Comments on: My Dog Didn’t Bite, Thanks to Dr. Dunbar https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/ Helping Your Dog Love The Boat As Much As You Do Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:01:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ariella https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-68634 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:19:12 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-68634 In reply to lauren.

I’m the friend! Thanks to Lauren for sharing and thank you for writing a great post.

The Dunbar book was recommended to me, but I have two other half-finished books that I haven’t been able to pick up since Bailey, a Lab mix, came home with us. I’ve been doing all of these things, but it was nice to see assurance that we’re on the right track.

As someone who has never had a dog before, let alone a puppy, I actually found this part to be the most helpful. “I spent much of Honey’s early weeks with us in tears. And I wondered if I hadn’t made a big mistake getting a puppy.” This has described the past two weeks.

]]> By: lauren https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-68612 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:26:31 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-68612 excellent post! a friend of mine just got a puppy. i’ll be sharing this with her for sure.

]]> By: Shannon Allen https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-66602 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:53:06 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-66602 Tucker was taught bite inhibition as a puppy also. When playing, he is always careful not to bite too hard. Also from the teachings of Ian Dunbar.

]]> By: shanendoah@life by pets https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-66051 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:46:52 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-66051 One of the most common phrases when we first got Moree (our Aussie) was “Don’t bite my nose.” He would go from giving you kisses to nibbling on you very subtly. Smokey never seemed to need correction, and luckily, he taught Junebug bite inhibition very well (without ever hurting her in any way).

]]> By: 24 Paws of Love https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-65470 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:29:39 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-65470 I use the same techniques, although I had a hell of time with Brut when he was younger. I swear he was all teeth. He was always jumping and nipping at me, I didn’t realize until way later he was scared and looking for security. I can rough house with him now and he is good with his bite. I’ve never really had any problems with bite inhibition except Brut. And Brut would be the one I have a problem him biting a dog who startled him and could easily turned into a fight. But there’s not much problem with that either, cause everyone stays away from Brut in the house. 🙂

]]> By: Elizabeth https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-65428 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:42:43 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-65428 Luna was pretty feisty with her teeth as a puppy, but we did similar things mentioned in your posts for bite prevention. I was bitten (in the face) as a small child by a wonderful family dog, so this topic has always been important to me.

]]> By: Donna https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-65408 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:04:13 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-65408 I know an old school trainer who, when this was suggested to her, said it is just nuts to teach a dog to bite in the first place and that they should be taught never to touch their teeth to human skin.

Personally, I have never raised a puppy myself, but from the many books I’ve read, I think Dunbar’s route is the way to go. It makes more sense. Like you said, accidents happen.

My Toby is a Lab and he is sweet and submissive too (as you know). But he’s bitten me by accident in play and I can tell you he does not know what bite inhibition is. Again, I don’t think he’d ever bite maliciously, but the thought of how much damage he could do, if he ever did, is frightening…

]]> By: Kolchak, Felix & Jodi https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-65388 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:37:06 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-65388 We were so lucky! Dr. Dunbar actually spent a few weeks with our puppy class. (Our trainer studied with him.) Such a wealth of information and great techniques. Kol will sometimes catch you with his teeth, but it’s never intention and he lets right go. Thank goodness!

]]> By: themisadventuresofmisaki https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-65382 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:08:29 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-65382 I used to nip alot when I was a pup and they tried all kinds of things to stop me till someone told them about the ‘ouch’ thing, they were amazed when it worked.

]]> By: Loy Cerf https://www.somethingwagging.com/my-dog-didnt-bite-thanks-to-dr-dunbar/#comment-65331 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:43:29 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=9104#comment-65331 Gee, that’s something I never even thought about. (And I had small kids with my puppies!) Fortunately, none of my dogs were ever biters, even in play. Happy Sunday!

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