Stop Puppy Biting.
One of the first things you have to deal with as the owner of a new puppy is how to stop puppy from biting and nipping. Nearly all new puppies take part in this behaviour, which is hard wired to its brain, but as a family pet it is a behaviour that needs to be controlled. Fortunately there are various simple solutions to stop puppy biting behaviour and a sensible approach will have this potentially troublesome problem solved in a matter of days or for some puppies even a matter of hours. When approaching a problem like this it is important to understand why the behaviour is there before attempting to rectify it.
**Understand Why Your Puppy Bites**
There are a number of very good reasons why your new puppy is biting you, if you can realise why it is happening you can tackle the problem easily.
The puppy is playing.
Curiosity.
To be the boss.
Excitement.
Your Puppy is scared.
The herding instinct.
Pain relief.
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, therefore the tips and advice that follow are intended to deal with the number one reason for puppy biting as well as providing the advice to overcome most others. Play biting is the top behaviour to explain puppy biting.
**Dealing With Puppy Biting**
The advice and tips that follow are all positive ways to stop your puppy biting, 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, this includes the children, there should be no time that the rules don’t apply. Consistency and a sensible puppy will ensure success in a very short period of time, less than a day is possible.
Let puppy know.
When puppies play and one bites the other too hard the bitten one will let out a yelp and stop playing for a minute, the offender immediately backs away knowing they have done wrong, after a few moments play begins again, we should mimic this by giving a loud Ouch when bitten and immediately stop playing, your puppy immediately understands this is a bad thing and will try to make friends again. Do not hold a grudge, after a short time when puppy has realised you should make up by continuing play, but repeat it every time, consistently applied this will stop your puppy biting quickly and painlessly to every ones benefit.
1. Puppies need to meet other puppies.
2. Make sure your puppy has chew toys.
3. Beware of overstimulation
4. Avoid leaving alone for long periods
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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