Megan got in trouble!

Don't beat yourself up over it. Think about what happens when you brush a kid's hair. I remember being a total brat about it. "OUCH! MOOOOOOOOM!" and then stomping off. I mean I didn't punch her or anything, but I probably did act out when she pulled too hard.

It's hard not to pull sometimes when getting a knot out. Best you can do is be more careful next time.
 
Yikes! That was post 666!! Had to do another..

You know what theey say about the 666th post you do, right?
 
Beckon will occasionally snarl and try to bite at the brush...or my hand that is holding the brush. I take hold of his nose, turn his head toward me and say, "No. You do not bite the brush. Behave," very firmly. Then (and I may be nuts :uhoh:), I keep my face right next to his mouth, kissing and telling him "Good boy. No bite," as I continue brushing. No more problems! :biggrin2:
 
Megansmom said:
I was using two different types of brushes, a slicker and a regular bristle type. If you have a better suggestion for a diiferent type of brush easier that gets the knots out a little easier I am ALL for it:yes:.

Believe it or not, the knot that I was trying to gently brush out is still there:cool:.

Thank you all xoxox
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Try some baby powder....then brush it out some more with a slicker - light touch. If not, then take a thinning shear and slice horizontally to break it up. Brush again
 
Bailey has done this once.or.twice too. Always when im brushing under her tail or cleaning under tail. I did what everyon said. I screamed aw! And put my hand around her snout and said no bite.
 
I'd give baby oil with e a try next time. It's what we used to use on horses who we would get in who's tails had been braided and left up for a LONG time, and had ungodly knots, often with burrs. It really helped to loosen the knots.
 
When Ember was about 6 months old, I had really been working hard at getting her to stand for nail trimming and not thrashing and screaching at the top of her lungs when I did them. We had been making great progress and even though she didn't like it, she was tolerating it and stand still. I had just finished trimming the last nail and patted Ember on the shoulder and said there that wasn't too bad. As I did that Ember looked me dead in the eyes and her pupils constricted and then dilated very qucikly(my brain went oh no, that's not good) and she lunged for my face. I caught her by the muzzle and the back of her neck just as her teeth gazed my right cheek. I held her and told her off for about 15 seconds and then put her on the floor and walked away. :mad: It really shook me as I was all done and doing nothing with her when her lunged. She had never before and has never after tried to bite me or anyone else. She was a head strong pup though. I think it was a test, to see if she could get me to back off. From, that day forward though she listened to me and respected me and our relationship bloomed. :smile2:
 
Chris said:
Beckon will occasionally snarl and try to bite at the brush...or my hand that is holding the brush. I take hold of his nose, turn his head toward me and say, "No. You do not bite the brush. Behave," very firmly. Then (and I may be nuts :uhoh:), I keep my face right next to his mouth, kissing and telling him "Good boy. No bite," as I continue brushing. No more problems! :biggrin2:
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Most of the time Megan gets a bit rough with the brush or at least tries to when I am grooming her, this was the first time it was at me :eek2:. I brushed her some more yesterday just to make sure she knew I had control and that I am not going to hurt her :yes:
 
Justicemom said:
When Ember was about 6 months old, I had really been working hard at getting her to stand for nail trimming and not thrashing and screaching at the top of her lungs when I did them. We had been making great progress and even though she didn't like it, she was tolerating it and stand still. I had just finished trimming the last nail and patted Ember on the shoulder and said there that wasn't too bad. As I did that Ember looked me dead in the eyes and her pupils constricted and then dilated very qucikly(my brain went oh no, that's not good) and she lunged for my face. I caught her by the muzzle and the back of her neck just as her teeth gazed my right cheek. I held her and told her off for about 15 seconds and then put her on the floor and walked away. :mad: It really shook me as I was all done and doing nothing with her when her lunged. She had never before and has never after tried to bite me or anyone else. She was a head strong pup though. I think it was a test, to see if she could get me to back off. From, that day forward though she listened to me and respected me and our relationship bloomed. :smile2:
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WOW!! that must have been a very intense moment between you and Ember. It really does shake you to your core when they do something like that, and you start to think :eek2:, OH NO do we have a problem here??

Megan's little snarl/bite at me kind of had a build up if you will. It began as what I thought was playful as she normally does and then she meant it!! But as I brushed her more yesterday and praised her through it, she seemed fine..
 
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