Re: [PyrNet-L] New puppy

[Charlotte & Jack Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

Welcome Eileen,
It is really hard to tell if a puppy is agressive or just playful puppy
without seeing her.  10-week-old pups can be a handful, they want to
play with and chew on everything. If you watch two puppies playing they
can be really rough,grabbing and shaking and growling.  This does not
mean that they will be agressive.  On the other hand, if the child was
not playing or rough-housing with the pup and was attacked with no
provocation that would not be ok. Do you live in an area where there is
a Great Pyrenees Club (they are listed on the Pyrnet Web page at
Pyrnet@gamers.net)?  Perhaps you could contact a breeder who could help
evaluate your pup. If this pup is agressive, you need to return it to
the breeder immediately.  Good luck.  Keep us posted.
Charlotte



Eileen277@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I recently bought a Pyr puppy and wish I had found this list sooner. I guess
> you could say, I did everything wrong. I didn't research the breed beforehand,
> brought the pup home too early, and was unsure how to discipline her. I
> considered sending her back to the breeder. I got the feeling, the breeder did
> not want her back as she had another litter she was hand-raising. Anyway,
> three weeks later, the puppy is 10 weeks old and is doing better. Or so I
> thought.
> 
> Today, the puppy nipped my 10 year old in the face leaving marks where she
> broke the skin under his lip. What am I going to do? I have been trying
> different things with her nipping, as she has been drawing blood. We all
> thought she was catching on. We do the OUCH, yell NO, have tried holding her
> muzzle (makes her more aggressive), I even put Bitter Apple on my hands.  When
> will she stop the nipping?
> 
> My fear is that she may turn into an aggressive adult. Although, she is great
> with people and other dogs. On the other hand, she is a puppy and needs to
> learn how to behave. How do I know if I truly have an aggressive dog at this
> age, and not just a pup that needs training? She has growled at me when I
> first got her, when I picked her up from under the bushes. But that was weeks
> ago, and she does seem better except for today's incident. I work with her
> maybe 5 minutes a day on sit, down, and come and she is a very smart dog. She
> will start puppy school next week for socialization. Please let me know what
> you think. Thanks.
> 
> Eileen Milzcik