AGGRESSIVE PUPPY!!!???? what to do.......

As suggested he sounds very over whelmed and I would hazard a guess that as he has been outside kenneled that he has not had much hands on, esp by anyone else but the breeder and she/he will have had no reason to chastise him for anything if he has been kenneled, so all this touch, sound and handling has lead to what sounds like a panick nipping/snapping reaction.
I would be getting some kongs to keep him occupied and have a toy box for the children if you are worried about him picking toys up, so the kids only have so many toys on the go and they are boxed when finished.
If he goes to grab something from the table I would use a command as suggested "ahh ahh" and just block him much the way you would if you wanted to keep him from jumping on furniture, he will sharp get bored and looks for something else he can reach and as suggested if he gets it then call him and offer a reward for a swap otherwise it becomes a game of "chase me" and more reason for him to grab and speed and scarper.
Lots of play and tiring out the puppy time:)
 
No comment from me on the puppy behaviour as others far more experienced than me have already given very sound advice.

ON the kong front - I fill my kong with bits of kibble and peanut butter then put it in the freezer overnight. Mine loves this - and so do my Dad's labradors :-)
 
Sorry to go against the grain, here, but I raised retrievers for over 25 years and NEVER had a pup behave in the manner described by the OP, even after a plane journey of 11 hours, plus 2 hours in a car to its destination.

The OP stated that the pup was picked up at 14 weeks of age. Was the pup still living with some of its litter mates? If so, were the pups living and sleeping as a pack? There are proven critical stages in canine development. Ideally, pups from the ages of 49 to 84 days (seven to twelve weeks) are at the optimum age to form man-dog relationships. If they haven't had the one-to-one individual attention to establish their sense of self identity by 12 weeks, expecting a 14 weeks old pup to make the transition after being pack raised is asking too much. I would seriously question the manner in which this pup was raised before leaving for his new home with the OP.
 
Chrissy4221 said:
Continued the process a few more times, until he was fully out and laying down going to sleep. Then I picked him up.

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Personally I would advise NOT to pick this puppy up when is he is asleep or about to fall asleep. You may well (unintentionally) startle him and that may result in him exhibiting the type of behaviour that you are trying to discourage. If you need to move him whilst asleep I would from a distance call his name and rattle a food bowl/shake a bag of dog biscuits or such like, such that he associates waking up with something nice and positive.

Also, re the training classes.....can I suggest that you go and visit a class on your own before enrolling your pup? Check that it isn't a free for all where more confident dogs can bully more unsure ones. In this country at least puppy socialisation classes can often be a case of let them all off their leads and let them get on with it!! Some interaction with an individual or a small number of pre-selected pups is good! Mass riots with ten pups varying from Great Danes to Dachshunds is NOT! :D

Good luck!
 
RutlandH2O said:
Sorry to go against the grain, here, but I raised retrievers for over 25 years and NEVER had a pup behave in the manner described by the OP, even after a plane journey of 11 hours, plus 2 hours in a car to its destination.

The OP stated that the pup was picked up at 14 weeks of age. Was the pup still living with some of its litter mates? If so, were the pups living and sleeping as a pack? There are proven critical stages in canine development. Ideally, pups from the ages of 49 to 84 days (seven to twelve weeks) are at the optimum age to form man-dog relationships. If they haven't had the one-to-one individual attention to establish their sense of self identity by 12 weeks, expecting a 14 weeks old pup to make the transition after being pack raised is asking too much. I would seriously question the manner in which this pup was raised before leaving for his new home with the OP.
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VERY good point there Rutland, I also dont think the pup sounds that socialised. We've travelled pups home for longer than this as well. Fearful, highly strung, sharp working bred dogs from farm homes. Pups that havent been socialised at all,although all have been 8-10 weeks and we've never had one react aggressively,ever, and that's in a breed known to be 'nippy' and reactive.
 
Don't think puppy left the property besides vet, but visitors of different people to her home interacting with the pupies. I do think he should've been in a home earlier though. It would've benefitted him lots more. However, things are going very well today. I'm going to try what spudlet has told me about teaching leave. He ihas more energy and is playing with other dogs and I have tried calling him a couple times and he comes with all the spunk he has. Tons of kisses. It'll take time. I have gone to the petstore during their classes in the past and they do require an application to enroll and meet me with him. Then we go from there. If it doesn't seem good I will keep searching.
 
Oh and the breeder would take each puppy for one on one time with her whenever possible. Since he was going to be older she took him a little longer on all the errands around the house/farm.
 
Yup. Gracey is my rescue dog. All dogs are keeping away with occassional sniffings. Gracey is not one for much dog vs dog play. She only plays with people on occassion. Hector likes my other Chessie the best so far. They go out to play a lot. Gracey has turned into such a great well trained dog. :-) She knows her commands but still are working on recall. She does at times but not always. Also, crate trained now finally! We had some craziness with that and her freaking out, but now she is perfectly content when we leave to go places and we have even left her out many occassions and everything went very well!
 
Pup has become more comfortable. Playing with one of my other dogs. Jumps up the step to get inside, comes outside when called. Things are going good! Hector comes to get pet and of course give kisses now with a tail that goes a mile and minute.
 
Hi
Could someone help please my Newfoundland dog has started to throw himself down on the ground when we go out for a walk, he weighs 11st so its very hard for me to try and get him up, has anyone got any suggestions, I have tried getting him up with all sorts of treats. thanks x
 
What collar and lead combo are you using. Give yourself the optimum control and ignore and keep moving, if in fact it is a proper tantrum.

But do pop him to the vets to rule out a pain response (mine was x-rayed last month as a matter of course, he is not in pain, he is just a git :p) if his back, legs, hips, elbows, shoulders, neck or sore, he might not want to move/go for walks.
 
Hi cavecanem
I have a half choke collar for him, he does it when i have that on, when i put his headcollar on he goes down loads more thats why i think he is just being a little monkey or should i say a big monkey ha ha. Other than that he is such a good boy and a joy to have around. Do you own a Newfie? Thanks for your advice. :) :)
 
Do get him checked first before you push this issue. The first sign of middle staff having elbow displaysia was that he would want to take the shorter route home on walks... And this was a 3 year old dog, correct weight and very active. Vet said it could be caused by breeding, poor feeding as a youngster and of course overdoing it ( he lived in a flat before I had him)
 
This is the strangest thread I have ever found in ADD :)

I stopped reading when the OP said she's left but I guess we're still talking about it :) I think it's a bit of a case of too much too soon. When having my puppies home, despite really REALLY wanting to interact with them, they were shown what they needed to see/know (crate/paper/bed/water bowl etc etc) and left to it. A new place is such an information overload for a pup, and a dog has everything heightened.

I'd have snapped too in the situation the OP describes.
 
Luci07 said:
Do get him checked first before you push this issue. The first sign of middle staff having elbow displaysia was that he would want to take the shorter route home on walks... And this was a 3 year old dog, correct weight and very active. Vet said it could be caused by breeding, poor feeding as a youngster and of course overdoing it ( he lived in a flat before I had him)
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Hi Luci07

Thanks for your advice, Norman is 14mths old could he be suffering from that sort of thing at such a young age?
 
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