Crocopups and sharkadors!

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Shaz82 said:
That was me actually, and my legs and stomach - still have the scar, but you would never believe it now as Maisy is so calm and laid back.
I did everything to cope with it and that included curling up in a ball and crying in (fake) pain. Didn't work.

I think that all pups are different but I would like to think that I could manage better next time round, at least I would be prepared (could buy some body armour maybe :rofl:)
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So sorry. I didn’t want to come over as smug but I don’t know how I would cope if I had a pup that was taking chunks out of me.

When people’s dogs jump up at me, especially the larger ones, the first thing I’m thinking about is not am I going to get muddy, but how bad are the bruises on my legs and body going to be. 😟
 
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Loraseal said:
We tried this, using the body language and squeaking very loud but it didn't work. My 10 year old son really took to the squeaking! At 12 weeks he stopped biting. We lost many T-shirts/socks due to those sharp puppy teeth!
Hunter still "mouths" me so very gently when he greets me in the morning or I come home from work.
He is actually quite bold with other dogs and handles new experiences quite well.
All this puppy talk is getting me very puppy broody!
Pickle photo please @Peartree !
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Selina27 said:
Proper little Pickle indeed, she looks like a bright spark. She's lovely, is she related to your other dogs?
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Thanks. She is a super dog at the moment, though coming from a proper kennel situation the house training is proving to be quite challenging, certainly more whoops than all the other dogs combined. She’s going back to her breeders kennels next week while we have a break with the Diesel and Bingley so I’m not inclined to make a huge effort with it.

She I think, has more genetics in common with Diesel than Bingley who she looks the spit of in the photo where they are both sitting. But the working lab gene pool is really quite small and most dogs are not that far removed. The pic with Bingley was taken at a pub lunch last Saturday where she was absolutely fab, SO important to work on the pub training, don’t you think. 😜
 
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Gorgeous :heart:

Our first dog Benson wasn't a crocopup (not that I remember anyway) and was the most naturally chilled-out dog. That's why Maxx took us so completely by surprise or even shock. Our hands and arms were shredded as were our plants, outdoor furniture and more. He grew out if of course but we came so close to giving him back to the breeder because we thought we were doing something wrong....

But just in time I found TLF :)
 
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Chewie was a moderate crocopup and is pretty bold. The only things he is really cautious about are roads and deep water. Quite sensible really.

He still mouths my husband affectionately, but will only mouth me if OH is also touching him! I was much more consistent about withdrawing attention with mouthing, whereas OH was okay with gentle nibbles. It is mostly grooming with his incisors. Quite cute.
 
Emily_Babbelhund

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We definitely need more Pickle photos.

Somehow I can imagine Carbon looking just like that as a puppy. Since I have no Carbon puppy pics, take pity on me and post more Pickle photos, pleeeese. :giggle:

I was sweating bullets about the crocopup thing when I was searching for my first Lab puppy. Then Carbon and I stumbled upon each other and I've not had to deal with a single croco-incident. He used to nibble on his cellmate Paul when he was nervous and when Paul was adopted he was tempted to switch over to me, but luckily our @Beanwood Bunny saved the day: Carbon transferred his stress nibbling on to Bunny.

But a stress nibble is a far cry from crocopup. I'm grateful to have avoided that. :whew:
 
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I was lucky with Harley that she stopped nipping me really quickly. It carried on longer with my OH, but it was like she knew that she couldn’t with me.
Love the photos ❤
 
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There's a lot to be said for getting an adult dog (except Alex!). We've avoided all crocopupness with our four. Coco & Meg will play for ages, biting each other on the face, neck, leg, ear....but NEVER have any of our adults ever mouthed us. Nipped us by accident, but never intentionally mouthed. I am in for a shock when I finally get a puppy ( a long time away yet....).
 
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Maxx is still really mouthy - very gentle and we are used to it. But it's very off-putting for others. I'm trying to stop it by, e.g, when he greets me at night I greet him back when he isn't trying to put my arm in his mouth and withdrawing when he does. Not working yet.
 
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Hunter only does the mouthing with me. It is very gentle and mixed with a combination of very crazy Chewbacca noises, bum wiggles, lamb jumping, finding something to bring to me and lots of nuzzling in my neck.
I secretly love it as it our special thing, and I like to think that it is his way to say "I love you Mum .......now hurry up and get my food ready!"
 
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Loraseal said:
I secretly love it as it our special thing, and I like to think that it is his way to say "I love you Mum .......now hurry up and get my food ready!"
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Yes! I think the same about puppy biting. They bite because they love you and want to play. Pups don’t bite people they are wary of.

Becoming adept a redirecting those bites but still interacting as much with the pup is key, I think.

:)
 
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