Hendrix's Mom
Member
Hey guys! Hope you all are well.
I've been having issues with Hendrix and his bitting. But it's more intense and has been happening when we go out for a walk. He walks fairly well then he'll stop and start to bite at the back of my shoe. So, I will stop and make him sit then redirect then he will jump up and grab my sweater sleeves and proceed to tug and growl at it and he's drawn blood a few times and it's embarrassing since people saw it and some laughed, assuming because it looked like he was playing tug of war but I certainly didn't find it funny.
Now, this doesn't happen every time. When we talked towards downtown, he was great, people petted him, he socialized with other dogs. Now, when we were coming back is when he began to grab my sleeves and tug at it but the growling was pretty loud and he only released when I showed him a treat so I could change his attention.
I don't walk him downtown on a daily. He did this two weeks ago when I was going to take him to our county park. But when I take him on walks around the neighborhood, he doesn't do it at all.
It's confusing and I could use some help!.
Also, he grabs the leash and shakes it so we had to go on a shorter leash.
I've been having issues with Hendrix and his bitting. But it's more intense and has been happening when we go out for a walk. He walks fairly well then he'll stop and start to bite at the back of my shoe. So, I will stop and make him sit then redirect then he will jump up and grab my sweater sleeves and proceed to tug and growl at it and he's drawn blood a few times and it's embarrassing since people saw it and some laughed, assuming because it looked like he was playing tug of war but I certainly didn't find it funny.
Now, this doesn't happen every time. When we talked towards downtown, he was great, people petted him, he socialized with other dogs. Now, when we were coming back is when he began to grab my sleeves and tug at it but the growling was pretty loud and he only released when I showed him a treat so I could change his attention.
I don't walk him downtown on a daily. He did this two weeks ago when I was going to take him to our county park. But when I take him on walks around the neighborhood, he doesn't do it at all.
It's confusing and I could use some help!.
Also, he grabs the leash and shakes it so we had to go on a shorter leash.