Hey all...I posted a few days ago as my little 9 week old working cocker has become a little devil in the last few weeks crying and howling etc...so we brought a cage...and the cage has def helped us...she no longer cries....well, only for about 3 or 4 mins when first put in it but then stops and sleeps straight through till we wake and no mess on the kitchen floor...actually no accidents in the house at all since we got the crate which is AMAZING, she even seems to like it!
But....she just wont stop attacking me! Seriously....now I know all pups play bite and i understand that totally...so I got her toys, I got her lots of toys, she has bones, rawhide chews, balls, plastic key things all sorts...BUT she doesnt want any of them she only want to eat me!
For the last 3 days I have had to walk around in my partners steel toe capped boots and its making me MISERABLE!
I love Ally to bits, but I am becomming so upset with her as I am the one that has been home with her since we got her, so in effect I have been the one to welcome her and make her feel safe, and she has a good life here with me any partner as she is adored. We dont spoil her but she gets cuddles etc, comes out in the car with me, has socialised well as we always have guests popping in, has been out for rides in the car with me which makes her sleep and is so cute.
When she is naughty and bites me I tried to ignore her, I tried to turn my back, I tried saying no, I tried rewarding her when she stops, I tried putting her in the garden but I cant do anything to get her to stop biting me. The minute I let her out of her crate I dont fuss her, I open the door so she can go toilet..which she does...then she runs straight back in the kitchen then i give her cuddles but as soon as I put her down, she kind of goes back on all fours and starts growling at me then lunges forwards barking and bites my ankles and toes, she has also started jumping up and going for my thigs and my trousers, she tugs at the bottom of my trousers and just WONT get off no matter what and she has hurt me a lot already and ruined 2 pairs of trousers and she sinks her teeth in to them and then wriggles her head side to side like a dammed crocodile trying to kill its prey! i cant do anything to get her off so I have to try and walk away from her which just ends up ripping my trousers, the only thing I can do is to leave the room or put her back in her crate...she cries so I wait till she stops then let her out, but she is straight back to my trousers or feet and it makes me feel like she hates me...I seriously dont know what to do as it is not making my time with her happy at all...she is spending about 80% of her time in her crate or in the kitchen alone at the mo as we cant be in the room with her and this isnt what I expected from a puppy. she had me in tears last night as my partner went away for 2 weeks yesterday so I am home alone which I hate, and wanted to cuddle up with her in the front room, but she just wont settle and relax with me, all she wants to do is bite and play. The first week we had her home she was a cuddle monster and all she wanted to do was sit on my feet or under my legs or on my lap and cuddle...but this week has been a different story and I dont know why?
She drew blood on my partners leg the other night while he was watching tv..when we bathed her we couldn't get her dry as she just bites our hand and the towel and tries to tug it away from us, I tried cleaning her eyes the other night and got bitten lots, I tried to brush her while she was sleepy and she growled and snapped at me and moved away like a little madam...I just cant do anything with her at the moment?
Does anyone have any other advise for me bar me bringing in a dog trainer for behaviour training lessons as they are going to cost me money that I just dont have at the mo and will be a last resort!
Thanks for your reply in advance..!!!
Kit xxx