Training a Puppy to Stop Biting

Bringing home a puppy is something that you will think of as an adventure but what you really need to realize is that it takes a lot of responsibility to take care of a puppy and to provide it with proper training. When you think you should be enjoying your puppy on day one, youre wrong ” training should already start the moment you take him home. Playing with your puppy, just remember that everything that you do with your puppy will instill behavior that will go on until your puppy becomes an adult.

Puppy training should be consistent all throughout his life so that certain behaviors that are allowed with the owner will also be allowed with other people who enter the home. If at some point a behavior can become an annoyance, an embarrassment or can cause harm to the owners guests, then the owner should not allow this same behavior with him or else the dog will be baffled as to what is a proper behavior is and what is not when around people.

Biting

One common issue that has to be stopped through training is biting. Puppies are likely to bite as they are exploring their world, and unfortunately, people sometimes get the brunt of that attention.

Never ever hit or slap a puppy while training it to stop biting as they might take it as though you are playing with it. Leave the roughhousing to dogs.

One way to train the puppy to stop biting is to refuse to play aggressive games with it such as tug of war, chase or wrestling. Although these activities are fun for dog and owner, they encourage aggressive behavior which is not acceptable for the dog to exhibit with all humans that come into the home.

One of the greatest ways of training a puppy not to bite is by letting out a sharp Ouch whenever the puppy tries to nibble or bite and then removing eye contact and turning away from the pup. This is the same technique that dogs use with each other ” letting the other dog know and be aware that what it did hurt and will not continue to play that way.

This method uses negative reinforcement to train the puppy that biting will not get him the attention that he wants. When the puppy calms down and does not try to bite, the owner should give it attention and praise so that the proper behavior is reinforced.

If the puppy bites down on the hand, the owner should place one finger inside the mouth under the puppy’s tongue and hold onto the bottom of the jaw with the thumb for about ten seconds. The pressure should only be firm enough that the puppy cannot get away for that amount of time. The puppy will not be able to bite down and it will provide the negative reinforcement that the behavior is not acceptable to use.

Related posts:

1. Teaching a Puppy to Stop Biting
2. Stop Puppy Biting The Easy Way
3. How Can I Stop Puppy Biting?
4. How Can I Stop Puppy Biting?
5. Stop Dog Biting Now

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