My dog bite me yesterday

@miryanag (346)
Bulgaria
March 21, 2013 3:15am CST
Yesterday my four month lab Oscar got in a dog fight over a toy. I was trying to break the fight and he bite my arm. I pined him on the ground and waited for him to come down. After that he was looking guilty his tail between his legs. I try not to get mad at him but honestly I m my arm hurts a lot. I since this situation I work to teach him to share his toys with other dogs he still gets crazy hen other dog aproches his stuff.I will continue to provoke him untill he backs down. Any other ideas.
8 responses
@urbandekay (18278)
21 Mar 13
It is quite natural for dogs to do this but it is important that the dog recognises that he must yield to you. Did he remain with his mother and litter mates until he was 2 months old? If not he will be hard to train. You should begin training him by putting collar and lead on him and teaching him to walk to heal, to sit, to lie down and to come when you all him, these are the basics of control. Take him on a lead and make sure you walk through a door first and he follows. Pretend to eat some of his food before you give it too him. If he is bad, ignore him. If you hit him he may interpret this as reward; any attention from his master is reward all the best, urban
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@miryanag (346)
• Bulgaria
21 Mar 13
he was with his mother and his litter mates 2 and a half months. I think that in the dog fight he didn't know who he was biting? is it possibe he mistook me for the other dog.
@imphavok (320)
• Canada
21 Mar 13
When dogs are fighting they just snap out, Oscar did not purposefully bite you, he was in the midst of a fight and you stuck your arm in.
@miryanag (346)
• Bulgaria
21 Mar 13
I do all those things I walk trough the door first I eat first,when on leash he walks behind me, I don let him on the furniture and he does not start to eat until I say "eat" or enter the room until told to do so.I don't know what came to him
@sjlskl (3382)
• Singapore
21 Mar 13
Since your lab is only four months old, my guess is that he is being playful. As it grows older, he should mellow. But dogs are known to be protection of their properties, especially if it is their favourite. Maybe you should monitor for a few months to see if there are signs of aggression in his behaviour.
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@miryanag (346)
• Bulgaria
21 Mar 13
He wasnt playful he was agressive.When he plays he wags his tail and grows in a different way This time the hair on his back was up and his teeth were out.
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
22 Mar 13
Never get into a dog fight , you would trow water on them and they would stop fighting . I would never see dogs fighting an get into hit lol I dont want any dog bite .
@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
21 Mar 13
This isn't a good sign. If he started to bite you at four months, what will happen when he will be a full grown Labrador? I think he doesn't recognize you as the leader. A submissive dog should never bite the leader. As urban told you before, I strongly recommend you to start the obedience training to teach him how to behave.
@imphavok (320)
• Canada
21 Mar 13
I disagree. She got bite breaking up a dog fight, it happens. The dog did not attack her or anything. If you put your arm between two fighting dogs you are bound to get bite (hence why it is not the right way to break up fighting dogs). I agree that obedience is always a good idea.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
21 Mar 13
Your dog needs a lot more socialization. This is normal behaviour for dogs that want attention and don't receive it. You need to break this habit before it gets too bad, and people report it.
@miryanag (346)
• Bulgaria
22 Mar 13
I think he gets attention I am with him 24/7 and he had the chance to meet many other dogs. He plays with them and this is the first time this happens. I don't think it s a habit yet.But I will work on his social skills. I have tried difrent things and I am able to take a bone out of his mouth he gives it to me. To be honest I think that he feels dominant over smaller dogs .
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
27 Mar 13
Hi, He is only four months age. When he was fighting over a toy you came in between them. So he bite you. He can understand slowly all the things and will become a good dog.
@imphavok (320)
• Canada
21 Mar 13
Dogs fighting over toys (resource guarding) is normal. Getting bit while breaking up a fight is normal (You should never stick your hands/arms between fighting dogs) Its not a dominance issue with you (as he wasn't guarding the toy from you), its a dominance issue with other dogs. The little sweetheart simple needs more socialization with other dogs and training. You are best to train him using positive reward based techniques. When he shares his toys praise him like crazy and give him a treat, when he gets aggressive over his toys, simply take it away. Do not use aggression to train him or negative techniques, it will only cause more problems than help. Like one of the other MyLotters suggested, signing yourself and Oscar up for obedience lessons would be a good idea.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
21 Mar 13
arm your self with a spray bottle and spray the face as fast as you can they dont like it and its a great training tool