[Ray]

Thanks Riggan! Shark mouth is the perfect term. I’ll have to check out this podcast, I haven’t heard it yet.

Reading your post, I’m realizing I’m going to have to use vocal praise rather than petting since that touching tends to overstimulate her and gets her to bite. Even when substituting the toy for my hand she immediately drops the toy and lunges at my arm. In this case, I think you made a good point of putting her in her crate in a non-aggressive way. I thought the crate was not to be used for time-outs but rather for “time-away” (to rest) but I may be mistaken. I’m sure my answers will be in this podcast, so I will definitely listen to this tonight.

Thank you again and it’s reassuring to hear this is normal.

[Ray]

That makes perfect sense. And as I mentioned to Alin, I think what makes this hard for me is the fear of her becoming aggressive.

[Ray]

I did watch this video. Thank you for the reminder! I just don’t want this turning into aggressive behavior which is my biggest fear.

[Ray]

When we have any treats, we can essentially do anything to her and she wouldn’t bite or even care… all her focus is on the treats. When she does get a hold of our arms, she starts to pull on them and when we say “ow” (even in a monotone voice) she growls and pulls harder. As mentioned above we separate ourselves which neutralizes the situation until she finds our arms again. :/