Puppy Biting Tips.
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It is extremely common for new puppies to bite and nip their new owner and as such it is usually the first problem a new owner will have to overcome. The puppy is not being malicious, far from it, this is normal behaviour for a new dog, however there is danger that if left unchecked the puppy could become a liability when it grows. thankfully it is comparatively easy to stop puppy biting problems very quickly and without a lot of effort. Puppies bite for a reason, so realising why they do it is the first step to overcoming the problem.
**Why Do Puppies Bite**
The reasons why puppies bite are varied and need various responses so it is essential that you know which is the cause of the biting.
Puppy Play biting.
Learning.
To dominate.
Overstimulation.
Your puppy is angry.
The herding instinct.
Teething pain.
Feed me.
Some Breeds are affected more by some of the reasons than others and it is beyond the scope of this article to address them all in detail, We are concentrating on the most common reason here along with general good practice that will probably deal with any puppy biting, whatever the underlying reason. The most experienced reason for puppy biting is play biting.
**Stop Puppy Biting**
The super tips below are recognised as successful ways to control your puppies biting behaviour, however, without a consistent approach they will work no better than doing nothing, in fact it may be worse. Everyone who has contact with the new puppy should be aware of how to deal with bites, kids especially, there should be no time that the rules don’t apply. Follow this simple consistency rule and your puppy can learn to stop biting in a matter fo hours depending on their intelligence.
Let puppy know.
Follow the way puppies play in the pack, when your puppy bites, let out a yelp and immediately stop playing and avoid eye contact for a while, your puppy immediately understands this is a bad thing and will try to make friends again. When puppy knows you should either continue the play and repeat the process every time puppy bites, consistently applied this will stop your puppy biting quickly and painlessly improving every ones quality of puppy playtime.
1. Play with other dogs.
2. Have chewable toys that belong to your puppy.
3. Beware of overstimulation
4. Boredom will not help
This is just part of a series of information articles dealing with puppy behaviour problems in more detail. Don’t delay, training your puppy now will offer your rewards now and into the future.
The puppy years – they are what YOU make them.
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