Those puppy teeth hurt!

Sca is pretty good but I do the opposite of open hand when he is wild and greedy. I make a fist so he cannot get it. Only when his nose is close and he has become still does the hand rotate and open. Eliminates power lunges and you have no exposed fingers to bite until you choose.
 
In order to teach the dog not to snatch and grab, requires a little training.

I can't remember the exact steps from puppy school, but it was all about conditioning.

I think it went something like this:

1) Put treat in closed fist. Let dog sniff. As soon as pup moves away, open hand, praise and treat. I can't remember if there was a verbal command "leave it" or "off", but I think there was.

2) It progresses to open hand. Same drill. If pup tries to snatch. You close the fist and refuse the treat.

Indy sometimes has a tendency to snatch a cookie, so occasionally I have to "remind" him of his manners.

Perhaps someone else remembers the steps better.....senile blonde that I am!
 
I just wanted to say it's good you are looking into teach the dog to take treats gently. I was at the dog run with a friend whose dog has a shark mouth having not been taught to be gentle when taking food. She mistook my hand for chicken and I left with a two red marks (bruised but didn't break skin)! I didn't dare feed her coz every time I did it hurt! And you can't possibly tell everyone how to feed your dog (hand outstretched and slightly curled, etc which incidentally I didn't even dare try!!) and who knows what kid might give treats.
 
I use the command, "Gently." If they snap, I yank it back, close my hand gently around the muzzle and repeat, "Gently." Sometimes Beckon gets a bit shark-y, but for the most part, everyone is very gentle.
 
we did kind of the same thing as people have been talking about. We have Saidy sit, hold the treat just like we normaly do and say "eeeeeeaaaaaassy" and if she jumps for it we pull it back then go down to her again and she just doesn't get it untill she does it easy, we started doing that with her young and we hardley ever have to tell her to be easy at all.
 
romeosangiovese said:
I just wanted to say it's good you are looking into teach the dog to take treats gently. I was at the dog run with a friend whose dog has a shark mouth having not been taught to be gentle when taking food. She mistook my hand for chicken and I left with a two red marks (bruised but didn't break skin)! I didn't dare feed her coz every time I did it hurt! And you can't possibly tell everyone how to feed your dog (hand outstretched and slightly curled, etc which incidentally I didn't even dare try!!) and who knows what kid might give treats.
Click to expand...

I have a shark- named Callie.:wink2: if she is by herself and you give her a treat- she is the most dainty thing taking it from you. if there are other dogs around though, then she's afraid she won't get her treat so she turns into a shark. we've been working on it- so she knows that no matter what- she'll get hers and she's been gentler recently :yes:
 
Calliesmom said:
I have a shark- named Callie.:wink2: if she is by herself and you give her a treat- she is the most dainty thing taking it from you. if there are other dogs around though, then she's afraid she won't get her treat so she turns into a shark. we've been working on it- so she knows that no matter what- she'll get hers and she's been gentler recently :yes:
Click to expand...

I have a shark too. She is even grey and white. 5yrs of trying to teach Ember to leave my fingers and still I need to reminded her and 1/10 times still get nailed. 2 or 3 times she has made me bleed. That is with or without other dogs around. I have had 100% success with all my other dogs so it isn't like I don't know how to teach it.:lol: I just never let anyone else give her food.
 
Oh, yeah! And I always make the dogs sit before they get their treats. I also do the same with their food. Sit, then I say "take it" and they are allowed to eat.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top