Fraser&Wesley
New Born Pup
Hi all,
So Fraser and Wesley have now been living with me for nearly three months. They are living in a large c & c cage in my kitchen and have settled in nicely. They were apparently 10months old when they came from the rescue centre. Recently, amongst all the tubes and cuddle sacks they have I placed in a box, with holes cut on each end. This has proved very popular with Fraser especially. They have never been keen on being handled as I suspect they weren't handled much when they were younger. I have tried to pick them up, but this usually involves a few laps of the cage before I can catch them. I know this isn't good but they need to be handled. Then today I was trying to catch Fraser, and he went into the box, obviously feeling frightened and then bit me, really quite hard and drew blood. I know he was warning me to back off, as he was chattering at me, but I have to pick him up, especially since he's long haired and needs grooming. When I did pick him up afterwards so he didn't learn that biting gets him anywhere, he purred when I scratched his back ( or I think it was purring as it certainly wasn't an alarm or chattering of teeth). Should I remove the box in case it has made Fraser more territorial?
Thanks all for your hel.
Hannah.
So Fraser and Wesley have now been living with me for nearly three months. They are living in a large c & c cage in my kitchen and have settled in nicely. They were apparently 10months old when they came from the rescue centre. Recently, amongst all the tubes and cuddle sacks they have I placed in a box, with holes cut on each end. This has proved very popular with Fraser especially. They have never been keen on being handled as I suspect they weren't handled much when they were younger. I have tried to pick them up, but this usually involves a few laps of the cage before I can catch them. I know this isn't good but they need to be handled. Then today I was trying to catch Fraser, and he went into the box, obviously feeling frightened and then bit me, really quite hard and drew blood. I know he was warning me to back off, as he was chattering at me, but I have to pick him up, especially since he's long haired and needs grooming. When I did pick him up afterwards so he didn't learn that biting gets him anywhere, he purred when I scratched his back ( or I think it was purring as it certainly wasn't an alarm or chattering of teeth). Should I remove the box in case it has made Fraser more territorial?
Thanks all for your hel.
Hannah.