problem with 10 wk pup

Hi can anyone help ,i know that my pup gemma is only 11weeks old but when she has been outside and time to wash and dry her paws, do i have problems
she starts to nip my hands but then starts to bite my hands arms more aggressive and has fetched blood on more than one occasion .saying no or holding her down to calm down is not helping at all.my wife & son can wash and dry her with no problems at all has anyone any ideas to help me
thank you

[LOVEGSD]

Can I ask do you approach this in a different way to your wife??? It seems strange that she's ok with them doing it but not you.

Perhaps you could try getting your wife to distract and treat her whilst you dry her paws so she starts to associate you doing it with good things?

[Caryll]

I agree with above. Also, don't try to hold her down as she'll get even more spooked. Might be an idea to ask your wife or son to hold her collar while you rub her down & take it from there.

thank you will give it a go when we next go out jacklev1

[LOVEGSD]

Let us know how you get on...x

just to let you know just the same as last post just keep trying she seems more dominant as if she is trying me out ? see how it goes

[Stuart]

Very often when we ignor a certain action by a dog, the dog then see`s that there is no more to gain from doing it,..I know that it is difficult to ignor this kind of thing,... but if you were to wear a jacket, or something that would make the bite inefective, and just carried on doing what you want to do, then maybe progress would be made.

I have no experience with this,...its just an idea that I would want to try

[LOVEGSD]

I wouldn't expect to see immediate results, you need to keep doing it and having her distracted and as Stuart said ignore the bad behaviour.

Hi just to let you know taken gemma out a few times now washed her paws with no problems at all i even get licked at the same time just shows how pups can change in just two days thank you all for your advice jacklev1

[LOVEGSD]

Aww this is great news, well done!