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I'm waiting for an Adaptil collar to be delivered from Amazon for my pup. When alone he is either barking and scratching the door like crazy or asleep. So far I have bought and tried everything (I even bought the Thundershirt AND Anxiety Wrap) and this is my last resort. Fingers crossed! I will report back if it works :)

You are so lucky! My video tape showed that my puppy will eat his meal then bark constantly until I'm home. I have an Anxiety Wrap ordered so hopefully that eases things for him.

I saw that exact bag of food at my local Woolworths last night.

Oh..I love doing that to people. Willow loves bull chews, we use them at bedtime to keep her quietly gnawing away if she's not quite ready to sleep. People ask me..."Oh, what are bull chews?" I say, "Well, you know...Bull...bits." Doesn't take em too long to put two and two together with interesting results. I'm always puzzled by people who say stuff like, "Poor Pig" or "Poor Cow" when buying pet treats. I ask them, "Do you like bacon?" But somehow that's different. My friend was holding my puppy with the bully stick so he wouldn't bite his hands. Was hoping he wouldn't ask what it was. Haha yes I'm vegetarian and it makes me SO annoyed when people say that! Then they eat steak for dinner without a second thought :laugh:. Handling all this meat is kinda gross but my pup enjoys it so much I could never deprive him of it.

Anyone here know where to find good quality bully sticks in Australia? My dog is in love with them but they are pretty expensive and the ones I got from Pet Barn seem airy and thin. From browsing American websites/forums I've learnt there are bully sticks that last longer (many recommend www.bestbullysticks.com), but of course they don't ship overseas to Australia.

I've heard antlers can break teeth so make sure your pup doesn't chew on it aggressively. I think they like antlers for the marrow inside it, similar to bone marrow. I bought my pup one with the marrow exposed and he's eaten a bit of the marrow. Did give him some constipation at first but now he's fine :)

Cavaliers dont' come in black. Closest you get is tri-colour. There are black and tan Cavaliers that can be mostly black. They look gorgeous!

That's funny because yesterday I was at a cafe and it was the other way around! There was a Collie tied to a table whining and pulling at the table trying to get to my Cavalier. I find that a lot of dogs go crazy over my Cav but he just doesn't give a damn. However he will pull at the leash for any human, especially kids, he loves kids! Whenever we are at puppy class he will try to get all the dog owner's attention and not bother about the dogs :p

They are not usually crazy, nor do they nip. Usually full of life and fun as pups but are happy to watch TV without having their legs run off. If yours is pedigree his behaviour is a bit off standard. Oh I was told by others this was just normal puppy behaviour. Thanks for correcting me.

Also he will probably try to nip at peoples feet and he will sometimes grab my arm and growl if I'm on the floor while he's around. I exchange my arm for a toy but it is still not corrected and takes a lot of time and work. Just wanted to remind you that puppies are still puppies because that somehow went past my mind. I read the descriptions of Cavalier's and fell in love but didn't realise he would still be a crazy puppy. But now that I have him I wouldn't change anything :)

I have a Cavalier puppy sleeping in my lap right now and so far he's been fantastic with kids! Cavaliers are known to be calm and gentle dogs but puppies are still puppies! He has a nipping problem that I'm still trying to correct after a month and he is very hyper. But after a good hour or two of running around the house (while watching him like a hawk so he doesn't poo/pee everywhere) he will just want to cuddle up in your lap. So he will only want to watch a movie with you once he's absolutely tuckered out (and will probably fall asleep right away). I would recommend buying an older Cavalier. I know I would rather skip the puppy stage if I had a full time job or kids.

it won't 'pass' ... it can be stopped with training of humans and pup ..or let go and become worse .... Oh, and pups do not teethe until around 5 months old .. so teething is not a reason now ;) Yes I realised I worded that incorrectly after thinking back on it last night. I meant that it is solvable from training and most likely permanently ingrained in his personality or anything like that... Obviously I am not just going to let him continue biting me.. this post was to figure out ways to correct him! I'm not saying it causes it directly, but it may increase the risk so I don't want to take the chance. If you research Cavalier's, CM and SM, you would see the reason why people are so careful about their necks. I would much rather non-physical punishment, like time out (if I have to resort to punishment at all).

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Thanks for all your suggestions guys! Good to know it's all normal puppy behaviour. I had no idea that biting would be my major issue with owning a puppy but I'm glad it is normal and will pass :)

Thanks I wanted to know which technique I should stick with. I will continue with "settle down" and start handing him a kong with something yummy inside instead of a toy.

He only wears a collar outside for tags with the leash attached to a harness. I was also told to not put pressure around Cavalier's necks because of the risk of Syringomyelia so I only yanked him because it was one of the first times he bit me and I wasn't thinking clearly. I do a lot of gentle handling touching his paws, massaging him etc. when he is calm and will let me. I feel like I have done a lot of research and have exhausted every idea out there and I wanted to post on this forum just incase I missed something obvious... I think I will look into a personal trainer now before it gets worse. Thanks for your help!

I have read all those books, most of the videos, and I think Ian Dunbar is the most fantastic person! But I've tried breaking up play sessions with short training sessions. He's very good and has learned sit, and is starting to learn down.. but all of a sudden he will start growling and tugging hard on my hands, clothes, feet, hair.. If he doesn't get aggressive then, he will get aggressive when he sees anyone walking around and tug on everyones pants/feet. I've followed Ian's steps on bite inhibition (except replacing the kibble in kong for his favourite toy. of course this doesn't work as I said earlier so he ends up in time-out) he instantly whines/barks/scratches on the door and sounds like he is about to die! I've waited up to 5 minutes until I was sure the neighbours would complain and he didn't give it a break for a second. This doesn't seem like he is "reflecting on his loss" as he is so panicked! And he is instantly aggressive again once let out.. I'm just really worried that I won't get this problem fixed before he gets bigger and stronger with sharper teeth! He's now learned to clamp down on my arm through my jumper and it really hurts .

I saw two on the weekend. One said to give him a chew toy and the other said to say "no" in a growly voice. This did startle him for a while and stopped him biting for a few seconds.. then he started again! And now he's gotten used to my growly voice so it doesn't startle him. He will play with the chew toy and then go back to biting.. so yeah not sure what to do.. he is more interested in kongs with food and bully sticks (which I tend to save for crate training), but will he see this as a food reward? Also worried about "settle down" being seen as a reward? I can't grab his scruff as the previous poster said, because he let out the most awful yelp the first time I did it. I felt horrible! So now I just carry him so he can't wriggle away.

Thank you, I've tried the settle thing until he will lick my hand and not bite it, but I feel like the problem is getting worse.. I'm not sure if it is a teething/mouthy problem anymore. I feel like he has good bite inhibition now as when he's in a more settled mode or eating from my hand, he only bites very gently. He just gets into very aggressive modes (I know it sounds silly because he's only 9 weeks now but he's starting to scare me!). He will bite onto our clothes, feet, hands and not let go whilst growling and barking.. he is also aggressive and growls when he plays with his toys. Is this still a normal puppy thing??

Hi, I am a new owner of an 8 week old Cavalier. He is a lot more energetic than I had anticipated and he loves to bite and not let go of our hands, feet, clothes, face etc. After doing a lot of research I have found many different methods of trying to stop him and it's not going too well! We tried enticing him with toys/bully sticks when he bites, but he will play with the toy for a few seconds then jump right back to biting with us. We tried yelping (didn't faze him at all). We tried teaching "leave it" (works to some extent, but then he will find something else to bite). We tried time-out (when he comes out of time-out he goes hyper and bites everything again). The only time he will stop biting everything is when he gets tired and takes a nap. The thing that is starting to work is using "settle down", which is picking him up and soothing him with pats until he settles. But I am afraid that this is only encouraging his destructiveness! I know it is quite typical of puppies but he is either running around biting and growling at everything or following me around and whining at me and it's driving me a little insane! We are bringing him to training classes tomorrow but when I tried to clicker train him before, he looses attention after around 5 minutes and goes to attacking everything around him. I'm running out of ideas.. any help would be appreciated! We will definitely start taking him out for walks when he has his vaccinations done to get some of his energy out.. but other than that, he doesn't like fetch and he's not interested in those "find it" games with any treats. Would love some ideas of games that we can play together.. Also he seems to have gotten a habit of relieving himself indoors when I have left the room for only 5-10 minutes (even though he went potty outside just before). So far I have smothered him with attention which I regret now!! Trying to fix my mistakes. Will getting him used to a crate help with the separation anxiety?