I have one word for you: TERRIER!!!! (The root "terr" in terrier means "ground/earth" because they are ground conquerors and are very mighty little dogs who love to go after anything from small rodents to dogs 10x their own size!) My Mollie is very aggressive with her squeakies (they're her favorites because they're like the furry, squeaking rats that the Yorkie breed was trained to kill) but absolutely a lamb when playing with me. I can take her favorite sherpa ducky from her mouth when she is killing it and she never goes for me. Every dog is different though, mine is more submissive and she pees when she's excited to see someone. You may have a more assertive dog. My advice to you would be to let her have her way with the toy and only try to take from her when she seems to have gotten the majority of her thrill out of it. Never allow her to bite your hands or play with her mouth (this excites them and makes them want to nip more.) If she does, quickly scold her in a loud, deep, authoritative voice and perhaps flick her on the nose if her bite hurts you even a little. She will soon get over it. I allow my dog to play with my hands because she is so submissive and she opens and closes her mouth on my fingers so gently that I barely even feel her. But I would never allow that sort of behavior from a more dominant dog. Hope this helped! |