Hi everyone.

we have a bitch pup- 10 weeks. Now, she is really lovely, but when i walk in the room, she almost always tries to bite the backs of my legs really aggressively. She runs and throws her self at my legs, and i cannot stop it. Once she has a hold of me, it is too late. If i walk away from her, she does the same thing to my legs.

If i tell her off- she barks and growls at me and tries to bite again, i cannto get anywhere with her. She  is no where near as bad with the rest of the family.

I was the one who looked after her when we picked her up in the back of the car, can this be anything to do with it?

She also tries to put one of her back legs over my foot. If i am sitting down crossed legged, her bum goes towards me, she looks behind her self (towards my feet), and tries to kind of sit on my feet- rather like a bicicle. Why is she doing this?

Tankyou.
Ps- i am a young female, if it makes any difference... i dont know if it does or not.... thanks.

Hi guest.

Sorry, i am no help on this one, but my pup seems to be doing similar things... Does anybody have advice?

First your puppy is not being aggressive. It wants to play and know no other way to get your attention. Only thing I can suggest is that you try to distract him with a toy and give him a few moments attention before leaving him to play alone. Other thing is if he hurts you squeal, as that is how his fellow pups would behave and at 10 weeks he is still unsure how hard he is allowed to bite. Make sure he has his own toys and I find it best to always have one he has not seen for a couple of days.

Thanks. And What about the back legs over feet thing that the guest posted about? (my bitch also does that to me)

Thankyou.

This is totally normal behaviour for a pup and there is no aggression there :)

Do get yourself a copy of agood up to date pup book (English, not American) - such as "The Ultimate Puppy" by Shipp and Ryan or "The Perfect Puppy" by Gwen Bailey. These books are great and will take you to adolescence and beyond :D

YOur pup will probably get excited if you tell him off, try distracting with a toy,  to start. Also do consider good pup classes, take a peek at www.apdt.co.uk for a class near you.

Lindsay

Hi. We have the perfect puppy book, and are taking her to classes next thursday. IS this foot behaviour normal?

Yes it is what pups do to one another, try to distract with a toy and wear something to protect your legs. It gets better after their teeth fall out.