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>(My flyer, Molly Kule, liked just about everyone, but >....) took an instant dislike to one individual. No >matter how they tried, with treats, Molly would just >take the nut, then sometimes manage to bite, anyway, >before getting away with the goodies. > >I agree with Agnes, there may be a jealousy issue, >here. But no matter what the reason, it's clear Jill >is trying to establish herself as above your GF, in >the general pecking order of your household. If your >GF is willing to be patient, but firm, she may be able >to at least reach a delicate peace, with Jill. Your >GF may have to brave being bitten, but needs to work >with Jill, either with the 'bathroom routine', or some >other corrective measure. > >The bathroom routine envolves taking Jill into a small >room, like a bathroom, where Jill can move about, but >not escape. Then, your GF has to offer Jill her hand, >as a perch. Should Jill 'attack' the hand, she needs >to be sharply, verbally repremanded, then 'driven' >around the room by not letting her find a peaceful >resting spot, until Jill willingly accepts the >outstretched <U>hand</U> as the resting spot. Once >she does, soft encouraging words should be used, and a >small piece of pecan offered. Should the biting >behaviour start again, the process in repeated. >Sooner than you imagine, Jill will get the idea that >biting gets her no rest, while just being 'socially >agreeable' gets her praise and a present. It might >only take one day, and it might take a month. It will >much depend upon your GF's willingness and patience, >and consistant correction without malice. At NO time >can your GF lose her patience. If she does, she >should stop the 'lesson', and wait for a time when >she's able to control her own reaction. > >The 'driving' around without a resting spot is similar >to the 'Horsewhisperer's' method of making a horse >'buddy up'. You cannot be mean, or angry, but you >take the horse into a round pen, and you don't let it >find any rest, until it realises the only peace it >will find is by willingly coming into the center, >where you stand, and submitting to a caress and a kind >word. The 'driving' is not done at a furious pace, >just a consistant 'pushing' of the individual, until >they give in. > >With Molly Kule, I used the bathroom technique, >repeating 'NO biting, Molly!' when she would go into >'attack' mode. Molly soon recognised that if I said >'NO biting, Molly!', but she continued to be hostile, >the next thing that would happen is she'd be 'trapped' >in the bathroom getting 'the treatment' for a half >hour, or so. This interfered with Molly's other far >more interesting activities, so she nearly always sped >away, if she heard me say 'No biting!' That mostly >remedied the problem, for my guest. Molly never >really got over her <I>hostility</I> to the >individual; but as they were not intending to stay all >that long, it was not something upon which they >worked, with Molly. > >There are other methods of working with a biting >flyer. I'd recommend a visit to the <a rel=nofollow >target=_blank href="http://www.nfsa.us/phpBB2/">NFSA >Messageboard</a> for more ideas. > > > >>That is interesting.. When this occurs is your >>girlfriend snacking? Does she bite real hard, enough >>to draw blood or is she nibbling and maybe trying to >>taste her?? How does your girlfriend respond. For >>instance , does she get upset and leave the room. I >>would get some wax worms and have your girlfriend >>treat her when she comes over before she is biten, >>never after. It sounds a little like jealousy. She >>may have to win her over...
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