep you posted on the progress . Thanks for the informative video. I learned alot from you since i got my first Doberman pup (Thanos) 4 days back.
A loud "ouch" with stand up and disengagement worked well with my doberman. He always seemed to think he hurt me (even if he didn't) and felt bad about it. He is super Alpha, but it still worked because he had a super strong desire to please me.
i love your videos and your passion for the greatest breed in the world!! something that needs to be mentioned is how much stronger a Dobe puppy's jaw is than other non-defense breeds! i had owned Irish Setters and Labradors before and their bite as a pup or even an adult is nothing compared to a Dobe puppy bite! =) those jaws are strong! good at defending you, not so fun as the "pincher" bite they sometimes like to do; just using their 4 little teeth in front; 2 top, 2 bottom ones, no fangs needed to pinch you hard! So this is really great for you to teach us to not let our puppy bite us ever. Now i have a 6 year old boy that still "mouths" me when he is excited, but that is NEVER a bite, only a greeting; like shaking or holding my hand when he wants to show love and excitement for seeing me. anyone else have a Dobe that does this?
This is the video I have been waiting for 🙂We have a 15 week old European doberman that was causing me some serious bruises with biting. We found that any physical touching to correct made him bite more frequently and harder. We have to be really consistent about redirection, everyone in the house using the exact same method. Bitter apple spray on furniture and whatever spot or thing on me he was trying to nip made him lose interest really quickly as well. We also started using a snuffle pad for feeding meals and mentally exhaust him a little bit. We have seen drastic improvements this week 🙂
So glad I hit a topic that was useful for you Gonnie! Congrats on your Dobie pup! I haven't experimented much with a snuffle pad... but that's interesting that you are getting a good response with it. I might have to try one of those soon.
Thank you so much for all of your advice. I've been watching your videos since we brought our Doberman puppy home. So glad I found this one because we REALLY need it right now! I'm going to try these techniques ASAP. Your other tips have been working great!
John, I'm truly hoping you can help me here. You nor anyone else on TH-cam has ever touched on this subject: I am an American English professor teaching in South Korea and I bought my Dobie, Guinness, in November at 7 weeks old (yes, I know you shouldn't take a pup from its mother until at least 8 weeks, and I feel, personally, minimum 10 weeks, but the idiots kept the dogs outside in back of a battery/tire shop, and it was filthy and getting cold, and I didn't want anything "more" harming my boy [I fell in love with him the moment I met him because he had the most beautiful feet!]). I'm not a fan of backyard breeders, but it's not easy finding a reputable breeder here in Korea, and, beside, I feel I'm saving a life in this way. Now to my issue: Guinness is and always has been a biter! He has a fantastic personality, non-aggressive in any way; I can take his food or any other item no matter its food-value and he will let me have it with no resistance; he love dogs, animals, children, etc. but is a lunger and often scares people even though he is just saying "hi" due to Koreans' fear of large black dogs. However, ever since a "little" puppy, he bites and you can not redirect him with a toy nor even food. He just wants my hand. We wake up with him, he's happy to see me, and once I start petting him, he's after my hand; we play together, tug-of-war (and, by-the-way, he will release the moment I tell him), he's soon after my hand. Granted, he's not biting to hurt, and I'm not worried about that, it's just that at 8 months old, he should not be doing it. Yes, I've tried every single thing you and the "pros" have mentioned (walk away, yelp, redirect, etc.!!! And nothing works!!!) I've raised five Dobermans from my teens to the late 1980s, and I have never had this issue. In fact, my others I could wrestle with them and the only time they put their mouths on me was in play and would merely clamp and hold and would release the moment I told them. I love Guinness very much, and though there are some other issues, this is by far the worst, for I can not seem to break it.
Great video! This works for all breeds. The third one is great, because it doesnt hurt them, but it gives you both a cool down in which they get into petting mode. Never failed for me. My lab never EVER bites now, so its very effective. Arlo is one lucky pup. I didnt know know about the tug of war thing, i let my pup win to keep him engaged. Some things might be different for dobermans, as labs tend towards a gentle attitude. Great video dude!
Thanks so much! Yeah you're right... the not letting them win thing is mainly because Dobermans can be so dominant and it's a good way to keep the dominance in check. Not as much of an issue with many other breeds.
Thank you as always. I had just read the article on this subject at your website. We are selecting a puppy next week, from the breeder we selected, and bringing it home a bit later when it is old enough.
Never considered the possibility of having a doberman service dog! I'll def keep it in mind in the future, I'm kind of a mess and a service dog might be helpful.
You rock!!!! I was losing all hope. I have a 100% euro 4 month old girl pup and she has been biting my hands for 3 weeks and week ago just started attacking my ankles in the grass. Have done the hand with a no and hand on back and has stopped in 1 day. We will see how tomorrow goes but already 100% better 🐾🐾🐾
A hand signal, a stern voice and a rolled up newspaper which can be used to make a smacking sound is useful. And in case of puppies, a light return nip/bite on their snout/nose is a good way to discourage biting.
I have learned a lot from your videos and from others that own a Doberman but I'm still kinda nervous about it because I will be getting one in a few weeks. Not the kind of nervous that I have no idea what I'm getting into but those nervous of getting a new doggo
Excellent video!!! The boosting you mentioned towards the end, I totally agree & encourage as for my boy Edmond, having a couple of puppy playdates worked tremendously & if he ever becomes mouthy now, since he learned bite inhibition from playing with the other pups, he knows human skin & will ever so gently just nibble & never chomp down like he did before!
Yes, our euro dobie is neutered 4.5 years old & 100 lbs even now & I cant imagine him not being trained to respect space. His puppy biting hurt so bad, we had to put an end to that very quickly bc he tried to dominate our petite 5 year old daughter @ the time & there was lots of crying & "he's a mean puppy!" Now... Best snuggle siblings & her fierce protector😉
SO glad it worked out well in the end, Dee. That's scary when you have a small child in the house. I'm glad the nipping didn't terrify your daughter and make her avoid the dog or anything. Sounds like they're good buddies now!
@@DobermanPlanet yes, my daughter is 9 now & since his biting phase on us was cut short by the firm/not hard muzzle squeeze, it didnt have any long-term phobia effects on her. He adores her & is very protective of his girls in the house😉 Dobermans are an exceptional breed. I want a female dobie soon, I just gotta convince the hubby😉
Omg I’m going to your site... Liam is an absolute raptor lately- I’m sure this has a lot to do with his hormones... but he is literally like hurting my daughter. He is almost 10 months old, so. Thank you for posting this video!!
I will try this advice!! The physical correction. Because all the other trainers say stuff that don’t work. I have a Bali Dog but I found your videos and went specifically to this advice to see what you had to say about the subject and youre totally right. I could redirect my puppy as much as I want she will still want to bite me. The physical correction is something I naturally went to do a couple times but yes it will be painful because she will be crying when I do it :( and playing the victim. But hopefully she will stop
Thank you so much for this video, already watched two videos and I'm full on with it. I also cried a little when you said "your not alone" I've felt so overwhelmed with him especially the biting. I will definitely try these levels and hopefully it's stops. Thank you again!❤️
I love all the videos and information you provide. We watch them as a family as a way to keep consistent with our 11 week old dobie. At the moment, we are struggling with biting. It is more than nipping or mouthing, it leaves marks and sometimes draws blood (usually from the yanking away because it happens so quickly). I am constantly re-directing him to a toy and have tried level 2 and 3 but nothing is working. I do know this behavior is very related to when he is tired but that is still no reason for biting and if you say no to him he seems to come back at you more forcefully. His behavior is causing a lot of stress and our 13 year old daughter doesn't really want anything to do with him because she is scared. We have a 10 year old pit and had 2 german shepherds in the past so she is very comfortable around dogs but our boy is quite a handful lately and causing a lot of stress for us. Any other suggestions to get him to stop this very unwanted behavior?
I’m dealing with this now , my girl is about to be 10 weeks and so far what has been helping is just putting her back into her crate or outside until she is calm
UPDATE TO THIS TECHNIQUE: We have revised our recommended approach to stopping nipping and biting in Doberman puppies and we made a much more helpful video showing this in action! Watch it here: th-cam.com/video/hcyGzs3ZbcM/w-d-xo.html
To clear up one thing here... If your Dobie pup CONTINUES nipping after you have done the "time out" to try and calm him or her down... it's a good idea to simply separate the dog until they calm down. You don't want to get caught in the cycle of constant, repetitive, level 3 corrections indefinitely. Separate the dog into an area, like a penned-off area, with plenty of chew toys and "good outlets" for their frustration. Somewhere with plenty of chew toys, puzzle toys, plush toys, frozen toys, etc (LOTS of options). Then when they appeared to be calmed down a bit and they're focused on something else, simply open the door to their pen and let them walk out whenever they want. In other words, separation is better than repetitive level 3 corrections. Stay consistent and calm, and when they're through the teething stages this will get MUCH better. So many owners want to give up at this stage, but it's only temporary as long as you address it.
yes I practiced this last evening when it kind of got overwhelming and hyperactive and started nipping… after initial distractions I just ignored him and calmed myself giving no response to him and then put him in his kennel with some chewables. did not greet him till he calmed down. worked well. hope to be successful in future as well
These techniques apply well to males in the large breeds . I did similar tactics with my Sheppard/husky pup .
We are in this stage. We repeat stage 3 repeatedly . Literally as soon as he gets up from "calming down" he immediately lunges to bite again. When I say bite, its not just nipping it's biting HARD, and draws blood. We will try the time out method. He also will bite just randomly. As I'm making dinner or just walking he is constantly at my ankles biting and tripping me. I know he wants to play, but it always just a challenge just to keep his teeth off of us.
@@samanthagautieri6099 I don’t have a Doberman put I’ve had bully breeds. The best thing to do so exercise your Doobie get him to learn fetch give him treats when he brings back the ball and start making him run constantly that’ll break down that energy he has and his nipping will slow down every time the dog is trying to nip after a good hr min work out 2 preferably give him his chewing toys bones in his mouth every time the dog try’s to bite at you. This will help don’t give up keep him busy mentally with sit stay fetch come commands while playing ball.
Thankyou. This is helpful
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My 3 month old Doberman had so much energy tonight he wouldn’t stop biting my hands and feet redirecting hasn’t worked, thank you for sharing other options
I have been using this th-cam.com/users/postUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU as a handy reference book. I read through the book and enjoyed the little glimpses of examples. I love that this author believes in rescue dogs. The tips and training has been invaluable and gave me moments of...."how simple why didn't I think of it" so it's been a great tool. Thank you!
Our second Dobie was extremely dominant. She actually run after the rest of my family and destroyed a lot of their clothing. She wasn’t as bad with me as I have a deeper voice and she seen me as the Alpha. But we all stuck with with her training, the biting stopped and she was an amazing Dobie. A true friend to us all. We miss her deeply. So, here we go again with our new little Storm.
Hi there. How is it going after 1 year?
When my dobie puppies were going through the teething stage, I'd give them a big, raw, frozen marrow bone instead of toys. They loved to chew on the bones and the marrow made their coat nice and shiny.
One of my dobies always chewed on my wrist...not hard...and I read that, since they don't have arms to give you a hug, that's how they show their affection for you...so despite having a dog-slobbered wrist or coat sleeve, I never discouraged her from doing it. She lived to be 14 and had beautiful teeth 'til the end of her life.
The one that I have now is 13 and still loves to get a marrow bone every couple of weeks. His coat is so glossy and his teeth are also really good for a dog his age.
eems that the marrow bones also gave them an outlet for their need to chew, since they never destroyed anything in the house.
great advice!
Marrow bone from a pet store? Or butcher?
@@samanthagautieri6099 Butcher is the only way to go
I love that you make it very clear that owning a dog requires serious work to get the dog you want. Dog ownership is very rewarding but you get out of it what you put in. You need a brilliant bond and to develop trust and love between you. This doesn't happen overnight and without a lot of work and effort. The rewards are awesome and being a dog owner has given me some of my best memories and happiness in my life.
They’re one of my top selections for my future assistance dog.
Very cool to hear! Come back here and let us know if you get a Dobie service dog! Would love to hear!
Doberman Planet thanks, will do 👍
My girl is currently in training for psychiatric service! Shes doing wonderful but her play bitting is so hurtful and i am getting more and more worried for her future.
I will be training my new pup for psychiatric service. I have found an online e course to do it myself which I feel is better because she is mine and I don't want my doberman trained as just some dog. Besides it will help the bond.
@@pupwolf3164don't give up, she will grow out of it. You will be glad you stuck with it and worked through it with her. Remember she is just a baby right now, the grown dobe you train now will be the reward unlike any other. Keep working with her.
Great advice. Essential really. I have always followed pretty much your advice word for word and never a problem. Wife tried the yelp and turn away stuff and got a pretty severe bite. That ended that. Be consistent. Be clear. Be firm. Always be alpha. The rewards are beyond words.
Thanks for all that you do for Dobermans.👍
Yeah, I've never had good luck with the "yelp" thing either. Not with MOST Dobermans anyway. It'll work with some, of course. I've just found this method more broadly effective with Dobies. Good advice James and thank you so much. I LOVE to hear that you're getting something useful from my videos! I very much appreciate your comment.
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My dog is the more Aggriesive alpha type and when I tried the Yelp method with him he’s honestly got cockier after and walked around and come back harder so I stopped that and started your methods and one methods I heard is to press your thumb on top of their gum and it makes an uncomfortable feeling and they don’t like it and no biting
@@yha7627 , exact same thing with my German Shepherd. He would bite harder.
Been a Doberman handler and owner for over 40 years. I use the words "Hey Easy" in a firm alpha voice and that has always worked for me and as well I use the same tone and words when giving out treats. My dogs do not get a treat as long as they are going for in a fast or hard manner when I first reach out to give it to them. Upon trying a second time I repeat "Easy" and I turn the backside of my hand to them before turning the hand around and giving it to them if they respond properly. Using these words during play and treats teaches them manners towards you and your family as well as people and other dogs during play times.
Do you have any advice for me?.. my Dobby is around 4 months and hes always scared to be around a lot of people. Yesterday he bit two of my family members and idk why. He has never bit any of us. He growled at them and just bit them for no reason.
I love your channel so much. I can’t wait till I’ll get my doberman.
Thank you so much Vince, that really means a lot to hear! So glad you're enjoying it! I'm excited for you to get your pup!
SO grateful for these videos, as I'm rewatching ALL the puppy training vids because our tiny rescue girl is ridiculously dominant compared to both of our boys😖 I'd forgotten about the tug-of-war rule, which is her favorite, but she goes all out, so that game is hereby canceled! (Her biting is so bad at 11 weeks a friend said she's more like a badger/wolverine cross than a dog)
I cannot thank you enough for these priceless videos. As a Dobie newbie your recourses are pretty much a Dobie Bible to me. Thanks a million!
I have a 3 month old who we rescued when she was SIX WEEKS! Super early... never learned bite inhibition. I am so excited to try these!
We've brought home our Doberman pup on 11/22 & luckily I've had a 4 day break from work to start potty training. My praise goes out to the D P community you've built. I was watching long b4 deciding to take on the responsibility. Enduring the nipping/ biting but looking forward to getting past. Thanks
Just bought a Doberman puppy and I love this channel
I just got my doberman puppy today! She's so rambunctious and I'll definitely need to keep watching these videos and keep ontop of it lol
My Doberman is 7 weeks old and the bitting has been an issue not heavy but still there , but this should help ! Thank you ! Literally me and my girlfriend have been watching all your videos and they have really helped !
You are really a great help man… Got my 3 month old doberman male 2 days back and it helps to watch your videos a great extent… thanks for being so elaborate about doberman breed … God bless you
The good thing is.... This actually worked! I would recommend this channel to anyone👍
great stuff, john. we’ve had our pup for a week-he’s 9 weeks now and the nipping has just came about. it’s definitely frustrating and this video will help out tremendously. thank you for what you do!
Hello I saw that you commented a couple months ago so I’m wondering what solution caused ur dog to stop. My dobie is almost 8 weeks old and she just bites everyone and she’ll get energy and jump up
@@rolandocerna9215 Hey, how is going with your puppy now? did it get better? my 11 weeks is a four legged shark, she'll ignore the rope and go for my hand, when I say no she'll lunge at my arm and if i stand up she'll jump and nip I have two holes in the back of my pants.
Love your videos! Wish I had my doberman puppy during these quarantine days. Perfect time to have a puppy, would have so much time to work on training.
It s cool... but it`s hard to do the socializacion
Thanks so much Blaker! Good to see you in the comments again. Yeah, long days inside... good to have the pup!
Yeah I'm definitely going to have to make up for lost time with the socialization thing when things go back to normal a bit!
I got mine😍😍
It has been for me as I'm disabled and home a lot anyway but she's going to be my greatest challenge yet of 5 I've had and has been an excellent diversion from the world around us during these highly challenging and stressful times.
Today, I bought my dobermann female. Her name is YuMiko, we call her Miko. She thanks you for your super helpful videos, and so do we.
i love your channel man. you’re the reason i want a doberman and when i do get one, your channel will be my go to for help!
Awesome! Thank you!
We just got a 8 month old red/rust female American Doberman and she’s a princess! But the previous owners didn’t really train her at all. & I’m not sure if she is worried she is going to lose another owner since i am the 3rd owner. She’s super smart and listens when she wants to. I can’t get her to stay down off of other people. & she always walks in the way of us instead of walking on the side. Also she doesn’t listen to my wife & it’s irritating. But other then that she has only had a couple accidents in the house but other then that she only plays with big sticks outside even though I try and not let her have them since I don’t want her getting anything stuck in her teeth. We got her a bone 🦴 & a toy but she has no entrees in it it’s crazy. Thanks for all the great videos been trying to watch them all! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This information you are giving is priceless and so worth it, please do more videos.I really need to know a lot before I can get one American Doberman puppy!
Abner... Thank you so much! Really means a lot to hear that people are getting something useful from it!
My Dobie was born on 9/3/20 but I won’t bring her home until early next year, at about four months old. I’m excited, I get updates on how she’s doing. These videos are great... my Luna girl is gonna be queen... but only after me. 👍🏽
I want a Doberman for my next dog. My German Shepherd died a few months ago and I’ve fell in love with this breed. Love the Black and Tan colour such a majestic looking breed
Congrats on Arlo, beautiful addition to your family. I really appreciate thg his video, as it shows alternative methods which prevents actions that may unintentionally prompting aggression. Please keep up the good work, you're really appreciate. May you and your family remain safe and blessed during this world crisis👍🏾🙏🏾
Thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Same to you and your family!
Zeus is now 9 weeks old I a, following all your videos and it’s going amazing thank you
So happy to hear that! Congrats on your new pup! That's so great!
@DobermanPlanet I'm so thankful I found your site! I fortunately found it on my first stop and have been very impressed with all I've seen and watched today. I have a huge idea I'll be a frequent follower and fan from all I've seen and read today. I've had 4 dobermans, one being a red male professionally trained guard dog I rescued from my vet, I didn't have the heart to leave him there. I was raised with them and I just bought my 5th new fur baby Doberman who has proven to be my greatest challenge yet! So you may see me often at least for a while! Lols!! The man I bought her from has several and I've been around them all. He ended up with 2 huge litters born on the same day! Being as we live in the very deep south of Louisiana it's extremely hot and he tried to keep them indoors for fear of heat stroke. He worked with them well and by barely 4 weeks old he had them eating well but couldn't keep them indoors any longer so I ended up bringing a 4 week pup home that I had first pick of both litters. I chose a black and rust female from European black and rust stud and a European Blue female (Having lived 6 yrs before, during and after the fall of Berlin Wall in what was then W. Germany I became even more familiar with them and their background being German bred. I also have a 5 yr old German "Shedder" Shepherd as I call him and my vet found very funny but true especially as they are I both indoors) as luck would have it I chose the Alpha Bitch from hell tossed out Lols! I knew it on the ride home with her, was more convinced the 2nd day. She's now right at 6 wks and yesterday it was confirmed! So I knew what I was up against from day one! My arm's look like I've been attacked by a wild cat. I've tried ALL I know that you spoke of plus a couple of others but never using physical punishment that I know better than to do. Shcatzi (German for loved one, special one)has been a bitter, snapping, growing full time job and handful. She's also split my lip twice in a day! I went straight to step 3 after a couple of days knowing that technique already. She has her 2nd vet trip Thursday for her 6 wk checkup. I'm already in search of the right trainer and I may have to resort to a guy I've been knowing who trains all of our P.D. canines but is way out of my price range but I'm going to bring her to him next week for Pro aggressive assessment from him and hopefully a cut Lols! He may charge me to not take her!! I will be pulling up your website to read it and start a plan of action. Getting rid of her is not an option. I'd greatly appreciate any deeper insight you may have. I have 13 grandchildren of all age range and she's not doing as well as I'd like with socializing even at this young of an age. The vet had me put her on large puppy food because she's growing too fast being European. So I hope that you can give me anything that I've not already started consistently. My body would greatly appreciate any further abuse. She'll be one I'll eventually have to manhandle on the ground to calm her down if I don't get more help soon!! I think you're doing a HUGE service for this particular breed who can sometimes be just a little difficult!! Thanks in advance!!
Just brought home my new Doberman pup, thank you for this
My favourite channel, even I haven’t the Doberman, I can improve my relationship with my dog, thank you for very good job!!!
Your son is really cute bonding with his puppy. 🧡🥳
Thank you for your videos! Me and my wife are getting our dobbie in 4 weeks, so we already started to prepare ourselves! All the best from Berlin! 👋
So glad you are enjoying them! Congrats on your new pup coming soon, that's so great! Good for you getting prepared!
Even through the “nitemare music” he was still utterly adorable 🥰
I applaud you for the great information you give us. You do this so well. Keep it up!
I’m hooked on your videos! We pick up our doby pup the day after Christmas & these videos are such a help!! Thank you for sharing
I've found that for chewing on the hands, a firm "NO", then turn the tables on them by gently holding the dogs mandible with your fingers and palm, put your thumb inside their mouth and press lightly down on top of their tongue works well. They then try to get your thumb out of their mouth. After a couple of seconds of not being able to do that, release your grip and continue whatever activity you were doing. Maybe not the best advise, but has worked successfully for me.
Also, for hierarchy of dominance, when the puppy (about 3 months and up) gets too rambunctious, I will get them to the ground and basically pin them down by totally covering the dog with my body, arms , and legs. Then let them struggle and try to escape, until the quit fighting it and give up. Then let the dog loose. ...works for me.
Nice to hear another method! Thank you! Yeah I like that holding them down technique, I've had good results with that for Dobies!
Just to go along with this, I have done this same technique with Rotts, same result.
I will say, that you've got to have strong upper body strength if he's bigger than
a puppy. 😉
@@adamwest3266 Thanks for the technique suggestion! Can you describe this method a little further for someone who wants to try it? Sounds interesting. I've experimented with the finger in the back of the throat method with some dogs I've worked with but had much better results with this method. I've never tried the finger under the tongue. I would be curious to try on some dogs in the future.
I'll get a doberman puppy in 1 week and trust me your videos made me feel so ready
I've been waiting for this specific video. Thanks for the tips and your videos are becoming a Sunday treat !! Great work and keep it up
Thank you so much, I'm really glad you are enjoying the videos! Means a lot!!!
The putting your hand in their face to stop them from nipping sounds like a good idea I will try that ! Thank you!
The land shark stage is my least favorite time of raising a puppy , thanks for the good advice 😊
A lot of great advice. I can only speak to my own experience. Growing up and to this day we have kept GSD and Rottweilers. A lot of your advice definitely carries over to both those breeds. I would argue that playing tug of war with your dog (assuming they don’t have resource aggression) is huuuuuuge to reduce puppy biting. And letting them win is fine as long as they bring the toy back to you, that shows their are engaged and focused on you, relying on you for that positive engagement. Be clear that biting is not acceptable but playing tug with your dog, if that is an activity they like, is a great and extremely time efficient way to play and bond with your pup.
I'm going to get my doberman in a day or two. Thank you so much for his video and wish me luck!
Arlo is looking bigger already! Lots of people get discouraged when their puppies go through the teething/biting stage, it won't last forever if you work on it! You have great advice, as always.
Thanks Vanessa! Yeah it's growing fast for sure. Yeah it's so easy to get discouraged. I feel like the biggest "training tip" I wanted to give was simply "don't give up" and to promise people it was temporary. Haha.
Picking up our puppy this weekend and Binge-watching this episode...
My fiancé and I got our Doberman puppy a week ago and we’re always watching your videos. This video will help us a lot because our puppy does bite. Excited to try these techniques.
I definitely have to do level three, I try to redirect my Doberman pup and she keeps fighting! We have her on a leash inside still because we aren’t letting her in certain rooms yet and we try to redirect her with that, she ends up biting us a couple times es because the leash is a bit hard to redirect with. I just saw my grandma do the level three trick and it worked! Thank you so much!
Best teacher in the universe
This is awesome advice, very common sense approach, the world needs more videos like this!
Your channel is awesome. Thanks for the great information.
Thank you Alpha! Love seeing you in the comments! So glad you're still liking the videos!
@@DobermanPlanet Thanks. Sorry I haven't been on lately.
@@alphadog5996 I forgive you Alpha! Haha. I get being busy, that's for sure!
Appreciate your positivity and honesty in your videos
Hi, I am venba from India and I'm planning to get a doberman and I am totally watching ur video with devotion because I wanna get in the bonding between me and the soul. Watching ur videos are completely helping me prep up to invite the angel with a clear mind. Ur experience with them is helping me better than an expert advice.hatsoff sir.(psst....ur son is damn cute)
imma about to get my dobermann puppy within 1 day, this video helped me a lot
John ! I got to say I’ve been watching your videos since you got Arlo. That you indeed motivated me to get one of my own. I named him Kratos. Kratos has been teething and I cannot thank how useful this video has been !
Thanks for the information. I 'll do this once I get a Doberman puppy next year.
Great video thanks my new doberman coming in 2 weeks ...not my first dog but my doberman....really looking forward to it thinking abound one for -about 8 years now !!!
Thank you
U have helped me so much
Please include a video on taping
Watched a lot of these videos, and this is one of the best!
I have a doberman puppy this video helped me a Lot!!!! Thank u
HI JOHN!
I LOVE DOBERMAN,I LOVE YOUR
GREAT VIDEOS!
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Thank you so much Silvia! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos!!
Hi John, Im at this level 1 now and my pup is 8 weeks old. im preety sure your correction methods will definitely works for me. Ill keep you posted on the progress . Thanks for the informative video. I learned alot from you since i got my first Doberman pup (Thanos) 4 days back.
All very good tips. Thank you for sharing them. He is getting big and such a cutie!!
Thank you Debbie! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, he's growing FAST. Every week I can see a change!
A loud "ouch" with stand up and disengagement worked well with my doberman. He always seemed to think he hurt me (even if he didn't) and felt bad about it. He is super Alpha, but it still worked because he had a super strong desire to please me.
i love your videos and your passion for the greatest breed in the world!! something that needs to be mentioned is how much stronger a Dobe puppy's jaw is than other non-defense breeds! i had owned Irish Setters and Labradors before and their bite as a pup or even an adult is nothing compared to a Dobe puppy bite! =) those jaws are strong! good at defending you, not so fun as the "pincher" bite they sometimes like to do; just using their 4 little teeth in front; 2 top, 2 bottom ones, no fangs needed to pinch you hard! So this is really great for you to teach us to not let our puppy bite us ever. Now i have a 6 year old boy that still "mouths" me when he is excited, but that is NEVER a bite, only a greeting; like shaking or holding my hand when he wants to show love and excitement for seeing me. anyone else have a Dobe that does this?
Great help looks like I’m on the right track
This is so helpful! The yipping sound never worked for me either.
He is so cute thanks John for sharing your puppy with us
Definitely! Thank you for watching my videos Gail! Means a lot.
This is the video I have been waiting for 🙂We have a 15 week old European doberman that was causing me some serious bruises with biting. We found that any physical touching to correct made him bite more frequently and harder. We have to be really consistent about redirection, everyone in the house using the exact same method. Bitter apple spray on furniture and whatever spot or thing on me he was trying to nip made him lose interest really quickly as well. We also started using a snuffle pad for feeding meals and mentally exhaust him a little bit. We have seen drastic improvements this week 🙂
So glad I hit a topic that was useful for you Gonnie! Congrats on your Dobie pup! I haven't experimented much with a snuffle pad... but that's interesting that you are getting a good response with it. I might have to try one of those soon.
Thank you so much for all of your advice. I've been watching your videos since we brought our Doberman puppy home. So glad I found this one because we REALLY need it right now! I'm going to try these techniques ASAP. Your other tips have been working great!
Seems my obsession with Dobermans are increasing.... thanks to this channel
John, I'm truly hoping you can help me here. You nor anyone else on TH-cam has ever touched on this subject: I am an American English professor teaching in South Korea and I bought my Dobie, Guinness, in November at 7 weeks old (yes, I know you shouldn't take a pup from its mother until at least 8 weeks, and I feel, personally, minimum 10 weeks, but the idiots kept the dogs outside in back of a battery/tire shop, and it was filthy and getting cold, and I didn't want anything "more" harming my boy [I fell in love with him the moment I met him because he had the most beautiful feet!]). I'm not a fan of backyard breeders, but it's not easy finding a reputable breeder here in Korea, and, beside, I feel I'm saving a life in this way. Now to my issue: Guinness is and always has been a biter! He has a fantastic personality, non-aggressive in any way; I can take his food or any other item no matter its food-value and he will let me have it with no resistance; he love dogs, animals, children, etc. but is a lunger and often scares people even though he is just saying "hi" due to Koreans' fear of large black dogs. However, ever since a "little" puppy, he bites and you can not redirect him with a toy nor even food. He just wants my hand. We wake up with him, he's happy to see me, and once I start petting him, he's after my hand; we play together, tug-of-war (and, by-the-way, he will release the moment I tell him), he's soon after my hand. Granted, he's not biting to hurt, and I'm not worried about that, it's just that at 8 months old, he should not be doing it. Yes, I've tried every single thing you and the "pros" have mentioned (walk away, yelp, redirect, etc.!!! And nothing works!!!) I've raised five Dobermans from my teens to the late 1980s, and I have never had this issue. In fact, my others I could wrestle with them and the only time they put their mouths on me was in play and would merely clamp and hold and would release the moment I told them. I love Guinness very much, and though there are some other issues, this is by far the worst, for I can not seem to break it.
This by far is the most efficient way to handle your puppy while they nipped and bite. I guess I should get more toys. But thank you sooo much. 👍😊
Thank you, we are going through this right now. I am going to try your three step method. Thank you for all these fantastic videos.
Great vid and advice. May I add. Make training fun (for the owner). Don't get frustrated/angry. If you do stop chillout and start again.
Great video! This works for all breeds. The third one is great, because it doesnt hurt them, but it gives you both a cool down in which they get into petting mode. Never failed for me. My lab never EVER bites now, so its very effective. Arlo is one lucky pup. I didnt know know about the tug of war thing, i let my pup win to keep him engaged. Some things might be different for dobermans, as labs tend towards a gentle attitude. Great video dude!
Thanks so much! Yeah you're right... the not letting them win thing is mainly because Dobermans can be so dominant and it's a good way to keep the dominance in check. Not as much of an issue with many other breeds.
Thank you as always. I had just read the article on this subject at your website. We are selecting a puppy next week, from the breeder we selected, and bringing it home a bit later when it is old enough.
That's awesome, congrats on being so close to getting your new pup! That's very exciting! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Never considered the possibility of having a doberman service dog! I'll def keep it in mind in the future, I'm kind of a mess and a service dog might be helpful.
You rock!!!! I was losing all hope. I have a 100% euro 4 month old girl pup and she has been biting my hands for 3 weeks and week ago just started attacking my ankles in the grass. Have done the hand with a no and hand on back and has stopped in 1 day. We will see how tomorrow goes but already 100% better 🐾🐾🐾
You give such good advise! I am considering getting a doberman and you is making my decision that much easier!! Thank you
Yes!! All logical & helpful advice here. Your knowledge will help create a beautiful doberman society❤👍👍
Your channel is worth GOLD i am really thankfull for the content u make at YT
Great work :)
Thank u 🙏🏾 I just have my first Dobermen male he’s 8 week old today I love it ,all my life I want to have Dobermen than u for ur advice.
3 more weeks and ill receive mine, def going to apply your advice! 🙏
no shoes in the house john! love your videos
Haha! It's like you're a spy for my wife! Hahaha. So glad to hear you're enjoying the videos! Thank you so much for watching!
Great video. Love your stuff. Just got a new Doberman pup. These are really helpful. Keep it up
Congrats on your new pup Jackson! And thank you so much!!! I'm really glad you are getting something useful from the videos.
Doberman Planet thank you. He is a mess. Hope you have good luck with yours
@@jacksonforney6375 Haha yeah they all are at that young age. Thank you! You too! Stick with it, it's temporary!
A hand signal, a stern voice and a rolled up newspaper which can be used to make a smacking sound is useful. And in case of puppies, a light return nip/bite on their snout/nose is a good way to discourage biting.
I have learned a lot from your videos and from others that own a Doberman but I'm still kinda nervous about it because I will be getting one in a few weeks. Not the kind of nervous that I have no idea what I'm getting into but those nervous of getting a new doggo
Excellent video!!! The boosting you mentioned towards the end, I totally agree & encourage as for my boy Edmond, having a couple of puppy playdates worked tremendously & if he ever becomes mouthy now, since he learned bite inhibition from playing with the other pups, he knows human skin & will ever so gently just nibble & never chomp down like he did before!
Thank you so much! Yeah, that really does make a big difference. Glad to hear that it worked for your pup!
When should we start training a Doberman . I will be getting mine in a couple of weeks . Cant wait ...
00:54 this reminds me so much of my little Min Pin beelzepup, Stella. So tiny and cute but so freaking bitey! Thank goodness she outgrew it....mostly.
Good to hear things got better! Yeah they can be a handful during this stage for sure!!
@@DobermanPlanet she's still nutty as can be but not quite as bad. She's lucky we love her! :)
Yes, our euro dobie is neutered 4.5 years old & 100 lbs even now & I cant imagine him not being trained to respect space. His puppy biting hurt so bad, we had to put an end to that very quickly bc he tried to dominate our petite 5 year old daughter @ the time & there was lots of crying & "he's a mean puppy!" Now... Best snuggle siblings & her fierce protector😉
SO glad it worked out well in the end, Dee. That's scary when you have a small child in the house. I'm glad the nipping didn't terrify your daughter and make her avoid the dog or anything. Sounds like they're good buddies now!
@@DobermanPlanet yes, my daughter is 9 now & since his biting phase on us was cut short by the firm/not hard muzzle squeeze, it didnt have any long-term phobia effects on her. He adores her & is very protective of his girls in the house😉 Dobermans are an exceptional breed. I want a female dobie soon, I just gotta convince the hubby😉
@@kookyrt Haha don't give up with convincing the hubby either! Lol!
Omg I’m going to your site... Liam
is an absolute raptor lately- I’m sure this has a lot to do with his hormones... but he is literally like hurting my daughter. He is almost 10 months old, so. Thank you for posting this video!!
I love your channel. I'm so glad I found it. Thank you for all the advice you give. 👍🐾
I will try this advice!! The physical correction. Because all the other trainers say stuff that don’t work. I have a Bali Dog but I found your videos and went specifically to this advice to see what you had to say about the subject and youre totally right. I could redirect my puppy as much as I want she will still want to bite me. The physical correction is something I naturally went to do a couple times but yes it will be painful because she will be crying when I do it :( and playing the victim. But hopefully she will stop
Thank you so much for this video, already watched two videos and I'm full on with it. I also cried a little when you said "your not alone" I've felt so overwhelmed with him especially the biting. I will definitely try these levels and hopefully it's stops. Thank you again!❤️
haha i love how Innocently, Dramatic you make your beginnings! very cute!!! :D
I love all the videos and information you provide. We watch them as a family as a way to keep consistent with our 11 week old dobie. At the moment, we are struggling with biting. It is more than nipping or mouthing, it leaves marks and sometimes draws blood (usually from the yanking away because it happens so quickly). I am constantly re-directing him to a toy and have tried level 2 and 3 but nothing is working. I do know this behavior is very related to when he is tired but that is still no reason for biting and if you say no to him he seems to come back at you more forcefully. His behavior is causing a lot of stress and our 13 year old daughter doesn't really want anything to do with him because she is scared. We have a 10 year old pit and had 2 german shepherds in the past so she is very comfortable around dogs but our boy is quite a handful lately and causing a lot of stress for us. Any other suggestions to get him to stop this very unwanted behavior?
I’m dealing with this now , my girl is about to be 10 weeks and so far what has been helping is just putting her back into her crate or outside until she is calm