Break Your Puppy From
Biting
Biting is one of those
things that every puppy seems to do, and every puppy must be
taught not to do. Like
many behaviors, such as jumping up on people, biting and nipping
can seem cute when the puppy is small, but much less so as he gets
older, larger and stronger.
Left to their own
devices, most puppies learn to control their biting reflex from
their mothers and from their littermates.
When the puppy becomes overenthusiastic, whether when
nursing or playing, the mother dog, or the other puppies, will
quickly issue a correction.
Unfortunately, this type
of natural correction often does not occur, since many puppies are
removed from their mothers when they are still quite young.
It is therefore up to puppy’s owner to take over this
important process.
Socializing the puppy
with other dogs and puppies is one of the best and most effective
ways to teach the puppy the appropriate, and non appropriate way
to bite, and to curb the biting response.
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Your Dogs Biting Habit
Many communities and pet
stores sponsor puppy playtime and puppy kindergarten classes, and
these classes can be great places for puppies to socialize with
each other, and with other humans and animals as well.
As the puppies play with each other, they will natural bite
and nip each other. When
one puppy becomes too rough or bites too hard, the other puppies
will quickly respond by correcting it.
The best time for this
socialization of the puppy to occur is when it is still young.
It is vital that every dog be properly socialized, since a
poorly socialized dog, or worse, one that is not socialized at
all, can become dangerous and even neurotic.
Most experts recommend that puppies be socialized before
they have reached the age of 12 weeks, or three months.
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