Man, I would consider yourself lucky!! (LOL) Jack is two (the vet thinks) and for the first two weeks he was with me, never barked. Then his confidence began to build and OMG. I have to leave the dog park because his barking is out of control and driving everyone else crazy.
Despite his confidence growing he has separation anziety and it's getting really bad. I have a large outdoor kennel where he goes when I leave the house. Yesterday my neighbor called to say that his barking and crying was happening for the entire time I was gone from the house and would I please do something about it. So, I'm bringing in a trainer to make sure I am doing the training correctly.
Jack does the hand biting too but I've been able to about 90% of the time stop it with a verbal signal and a quick replacement with something he's allowed to chew on. It's taking a while to learn because he never really had a puppyhood being tied to a 6 ft chain his whole life.
So, this hasn't been much help in the sense of solid solutions but I thought I'd at least share your pain as I am going through the very same thing.
Good luck - and share with me any successful tips you learn for either the biting or the barking - when it starts!
Despite his confidence growing he has separation anziety and it's getting really bad. I have a large outdoor kennel where he goes when I leave the house. Yesterday my neighbor called to say that his barking and crying was happening for the entire time I was gone from the house and would I please do something about it. So, I'm bringing in a trainer to make sure I am doing the training correctly.
Jack does the hand biting too but I've been able to about 90% of the time stop it with a verbal signal and a quick replacement with something he's allowed to chew on. It's taking a while to learn because he never really had a puppyhood being tied to a 6 ft chain his whole life.
So, this hasn't been much help in the sense of solid solutions but I thought I'd at least share your pain as I am going through the very same thing.
Good luck - and share with me any successful tips you learn for either the biting or the barking - when it starts!
