HELP!!! BICHON WON'T STOP BITING!!!
TWright816
that age. If your pup starts associating the crate with being in trouble
then you'll have more problems. I had the same problem you did. You can
either wait it out and with maturity they usually stop or you can grab his
muzzle and say "NO BITE" very sternly. Keep the muzzle held shut for a
moment and if the puppy struggles don't give in, its not hurting the pup
it's just aggravating it. If that doesn't work, try ignoring the pup when
he bites you. Turn away from him and cross your arms and refuse to even
look at him. He'll come around and learn that if he wants to play he'll
play nice!!!!
David Toadvine
I've tried saying No Bite and putting her in her crate for 5 min., and
also I've giving her chew toys but nothing seems to work. Can anyone
help!!! Thank you.
David Toadvine
Donald Trumbull
the breed. Can you or anyone tell me about the breed?? They are an
attractive little dog, but I know nothing about their behavior (other
than Dave's dog. Are they of French origin?
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DONALD TRUMBULL CBX...@prodigy.com
Ed Shephard
what I consider normal for a puppy. We took an empty soda can, put about 5-6
pennies in it and taped up the opening. Just one shake from that stopped
her, a long with a firm "NO". She very soon stopped the biting and responds
very well to just "NO" now.
Ed Shephard
Donald Trumbull
Timothy Bowers
terrier, We also had some trouble with play biting until someone
told us about bitter apple spray. You can either spray some on your
hands, or a quick spray in the puppy's mouth along with a "no bite".
It works. We found the spray in our local pet store, but also saw it
in the vet's office. Good luck!
Sheri Mitchell
says...
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>Hi. I have an 11 week old bichon frise, and she won't stop play
biting!!
> I've tried saying No Bite and putting her in her crate for 5 min., and
>also I've giving her chew toys
If this puppy were still with her siblings and she bit them, they'd bite
her back. I'm not suggesting sinking your teeth into her, but a quick,
*gentle* nip might be an idea. Her siblings would also yelp loudly when
she bites hard. I've had good success stopping a biting puppy by yelping
myself. It's embarrassing when people are around, but it works.
fynulee
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> Hi. I have an 11 week old bichon frise, and she won't stop play biting!!
> I've tried saying No Bite and putting her in her crate for 5 min., and
> help!!! Thank you.
We have a wonderful little Bichon who also loved to bite when she was a
puppy. We grabbed her muzzle gently, said "no bite" sternly and then
held out our hand and said "lick lick" lovingly. The play biting stopped
within several days and has never been a problem since. Of course, we
regularly get our hands and arms licked :), but we love it.
fynulee
The Bichon Frise is the best little dog in the world - bar none! They
are loving, happy, energetic, non-allergenic, and the very best
companions. We have laughed out loud more since Abby came into our lives
She is very smart and understands everything we tell her. She was
remarkably easy to housebreak. She loves company, going for walks and
going for a ride in the car is the next best thing to heaven for her.
She is wonderful with our grandchildren - she is like putty in their
hands - they've even put doll clothes on her and she sits and grins at
them, all dressed up. She "blitzes" every day. She'll be sitting at our
feet and suddenly up she pops, and begins running around the house at 60
miles per hour, changing direction on a dime, with her ears sailing
behind her. And then she stops. It's like she has this sudden injection
of super energy that she needs to expend - and when it's over she sits
there grinning at us. The Bichon does require daily brushing - and trips
to the groomers, but we tell Abby that's the price one pays to be
beautiful. My husband was very hesitant about getting a Bichon - "he
wanted a real dog - a man's dog" - but he has become Abby's constant
companion and he adores her to the point of being mushy. Hope this
answers your question - if you are lucky enough to adopt a Bichon, you
will never regret it, I promise.
Ed Shephard
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>> Dave, I can't help you with the biting, but I just became interested in
>> the breed. Can you or anyone tell me about the breed?? They are an
>> attractive little dog, but I know nothing about their behavior (other
>> than Dave's dog. Are they of French origin?
The Bichon Frise was introduced into this country mainly from French and
Belgian stock. From the books I have, they were a ship-board dog of
Mediterranean sailors and got to the Canary Islands (where the Tenerife
name comes from). They were introduced back into Italy and Spain where
they became a favorite of royalty and aristocracy during the Middle Ages
and Renaissance -- those little white dogs in paintings of the nobility.
The earliest I have found is in the famous "Unicorn Tapestry".
They were extremely popular at the French court under Henri III. The
name comes from "barbichon", diminutive/affectionate term for "little
spaniel" (barbet = spaniel). They fell out of favor but continued as
performing dogs in France.
Ed Shephard
Mary Frances Smith
descriptive posting. Casey is the greatest little dog ever. We have four
boys also and he has just been great with the kids. In fact he absolutely
loves everybody except the paperboy at whom he barks. He also barks when
the door bell is rung to let us know someone is there.
One day my youngest son and I were having a quick game of Mancala before
school. We were really into this game then and played it all the time.
It is a game played on a wooden board which has scooped out areas for
moving glass stones around the board. Casey sat and watched every time we
played. We thought it was funny how interested he seemed in it. Well
this day after the boys had all left for school I was in the kitchen doing
the breakfast dishes and heard a weird noise coming from the living room.
It scared me because I knew that I was home alone - except for Casey. So
I cautiously peeked around the kitchen door to see what the noise was.
And there was Casey standing at the coffee table resting on one paw while
the other was moving Mancala stones around the board just as if he were
playing a game!! It was amazing to see, but admittedly, he has never
played Mancala again or I would have called David Letterman to try to get
him on his "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment!!
Casey also loves riding in the car and really enjoyed his trips to
elementary school for "Show and Tell". After that when I would bring
him with me in the car to pick up the kids at school, all these little
kids would run over to the car calling his name. He loves all the
attention. He also loves chasing the squirrels in out back yard.
We have never had any trouble with his biting. As soon as we got him home
as a puppy we would tell him "No bite" while holding shut his muzzle. We
only had to do that a few times before he learned, and he has never so
much as nipped at anyone since. We did have a problem with chewing at one
point when he took a great liking to the kids' baseball hats. Guess the
sweat attracted him, and we spent a fortune replacing hats. But once he
found plastic hangers to chew on till they broke, he was happy. Now he
doesn't even bother with the hangers.
I have two friends who also have Bichons and they have had the same
experience as we have. In fact I usually dog sit for them when they go
away and all the dogs get along great. It's so much fun to watch them
together.
When Casey was a puppy we took him to obedience training classes in which
they did not use choke chains and all training was done very lovingly. It
seems to have had an effect because Casey is very gentle and laid back.
From my experience with the breed, it would be the first breed I would
recommend to anyone.
Mary Frances
Ed Shephard
>...................She "blitzes" every day. She'll be sitting at our
>miles per hour, changing direction on a dime, with her ears sailing
>behind her. And then she stops. It's like she has this sudden injection
>of super energy that she needs to expend - and when it's over she sits
>there grinning at us.
So does our JoJo! Every day, regular as clockwork -- she loves it!
Ed Shephard
Jerry Schwartz
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Ed Shephard
Weird. I only see 1 or 2 Bichon comments a month. But all are indicative, of
mine! 2 year old female, doesn't bite/nip, loves kids, loves car ride, goes
ballistic running around house once a day, barks at paperboy/mailman
viciously, and mine loves to eat tissue and toilet paper. Do we look for
similarities in our postings, or is this breed that consistent in its'
behavior?
js
roz
fynulee
Whoops - I forgot how Abby loves Kleenex - raids the wastebaskets on a
regular basis and shreds it everywhere. Also - she LOVES to watch
television, especially if there are little kids or dogs - her favorite is
the Discovery Channel programs on animals - she sits on our lap -
alertly watching and "talking" to the screen throughout the program.
Greg And Marta Kaiser
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Terry Phelps
A Bichon: A bichon should be merry happy and easy to train, always
very willing to please, bichons love their people, and do not like
being left alone, they also make good watch dogs but will let anyone
pet them, a bichon purchased from a good stock should not have any
tempwermant problems, some bichons from puppymill or large kennel
operations may be mixed with poodle causing a mix in tempermant and
size and coat variations, choose your puppies parents wisely and you
should have what you exspected to get, but if you do not research into
the family history then like buying a mixed breed you will not know
what you will get.