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yeah, although i'm afraid to take him outside...

On another note... He's still associating my hands as food or something he can eat. I have big sausage link fingers so it's understandable, but I really need him to get the idea, I'm not food.

I take him out nearly every day, I also have some pretty good leather gloves, are pretty form fitting, he hasn't even opened his mouth while I'm wearing those, but without he always goes in to take a bite out of my hand.

I know that they say it doesnt really work to fight with them, and such, but I was curious if, they're capable of cognitive reasoning, i.e. "I didn't like the reaction I got from biting that thing, I shouldn't do it again"

I need to try any way possible to get him to not bite people before he gets much bigger and is able to do some serious damage to me or someone else.

<blockquote data-quote="Bobbydelaneyiii" data-source="post: 67711" data-attributes="member: 1934">yeah, although i'm afraid to take him outside... On another note... He's still associating my hands as food or something he can eat. I have big sausage link fingers so it's understandable, but I really need him to get the idea, I'm not food.I take him out nearly every day, I also have some pretty good leather gloves, are pretty form fitting, he hasn't even opened his mouth while I'm wearing those, but without he always goes in to take a bite out of my hand.I know that they say it doesnt really work to fight with them, and such, but I was curious if, they're capable of cognitive reasoning, i.e. &quot;I didn't like the reaction I got from biting that thing, I shouldn't do it again&quot;I need to try any way possible to get him to not bite people before he gets much bigger and is able to do some serious damage to me or someone else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bobbydelaneyiii, post: 67711, member: 1934"] yeah, although i'm afraid to take him outside... On another note... He's still associating my hands as food or something he can eat. I have big sausage link fingers so it's understandable, but I really need him to get the idea, I'm not food. I take him out nearly every day, I also have some pretty good leather gloves, are pretty form fitting, he hasn't even opened his mouth while I'm wearing those, but without he always goes in to take a bite out of my hand. I know that they say it doesnt really work to fight with them, and such, but I was curious if, they're capable of cognitive reasoning, i.e. "I didn't like the reaction I got from biting that thing, I shouldn't do it again" I need to try any way possible to get him to not bite people before he gets much bigger and is able to do some serious damage to me or someone else. [/QUOTE]

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