Agressive Puppy !by Evette Pricilla
Is this normal? Will he grow up to be an aggressive dog? What should I do? Reply from Pauline - Webowner I would never recommend playing too aggressively with puppies. I strongly urge you to teach your baby brothers how to behave around puppies and how to handle them. Please don't allow them unsupervised access to the puppy otherwise there could be trouble. That said, it's time to begin resolving the problem. Puppies learn, through play and interaction with their mother and siblings. When a puppy is removed from that environment it's then up to us to teach them what's acceptable behaviour and what's not. For example, if a puppy bites too hard whilst playing, the mother or siblings will yelp loudly and may not play with the biting puppy for a little while. This teaches the puppy not to bite too hard next time. This is called Bite Inhibition and it's the ability to control how hard (or gently) the puppy bites. You can learn more about bite inhibition and how to stop your puppy biting here. Imagine if your puppy played as aggressively as he is now, when he's an adult dog. A nip or a bite, or even a scratch, from an adult dog is not the same as that from a puppy - it's much, much worse and could be very dangerous! In addition, if your puppy has aggressive tendencies, or even if he hasn't, I wouldn't recommend that you play tug of war with him - at least not until he's an adult dog. Find out why we don't recommend you play tug of war puppy games until they're older. On the other hand, there's an argument to say that if your puppy is very well-trained and responds well to obedience commands (in all circumstances) then rough play may be ok but only on the understanding that all play stops immediately on your command. You can find some great puppy training tips here. A bit of patience, education, training and discipline (on both parts) is all that's needed. I hope this helps. Cocker Spaniel Questions And Answers Return to About Cocker Spaniels - Homepage
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