Problem with my hubby's BichyPOo

[Particentral]

CC is 16 months old, 3.5-4 pounds, Bichon and Poodle mix. She adores my hubby like Toto does me and is his shadow. UNLESS her dam is here. If she is around her dam she suckles. There is no milk, but she acts like a 1 year old baby you are trying to take off a bottle! She gets mad and keeps going back to suckle some more.

I need to know how to stop this. We try to keep them apart, and it doesn't seem to upset her mom, but it SURE upsets me as I know it is not normal behavior.....

ANYONE have ANY idea what I can do about this? I mean, its really annoying.

[neanea]

Aversion training!!!

Make mom's teets taste bad you can try a little lemon juice or maybe even some bitter apple. Anything to give the pup a bad taste in her mouth when she tries. She'll quickly learn it's not something she wants to do anymore.

Other than that, if mom doesn't train her not to do it, there's not much else to be done, IMO

[odette]

Just keep correcting her, you have to make it unpleasant to do. If she isn't obedience trained then train her to stay, no matter the distraction she must stay where she is put. Put a little tab on her collar and snap (gently!) back to where she was placed. Once she stays even when "mom" is around it shouldn't be a problem.

[PuppyFluffer]

Can you use Bitter Yuck on mom's nipples? Just a thought...

[edderland]

Have you tried bitter apple or similar deterrent on mom's nipples?
I have had kittens that would do that, but luckily not dogs.
Deidre

[Particentral]

Ya know, bitter apple never once crossed my mind for some reason....I have not ever had a situation where I could not make a pup stop doing something....its kinda funny cause she is so tiny, but at the same point, its absurd!

[lexapurple]

My friend's poodle was doing the same thing with his mom and actually causing sores. She put a T shirt on mom and sprayed it with bitter apple, it stopped the problem.