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Date Posted: 04:39:43 01/23/04 Fri
Author: Anonymous
Subject: Re: Great pyrenees!!
In reply to: 's message, "Great pyrenees!!" on 04:10:54 07/16/03 Wed

>We purchased our first great pyrenees puppy at 6 weeks
>old...I have learned since then that 6 weeks is just
>way to young for the pups to leave it's littermates,
>because it has not been taught about biting...our
>puppy is now 10 weeks and continues to bite constantly
>on our 9 and 5 year old children, but especially the 5
>year old...I started teaching him not to bite from the
>very beginning so he will not bite on me but I can't
>break him from biting on our 5 year old daughter...I
>just do not like how he goes for the face when he
>bites...he knows he is being bad but continues...Any
>advice out there to help us? And is this normal
>behavior for a great pyrenees pup...I chose this breed
>because I have read how they are so gentle and
>loyal....but this has me worried!
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Yes, 6 weeks is way too young to have taken a ppuppy away from the Mother & siblings~We live & learn~( best case senerio is of course that We learn & do homework before purchasing a pet~~
Great Pyrenees are gentle dogs,if they are taught correctly, raised with understanding and gentleness~Your dog, however, is a puppy and will remain a puppy for at least 3 to 4 Years of age~~This particular breed is not considered an adult until approx 4 Years of age~
Puppies are not born into this world knowing what and what not to do, they must be taught~~Your puppy does not know that it "is being bad"~~It's a puppy~~Puppys are very "oral" just like human children , everything must be tasted~~
I can understand Your worry about the puppy and Your child's face~supervise the puppy when it is with the child~~repeated teachings to the puppy about the "no bite" lesson will help and eventually with consistency, the puppy will learn "bite inhibition"
I would aslo consider obedience training~the classes will not only teach the puppy, but wil also help to strengthen the bond betwee the dog & Your family~I would also have the dog neutered~this will help to calm the dog down as it reaches it's teenage years, not to mention that the majority of dog bite in this country are from un-neutered males~and of cours, then, there's cancer to consider~pl;us the number of un-wanted puppys sitting in animal shelters from un-planned breedings~~

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