play biting out of control

Hi
This is not a "lab problem" only...many puppies try this while 'pushing your
buttons'. The pup is pushing you...see where the point is that you loose
control of the situation or/and unable to maintain control and keep her in
her place in the pack order. Every time she gets out of hand like this, a
time out. You need to get her to submit to you, for you to make her
understand that 'you' the pack leader finds this behavior totally out of
line. The best way is to pin her down, either flip her on her back and hold
her there until she stops struggling and submits or just use her collar and
pin her down. No talking, you make eye contact...'think godlike look here',
DONT SMILE, DON"T LAUGH. This is not a fun situation. Her mother would
have done that to her, pin her down, when disciplining the litter...like the
book...Mother Knows Best. :)
Also tell you instructor next week the puppy grabbing is getting out of hand
and you feel she is trying you on for size :).
Good luck.
Cheers

--
Kim and the Pirate Labradors
Sutton, ON Canada
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"Diane" <dbergman.TakeThisOut@wwdc.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, my eleven week old Maddy, has now started going crazy when playing.
> If we are playing outside she gets the crazies and starts biting me.
She'll
> grab me anywhere she can. It's not her normal play biting, it's almost
like
> she's in a rage. My lab mix that recently passed away did the same thing.
> Is it normal for labs? We start puppy school next week, but I am hoping
> someone can give me some advice. I know she's not trying to be mean, but
I
> want to stop the behaviour while she is still 15 pounds and not 65. She's
> so smart and great in all other ways, and this is my only concern with
her.
>
> Thanks,
> Diane
>
>

you could try grabbing the lower jaw and use your thumb to apply pressure on
the tissue below the tongue and say NO. I had to do this twice with my old
neighbors puppy due to they didn't train/discipline there dogs enough, but
they behave with me.
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Just send her in a quiet corner and show her you are not well pleased.
She will know
Make her stay quiet until you are happy to free her.
A few years back I had a bit of trouble ie very playful GSD.
I got a trainer in for some advice he gave her a bit of rough stuff.
Not cruel I might add....just put her to the ground.
Trouble was as she was quickly hyped up,it made her far worse.
With a Labrador calm is the order of the day I think.
Pat.

"Diane" <dbergman.DeleteThis@wwdc.com> wrote in message
news:vorkt0d8oivfc5@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello, my eleven week old Maddy, has now started going crazy when playing.
> If we are playing outside she gets the crazies and starts biting me.
She'll
> grab me anywhere she can. It's not her normal play biting, it's almost
like
> she's in a rage. My lab mix that recently passed away did the same thing.
> Is it normal for labs? We start puppy school next week, but I am hoping
> someone can give me some advice. I know she's not trying to be mean, but
I
> want to stop the behaviour while she is still 15 pounds and not 65. She's
> so smart and great in all other ways, and this is my only concern with
her.
>
> Thanks,
> Diane
>
>
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Dear Diane,

Maybe all labs do this as puppies. They get the "lab crazies", running like
the devil, crashing into people biting at them, etc. What I did was grab
Hawkeye out of the air as he was lunging at me and I threw him to the ground
and growled at him in a really harsh voice..."NOOO". I had to do it two or
three times but he's never done it again. Hawkeye is two years old now and
he still get's the "lab crazies" once in a while but he never slams into us,
just runs by at Mach 3 just missing us, little bastard :-)

Judith Ann
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I got a 11 year old that does that every so often. So, you might want to get
use to it. She does not do it to me, but the wife and kids seem to be fair
game for her. As are any other visitors to the house.


"Judith Ann" <judybeler.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dear Diane,
>
> Maybe all labs do this as puppies. They get the "lab crazies", running
like
> the devil, crashing into people biting at them, etc. What I did was grab
> Hawkeye out of the air as he was lunging at me and I threw him to the
ground
> and growled at him in a really harsh voice..."NOOO". I had to do it two
or
> three times but he's never done it again. Hawkeye is two years old now
and
> he still get's the "lab crazies" once in a while but he never slams into
us,
> just runs by at Mach 3 just missing us, little bastard :-)
>
> Judith Ann
>
>
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IDIOT.

"Judith Ann" <judybeler.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:AXFob.16867$EY3.14501@edtnps84...
> Dear Diane,
>
> Maybe all labs do this as puppies. They get the "lab crazies",
running like
> the devil, crashing into people biting at them, etc. What I did
was grab
> Hawkeye out of the air as he was lunging at me and I threw him
to the ground
> and growled at him in a really harsh voice..."NOOO". I had to
do it two or
> three times but he's never done it again. Hawkeye is two years
old now and
> he still get's the "lab crazies" once in a while but he never
slams into us,
> just runs by at Mach 3 just missing us, little bastard :-)
>
> Judith Ann
>
>
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"Just A Jeeper" <Just RemoveThis @a.jeeper> wrote in message
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> I got a 11 year old that does that every so often. So, you might
want to get
> use to it. She does not do it to me, but the wife and kids seem
to be fair
> game for her. As are any other visitors to the house.
>
>
> "Judith Ann" <judybeler RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:AXFob.16867$EY3.14501@edtnps84...
> > Dear Diane,
> >
> > Maybe all labs do this as puppies. They get the "lab
crazies", running
> like
> > the devil, crashing into people biting at them, etc. What I
did was grab
> > Hawkeye out of the air as he was lunging at me and I threw him
to the
> ground
> > and growled at him in a really harsh voice..."NOOO". I had to
do it two
> or
> > three times but he's never done it again. Hawkeye is two
years old now
> and
> > he still get's the "lab crazies" once in a while but he never
slams into
> us,
> > just runs by at Mach 3 just missing us, little bastard :-)
> >
> > Judith Ann
> >
> >
>
>
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