LordStanley
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- Apr 1, 2014
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Hi all. Need some help/advice.
Stanley is 10 months old. Fully grown, big guy. 65 lbs.
Today he was chewing on a carpet in our laundry room (rubber mat material) and when he had a piece in his mouth, he would not drop it. Now when he was smaller, I would just pry his mouth open and remove it. Well, he's too strong for that now, and today when my wife tried to do that, he bit down hard on her hand and drew blood. This is the first time that he has "bitten" any of us. What do we do to get things out of his mouth that he should not have, or are potentially dangerous if he swallows them? I don't know how to back him down when he's that fired up or in the "red zone" so to speak.
He does not listen to the "drop it" command, or "release".. We can't seem to get him to do that. Maybe we haven't worked hard enough at it, but we are struggling with getting him to listen.. I think he feels like he's in charge of the house.
How do we correct this, now that he's 10 months old and feels like he runs the place?
Help me Bulldog Forum, You're my only hope..........
Stanley is 10 months old. Fully grown, big guy. 65 lbs.
Today he was chewing on a carpet in our laundry room (rubber mat material) and when he had a piece in his mouth, he would not drop it. Now when he was smaller, I would just pry his mouth open and remove it. Well, he's too strong for that now, and today when my wife tried to do that, he bit down hard on her hand and drew blood. This is the first time that he has "bitten" any of us. What do we do to get things out of his mouth that he should not have, or are potentially dangerous if he swallows them? I don't know how to back him down when he's that fired up or in the "red zone" so to speak.
He does not listen to the "drop it" command, or "release".. We can't seem to get him to do that. Maybe we haven't worked hard enough at it, but we are struggling with getting him to listen.. I think he feels like he's in charge of the house.
How do we correct this, now that he's 10 months old and feels like he runs the place?
Help me Bulldog Forum, You're my only hope..........