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Offline frater5

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Puppy Aggression
« on: April 23, 2014, 11:05:36 PM »
Hi

We have a new gorgeous puppy who is mostly a little happy soul , Her behaviour is good .
House training is going well etc
but we have a problem , besides the normal play biting she can get quite aggressive , growling ( and meaning it )
snapping and going a bit loopy . I obviously am not letting her get away with it and tell her firmly no and hold her
safely until she calms down .

We are experienced dog owners , have had a boxer , staffy and spaniels previously but have never experienced this puppy
rage before.

I am at home with her most of the time and she will be going to puppy socialisation classes .

Can any one offer any help please

Thank you

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Re: Puppy Aggression
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2014, 11:14:59 PM »
Hi and welcome to he forum  :D

What you are experiencing is very normal behaviour for cocker spaniel puppies  ;) I think most people on here joined because they were concerned about how frantic their pups are - flying sets of teeth or cockerdiles are often the main topics on here!

Can I suggest that you search through the puppy board on here as you will find lots of similar stories and great advice   :D

Pearl is now 3 years old and my memory of what to do when she was so young is fading but I do remember that she wouldn't give in and sleep if I was around resulting in an over tired, fractious pup! Giving your pup a set routine and letting her sleep far more than you expect may help.

Looking forward to learning more about your girl and maybe some photos?

Jayne

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Re: Puppy Aggression
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2014, 11:28:51 PM »
I too had panics over the aggressive puppy biting stage and can assure you that it is normal for some cocker pups (hence the nickname cockerdiles). Bonnie was very aggressive; full on attacking, snarling, snapping and launching herself at my feet, arms, hands and even my face in full bite mode. I was genuinely scared of this little tiny creature and convinced she was nasty and aggressive. It is very worrying and hard to cope with if you have never experienced it before.

There are several posts on the puppy section regarding this behaviour. Have a read and it will put your mind at rest that it is not rage and is very common. There are loads of brilliant answers to the posts on the ways to help but mainly the best ways are regular time outs for pup, ignoring the behaviour and making sure pup has plenty of sleep as they seem worse if over tired.

Bonnie is now 15 months old and the sweetest, cuddliest mummy's girl you could ever imagine. She doesn't even growl at other dogs when they snap/bark never mind try to bite. She is currently sat trying to kiss me as I type this.....I would never have put my face anywhere near her as a pup. A lot of us on here have been in your shoes and all have beautiful sweet natured dogs once they have got through the biting stages xx

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Re: Puppy Aggression
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2014, 11:29:45 PM »
Hi and welcome

I'm a newbie too but I've found loads of advice and support here. It's my go to place whenever I concerned or just want to learn. I'm sure you'll find plenty of threads to help.

My first thought was is your little one getting enough sleep? Our little boy is full on or crashed out at the moment. I can tell he's getting tired as soon as he turns into a cockerdile and then he has some time out in his pen. 

I'm sure the more experienced owners will be able to reassure us that this is part of their learning and be able to give you more tips.

Try not to worry too much she's got so much world to explore and so much to learn. I m sure it's all a bit overwhelming for her sometimes. Keep focusing on her achievements and everything else will fall into place.

Anyway keep checking in here and we can see how they are progressing.

All the best







Offline frater5

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Re: Puppy Aggression
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2014, 08:10:23 AM »
Thank you for your replies .

Glad this is normal behaviour and she will get better.

Will read other posts and see what advice is given .

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Re: Puppy Aggression
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2014, 08:56:54 AM »
I too was worried about my 9 week old puppy growling and snapping.
I read up about it on forum and then really watched her and I came to the conclusion
That she was getting very over excited and she is a very vocal dog!.
You can stroke her and she wags her tail but she makes growly noises. So I don't think it's aggression
Just a little hyper.