[Help] - My little rescue dog is thriving.Dog Talks

I adopted a little dog of ambiguous breeding in January. Rigoberto was from a hoarding situation where roughly half of the dogs had to be euthanized. For months, I wondered if he’d ever do anything besides hide in the corner and flinch when he heard a sound. But the last month has been miraculous. He’s become affectionate with me and my friends, and even more recently he’s begun to play with me. The problem is that when he plays with me he nips— and it can really be kind of painful. I don’t want this to become a habit, but the look of joy on his face when he does it is indescribably satisfying, and I fear that if I were to use even a stern voice to correct him he would revert to his quivering mess he was before. I’ve tried praising him when he plays nicely, but then he becomes excited and nips again. Any advice from someone who’s been there?

Submitted October 31, 2020 at 01:23AM by o_shrub https://ift.tt/3eoe5Dr