I read somewhere that if your dog bites, then you should consider putting it down.

Well guess what........my dog bites.

Almost EVERY time I get home, she grabs my hand in her mouth as she uncontrollably wags her entire ass in pure dog joy. It doesn't hurt, but the slobber can be an issue................sigh.

She is a black lab who is really great with the kids........although she "bites" them in the same manner quite often.

This is going to be a tough decision.

Sounds like my sister-in-law,

^naw.....your SIL sucks more than she bites.

Actually law..it sounds like your Mother

^go easy on law's momma..........she's having enough trouble with her menthol cigarette withdrawal.

(she's gone on an eating binge and it is costing me a FORTUNE)

Andy, if it's a lab and he/she/it has a good temperment, there is probably a pretty good chance you can train that out of her. I have known and had several dogs, some labs, that do this. Some trainers call it 'mouthing' as the dog really isn't biting. Anyway, if this is what it is, it is most likely fixable with some correct training. It is just a bad habit that you and others have let him/her/it get away with for some time. Now the dog thinks it's ok.

As a second alternative, you could call Ceaser, but I think any good trainer worth his salt would be able to handle that and also teach you how and why to handle it. And no, smacking the dog over the head with a 2 x 4 is not the correct method. That is the method for teenagers.

I hate to say it, but I'd put her down.*

ScottHar

*Try one of these: "You're a slobbering bitch!" or "You're a stinky fart machine! or maybe, "Didn't you hear that wearing real fur is tacky?!" Something like that.

don't know what kind of dog I'm expected to have, but the truth is, I have a standard Poodle, a female. She is 'all dog'--wants to kill cats, birds, mice, rats, rabbits, and roll in cow **** after she digs a giant hole in the yard after dining on a nice bit of week-old mouldy cat ****.

But when I come home, the first thing she does (while she's shaking herself silly) is grab my hand and lead me into the house.

I don't think that is 'biting'...

That is just a dogs way of saying 'C'mon, dude, you've missed all the good stuff...welcome home!'

Andy, what you describe is not 'biting'--more like misguided 'greeting'.

When my dog and me play she bites at my hands. Granted, my dog is a 10lb. bichon frise that i could throw like a football, but I think she knows the difference between playing and actual biting.

She is a Retriever, she is soft mouthing you. Its the same way she carries a bird back to you. Its not a bite but a retrieve.

Nothing to worry about unless she starts retrieving your ass back to momma when you are out messing around with strange women.

Training...

ya.... if only dogs had thumbs.... they wouldn't need to bite.....

my dog bites............god bless her!

Put some tobasco on your hand and let your dog grab hold of your hand.

I'm not sure if this is a good training technique, but just an idea that came to mind. LOL

post video if you do try it.

My parents had a Pomeranian that would always get into the bathroom trash cans and make a huge mess shredding tissue. One time (maybe twice), I may have put some cayenne pepper in the can to deter it. Actually, that's been a long time now, and I don't recall if I actually followed through with that or if it was just something I considered doing.

Dog Bite Info...

http://www.dogbitelaw.com 

In my best Inspector Clouseau: "Dz yr dug byt?"

ScottHar

15. - chilli powder is a training technique that works on some dogs....not mine. i actually made a paste out of fresh habaneros and just a little water for grinding purposes and it only worked for the 1st couple of times.

As an experienced Lab owner if your dog is a typical high spirited young lab the "biting" which is not really biting is playing to the dog...

That is the problem. he/she needs to be trained that this is not acceptable playing.. Have you ever used a training electric collar? Works wonders with labs... Also don't pull your hand out, rather stick it further down the dogs throat.. they don't like it... Pulling your hand away just encourages them to do it more!

Labs for the most part are way to good nature d to actually bite, put using their mouth is natural to them. What your describing can be corrected.

(mine ass wags too!!) gotta love em!

Wearing Fur is All the Rage in Tha ATL . . .