Re: Our adopted Lab mix is biting


"Nessa" <ladybugnessa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jan 12, 1:05 pm, "Paul E. Schoen" <pst...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Nick" <the.longest.username.availa...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message


I don't know if the dog would be more frustrated trying to bite with a
muzzle, or being corrected for biting without it. Definitely the behavior
needs to be corrected. The muzzle should be only a safety precaution.

how do you correct a behavior if it never occurs (and it will not
occur with a muzzle on)?

Not sure that correction frustrates a dog. Do you think frustration
is an emotion that dogs have?
Dogs live in the here and now.

Nick seemed to think the dog would be frustrated if she tried to bite with
a muzzle on. It would probably be as frustrating as a dog wearing a cone
collar. I don't know if frustration is the right word, but a dog certainly
can get upset or angry if subjected to unpleasant stimuli, such as
provocation, teasing, or yanking on a prong collar, and it can produce
unwanted reactions.

I see no difference in a dog trying to bite, but unable to because of a
muzzle, or actually biting. But I'd rather have a dog's muzzled snout poke
me in a sensitive area than having teeth involved. An attempted bite is the
same as an actual bite, except it does not cause so much damage and pain to
the recipient. I doubt that the dog would try to bite more because of the
muzzle, and if so, that should make it easier to correct the behavior and
proof the correction.

Paul and Un-Muzzley


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