Smooth Fox Terrier

Question
I recently adopted a smooth fox terrier whom I named Gaby. She is 3 months old and ive had her for two weeks. I absolutely love her and she is a good dog over all. She housetrained very easily, and can sit and answers to her name. The only problem i have is she bites me. She doesnt bite other people, she is great around kids, I work with the mentally challenged and Gaby is gentle and loving with them. The first couple of days she whined when ever i left the house but this has been taken care of by leaving one of my old shirts for her to lay on in her crate. Any idea why she bites me and how i can stop it. Its not during play, its generally when im getting ready to leave the house in the morning, or right after i get home. She is not the first terrier ive had however the other ones were all adults when i got them. (she also has extreme jealousy towards my boyfriend, to the extent that she will lay down and not come to me when i call her when he is there, however if he is there when i am not she is fine)

Answer
Kristi

The biting (which is what she would be doing to her mommy too) is pretty normal at that age - but it does need to stop now.

I usually quickly grab the muzzle and hold it closed firmly but not meanly... look her right in the eye and say "No Bite."   She will try it repeatedly at first, but will probably catch on pretty quick. If she tries it more than 3 times in a row, put her away in her crate for 10 minutes and ignore her completely.  Then let her out and act like nothing ever happened.  Repeat this whole scene as necessary.

It is also pretty typical that she would be jealous.  You need to make sure to have him feed her as many of her meals as possible.  He needs to become a source of the good stuff in life just like you are.

This is a breed that requires a lot of socialization so get her out and about as much as possible **now** while she's still a baby. And of course I recommend an obedience series so you can learn more about how to communicate with her.

-Beth