Hi guys! I just want to vent a little so I don't freak out.
My boyfriend and I adopted a rescued puppy of about 5-6 months two weeks ago. Long story short, she was found in very bad conditions. Then, a family adopted her and returned her after a week because they had small children and things didn't work out. After that, she spent another week in a foster home and then finally came to live with us. I know she has some trauma.
She's very sweet, potty trained, loves people and dogs, loves to cuddle, almost doesn't bark, BUT….
She bites—hard—every time she's excited and wants to play. Our legs and arms are covered in bruises. We can't play with toys with her because at some point she will turn her attention to bite us.
We tried everything: redirecting her bite to chew toys (she has lots of them), reversed time-outs, crying like a hurt dog, barking at her, separating her in a crate. Some of it works for a while, and then she will do it again. The only thing we can't do right now is take her on walks, because she isn't fully vaccinated yet.
She's already having classes, and I know it will get better, but I just want to read successful stories of people who made it work with older puppies.
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