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I am guessing that the bite behavior has been reinforced at some point in it's life, most likely as a young pup. A lot of people don't realize that letting a puppy mouth you can result in issues later.
Whether or not that is the case though, start discouraging the behavior by completely ignoring the dog any time it does that. Before walking try to relieve the dog of energy by playing a lot, tug of war is good for this purpose. Basically just avoid situations where the dog wants to bite you, and make it focus on other behaviors when playing.

>>2349348
Not letting a puppy mouth you can also cause problems, e.g. no bite inhibition.

>>2349343
Not liking harnesses (and also muzzles) is understandable, because it puts limits on the dog. So, for the dog to accept those things, they have to be brought in as something positive.

I'm currently caring for a dog who has to wear a muzzle when outside. But he knows that getting the muzzle = going outside, so whenever I get the muzzle he get's all excited and tries to jump/dive into it. It wasn't me who taught him that, so I can't really give good advice how to get there, especially not when the thing already has a bad connotation...

Maybe try to associate the harness with food, keep it around while feeding or give treats when your dog keeps cool in its sight. As always, start simple and take small steps, reward success and avoid setbacks.

>>2349362
>Not letting a puppy mouth you can also cause problems

This is literal bullshit desu and it's people like you who fuckin allow for biting incidents to occur. There's differences between a puppy actually biting you and gnawing on a piece of your clothing or playing a bit of tug of war. Every household dog should be taught to NOT bite skin between 6-12 weeks. Simply softly pushing his lip over his teeth when he bites you the skin should do the trick. Also teach him that gnawing on pieces of fabric and toys is perfectly fine and can be a reward for being good.

There's no reason for a dog to bite you, it'll only give him a sense of dominance which he should never ever get. Dogs don't mind not being dominant. They just want clarity and prefer being safe and sound with their owners being the alphas.

>What could be wrong with him
"he" is on a nest
>what can I do?
Leave her alone

shit it just laid 2 headass eggs

>>2349372
what did you think a pigeon was going to do. you can replace the eggs with ceramic ones if you don't want baby birds on your roof

>>2349314
>inb4 the cager fags

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>>2349314
Gotta give them calming treats.

get a kong and put some peanut butter and kibble in it and give it to the dog when you leave. It will keep him occupied for an hour or 4 after you leave.

bampu~

>>2349222

Your dog might have autism.

>>2349499
perfect for me then haha.

I still get lonely though sometimes.

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>>2349132
bee fly, family Bombyliidae

>>2349132
brown recluse

>>2349135
Oh damn, I didn't know what was based on a real thing.

>>2349095
>I believe his cat parents are my neighbor's cats but I never saw their kitties before.

What do?
So you ignored all instincts that told you to knock on your neighbors door and ask them, and decided it would be best to make a thread here.
FFS, return your neighbors cat. If it doesn't belong to them than take it to the shelter. Research and study online all information you can on how to properly raise and care for a cat. Once you are knowledgeable on the subject, then pick up a cat.

>>2349095
>http://www.animalalliancenyc.org/wordpress/2013/05/what-to-do-and-not-do-if-you-find-a-newborn-kitten/

/an/ really needs a sticky for shit like this.

You're going to feel more lonely when he dies. Kitten survival rate without mom is low, especially if they are really young. How old is it?

>>2349121
Around a month old I'd say. Maybe a little more.

It's not really a newborn baby, It's already climbing shit on it's own.

I figured by now it's not from my neighbors since even though they're not home for me to ask them about him, no cat came here despite it's cries. Probably was abandoned in my gate.

Yeah we ended up with the dog

There was some asshole farmer who kept his dog chained to its doghouse 24/7. It was fed and watered and 'healthy' but had no life. We tried calling the cops on him but they couldn't really do anything. And in response the guy put out a sign that said something like "fuck off about my dog" and kept it chained there.

Poor thing.

>>2349029
perhaps stop being a nosy cunt and just let it be you self righteous fuck

That's rude.
Sunbears are cute.
CUTE!

>>2348781
Yeah. They're derpy you just wanna hug 'em

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gj nature

>>2348609
Bump

Hmmm op me thinks a wasp?

>>2348609
its a fly

that's what happens when you bring home garbage animals

Your cat's behavior is a reflection of how you raised it. Take it to a shelter and don't own animals again would be best.

>>2348596
>>2348598
Well someone did told me that if I didn't chop his dick he would turn into a nuisance. I thought it was bullshit. Too late now, or worth trying?

Could you maybe post pictures or a drawing. Just rigging something might work

>>2348636
i got something in the works right now. thanks though.

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You can make an enclosure frame that size out of pvc pipe and pvc elbow joints on the corner. Then wrap the whole thing in your choice of hardware mesh or screen or whatever. That would be pretty cheap.

If you don't want to build anything, I think best bet would be to buy a small greenhouse kit. They are roughly the dimensions you're looking for.

Well done.

Those bones are a choking hazard anyways for doggos.

>>2348496
>those bones

He never specified which kind, nignog.

>>2348770
>eating chicken
>throws away bones
Reading comprehension, nigger

Hehe the AI will becoem retarded

>>2348383
settings>quotes&replying>legacy captcha

One time it asked me to select all the pizza, and was not satisfied until I had clicked on two pizzas and a crawfish boil.

>>2348194
R.i.p

>>2348205
Ty

F

Nice chimera.

What's strange about him?