Recent content by mrbsmum

HippoH - I like the swingy rope idea. That has worked best for me with preventing him from following too close in the field and trying to nip before, I guess I just need to extend it to our leadrope interactions too. I guess I could just do a lot of standing next to him swinging ropes until he...

I have to confess to being tempted to give him a bit of a wallop when the teeth make contact (as is sometime enevitable with this kind of behaviour) although I don't honestly think it helps much, as, as Prince33Sp4rkle says, the 'You hit me I nip you' thing is too much like their daft games they...

I'm fairly sure I'm about to get torn to shreds for this one, as it's really my fault for letting it go on so long, but here we go anyway - I would appreciate the advice, and no doubt deserve the criticism! I have a four year old minature shetland who is a terrible nipper. I say nipper...

Thanks guys! Morgan, muscle memory is a big thing for me too. I will try some of the exercises suggested by everyone here and see what works best for stopping me tensing up and opening my hands. I've probably done it for a good decade now, so it'll be a tough habit to break!