Tips on How to Stop Puppies Biting

By Oscar B Jones

Isn't it just so cute when you see putties biting? Hmm. maybe when they are really small and still cute and fluffy but if you wait to stop it until they are fully grown before tackling the issue you will have big problems.

Fact - Puppies Love To Bite

This is very natural to them as it is a way of communicating with their brothers and sisters. However, as they are now away from their brothers and sisters and have no mother around to correct them you need to step in as their surrogate. If a puppy is not stopped from biting early on you are heading for trouble and worse case scenario a legal case somewhere down the road when you puppy bites someone.

Puppy Socialization

Making sure that you take your puppy along to a training center from an early age will enable it to mingle with its own kind and learn from older dogs what happens if they bite, assuming that these older dogs have been taught. You should find that the natural course of events will lead to your puppy realising that it needs to hold back on its desire to bite so that it does not end up getting bitten back and possibly hurt in a fight.

At What Age Should You Take It?

Your puppy should be socializing with other dogs by the time it has reached three months of age. The longer you leave this initial step the harder it will be for your puppy, and then young adolescent dog, to be calm and comfortable around other dogs. This could lead to various problems for you the owner and for your dog.

Puppies Are Just Little Fluffy Children!!

Puppies are very similar to children in a way that they will learn behavior from pushing boundaries to find out where the point is to stop. As with your children, if you do not have rules and regulations for them to adhere to expect a bumpy ride.

You also need to remember that you are responsible for their future behavior and you will want others to see that you have put the required effort into your puppy so that you can be proud and comfortable around others.

Play The Role Of The Other Dog

I see too many people let their puppy bite them when it is small as it is fun and kind of cute to watch but then they are surprised that as the dog gets bigger it doesn't understand when to stop. If your puppy bites you make sure that it knows it has done wrong by shouting "Ouch" at it. If you are consistent with this approach you see, over a short period of time, that your puppies biting becomes softer until such a time when you can try and put your hand or arm in its mouth and it will try and spit it out as it knows it wrong for it to be there.

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