Puppy Dog Training Tips

How To Stop Puppies Biting

We all know how puppies just love to bite! And… those little teeth are as sharp as needles!

Although they do it naturally, biting is something that puppies must be taught not to do very early on.

Puppy biting needs to be addressed while they are young because dog bites can lead to major problems including legal action.

Whilst it may seem fun and funny to have a puppy biting, once it grows up a full-grown dog can do a lot of damage if they are in the habit of biting, particularly to children.

You have no doubt already found out that dogs have immense strength in their jaws so it is easy to see how even a playful nip can do permanent damage to a child.

Normally, puppies are taught to control their biting (bite inhibition) by their mothers. But, in most cases, we get puppies as pets that have been taken from their mothers at a very young age before they have been taught by their mother and so it is up to us to take up this role and teach them as puppies not to bite.

If you allow your dog to socialize with other dogs from a young age they will quickly learn from their elders, provided they have been taught well, that the desire to bite needs to be controlled to avoid retaliation and an ensuing fight.

A dog will become less aggressive as they grow older and more pleasant to live with if the puppy is taught not to bite, either by interaction with other dogs or by its owner, at a very young age.

You could consider taking your puppy to a dog training school where it will be able to interact with other dogs and where it will quickly be corrected for any unacceptable behavior.

Within the first three months of their life puppies should generally learn to interact with other dogs.

There should be no delay in getting to work to solve this problem as the longer it is left the more difficult it becomes for your dog to socialize correctly and they can become dangerous later in life.

The sooner your puppy can learn correct behavior patterns the better they will be in the long term – just like children!!!.

Getting your puppy to behave correctly in the presence of other animals such as cats and any other pets that they might come in contact with during their life is also important.

You will find that pet stores and vets keep many items that are available that can give your puppy suitable satisfaction to bite and chew.

As long as action is taken early on your puppy will soon learn what is right and what is not right to bite.

Dog Quote:
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
….Aldous Huxley