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Bianca and her sister
hi Mrs Wingate:
you helped me in the past with my pregnant poodle ..well she got three puppies 2 females and 1 male ...they are great a little over 8 weeks old ..today I gave them a bone they went inside they crate and after a minute they start fighting it sound very vicious I was like what the hell happened here...I yell at them to stop an I reach my hand inside the crate to retrieve the bone and I got bit by one of the female ....what I did I took her out of the cage I put her on her back until she calm down I start petting her and she went back to be the same cute and adorable puppy( by the way her name is Bianca)..so I put her back on her crate I wait ten more minutes ( no bone in the crate this time) I went to pick her up and then again she attack me.....the strange of this is that out of the three puppies she is the one that is always observing definitely more calm than her sibling...but it seem to me that she is like an on and off switch...now my question...is she going to have behavior problems as an adult? she is suppose to go her new home this weekend Saturday 20th ....or she is just been defensive with her bone and her territory? ..why would she attack? she has never been spank or starve or anything that will endanger her at all, there is not kid in the house .....I hope I explain myself well and you understand my concern.
thank you
marcelo
PS the crate use to be close now I remove the top and is open now
AnswerHello Again Marcelo and Congradulations on your 3 babies.
It sounds like you are right about Bianca, that she was protecting her bone and her territory.
She was upset because her and her sister were already fighting over the bone, then you put your hand in the crate and she was still keyed up and bit you.
You did right to hold her on her side until she calmed down.
She most likely bit again because the first time she bit, you most likely pulled your hand out and that gave her the sense that she was the boss. She is saying "He put his hand in the crate and I bit it and he left". It gave her power and she tried it again.
You need to work with her by having her in the crate and you put your hand in there and pick her up over and over until she will not have a problem with it. If you need to muzzle her or get on to her if she bites you, then that is fine, but you need to break her of this. She needs to learn that this is YOUR crate and you can go in it whenever you want, even if she is in it and she needs to let you. Praise her if she is good, scold her if she is naughty.
Do the puppy exam with her. Hold her on her back in your lap and go over her body. Examine her head, ears, eyes, mouth and then praise her. Next move to her legs and belly. Finally work on going over her rear area and back legs. Get her to lay still while you do this. Praise her when she is good. Show her new owners how to do it also.
It estabolishes Dominance because your head is over hers and it builds trust because she is in a very submissive position and she has to trust you that you won't let anything hurt her. Only let her up when she is being good and not struggling.
Sounds like other than that, you are doing well with your puppies. They look really cute in the photo. Thanks!
If you have other questions, please feel free to ask.
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