[puppylove]

Jackson is still behaving wonderfully except...

He has a terrible habit of mouthing. He will put his giant mouth around my hand or my arm. I have never felt teeth but I come away with slimy tongue and mouth slobber around my entire arm.

He also wants to lick me constantly. I have tried ignoring him, pulling away from him, not petting or touching him. I think he knows I don't like it but he doesn't stop.

Any suggestions.

 

[puppylove]

Thanks all. Jackson is probably being overly submissive. He's still skittish and wants alot of reassurance. I'm not afraid of him biting down so maybe I'll try putting my arm further into his mouth when he does it.

The constant licking seems to be almost like a kid sucking his thumb. When he's very relaxed (almost nodding off) his tongue will just slowly slide out for a swipe of bare skin. I'll try a little Bitter Apple.

 

[puppylove]

Well, I have been pushing my arm way into the back of his mouth whenever he puts it around me. He doesn't like it at all and at first looked at me with such a comical expression that I had to laugh. It has helped alot. He still will try to grab hold of me when he's very excited but stops as soon as I push my arm further into his mouth. And he always gives me a look that definitely says "what are you doing?"