Take it Easy, EZ

November 20th, 2008
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EZ the 6 year old Norfolk Terrier comes to me with a rap sheet.

He’s bitten a few understanding non-litigious people since moving in with his new people 4 months ago.

He had a session with a behaviorist a few weeks ago to help address the bitey stuff, and now he’s branching out and doing some basic training with yours truly. EZ has never had any training - the guy doesn’t even know how to sit when asked - but he was a more than willing student this morning. He rocked!

That said, the guy is a piranha when it comes to taking treats. Ouch! He nearly took my finger off when we were working on “down,” as in, he latched on to my finger instead of the treat and didn’t let go.

Next week I’m adding some “soft mouth” exercises to our to-do list. Seriously, EZ, take it easy!


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On November 26th, gWallet wrote:

What an adorable little guy. Re: the treats - does he have eyesight problems, or is he really just that aggressive?

On November 26th, admin wrote:

Funny you should mention his eyesight … I asked his people the very same question. I saw a few little behaviors that made me wonder about how well he could see. As for the treat-taking … I think it’s more a case of “hard mouth” and not true aggression. EZ probably never learned to calibrate the strength of his bite when he was a pup (that’s why it’s so important to allow puppies to do that exploratory mouthing).

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