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She's clearly having fun, running around in circles, chewing sticks, and finding and eating cat poop. And I don't want to discourage her from having fun when I take her outside (except for the cat poop thing -- that needs to stop).

But she seems to have the idea that jumping up and biting my wrists or my ankles is a fun game that we both enjoy, and she seems to be getting more agressive about it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I used to just scream NO! and give them a "gentle" push so they would lose their balance. Never hurt them but make them understand. It's easier with puppies but a grown dog will try to test you more and in the worst case scenario might even retalliate... If that happens you will need to "fight" them. Get them on their back and hold them there until they calm down. Without actually hurting them ofcourse. You just need to overpower them, show them who's boss.

THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU ENCOURAGE GOOD BEHAVIOUR ALSO.

It's not about punishing, ideally you need about 90% positive reinforcement and 10% negative. (i made up the numbers but you get what i'm saying) You need the positive reinforcement so they will respect you when you get angry. If you do it right the only thing you'll need to do eventually is scream NO!! and they'll respect you and try to figure out why they made you angry and try learn from it on their own because they will make it their goal to please you.

I hope this made sense.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

This is old fashioned dominance training, it's been proven not to work well and it damages the dog and your relationship with them.