Hi everyone,
My 14 week old Belgian Malinois pup Axel has been a handful so far to say the least.
Not sure if he's in a phase of acting out or genuinely has behavioral problems.
I spend my morning, lunch breaks and afternoons with him doing obedience training and play time.
Im amazed at how smart he is, he can learn new things very quickly however when he's acting out he could care less what words come out of your mouth.
He seems to have manic phases where he will start biting my hands and legs aggressively, picking him up to put him in a timeout is nearly impossible. He will start snapping and growing, not in a playful way either. Being firm vocally and giving him a correction by his scruff only fuels his acting out and re-directing with treats works for a quick second and he's back at it.
Any advice would be greatly appreacited?
My 14 week old Belgian Malinois pup Axel has been a handful so far to say the least.
Not sure if he's in a phase of acting out or genuinely has behavioral problems.
I spend my morning, lunch breaks and afternoons with him doing obedience training and play time.
Im amazed at how smart he is, he can learn new things very quickly however when he's acting out he could care less what words come out of your mouth.
He seems to have manic phases where he will start biting my hands and legs aggressively, picking him up to put him in a timeout is nearly impossible. He will start snapping and growing, not in a playful way either. Being firm vocally and giving him a correction by his scruff only fuels his acting out and re-directing with treats works for a quick second and he's back at it.
Any advice would be greatly appreacited?