We have a beautiful 10 month old Maltese mix (believed to be part dachshund) that we got from a shelter. He'd been found in an abandoned home and was with the shelter for about 2.5 months before we got him. All they know is he was abandoned. No idea of his life prior to the shelter. He has been with us for about 5 weeks now.
Overall, he's an amazing dog. Very wary of strangers and loves to play and cuddle but he also really loves hand biting.
We've tried saying "ouch" and tipping, we've tried standing up and ignoring. We've tried "no bite" nothing works. He gets distracted and goes off and then comes right back.
However, the worst is when we're doing something…could be anything. May be playing with a pull toy, maybe my wife and I are at dinner sitting at the table and out of the blue he goes into this frenzy and starts biting. First ha ds and if that doesn't work, anything on us he can grab. If we stand up, he will go for legs.
If I pick him up and hold him he'll usually calm down but may or may not go back into a frenzy or may or may not just go on biting hands.
Any tips? Thoughts? Ideas?
We love him dearly and he's been with us just over a month now.
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