Biting Puppy Syndrome Is A Problem

Dogs are known to be man’s best friend, you as the owner of the dog, are responsible for training your dog, if you want him to live up to being mans best friend. when you take home that cute little dog it has a loving and unruly nature. What he needs is discipline and that’s you come into play.

Altogether dogs are usually the most lovable of pets, inherently faithful, fun loving, comforting and always entertaining. Nonetheless, you have to face the fact that dogs are 3 years old standing in terms of discipline. That is why a training program early is needed. Dogs absolutely love their owners fondness and like to please them. It is up to you to make your pup recognize what is required of him in the way he behaves. In their view, life is in a continual state of fun. They have no idea what is good or bad behavior, unless you let them know what is. One of the most everyday dog behaviour problems you will have to put a stop to is the biting pup syndrome.

Puppies like to chew on everything, as any dog owner will tell you. The biting pup may have a nice time chewing on your slippers, a book or a tasty bone. He should be able to enjoy any of his bones, but you need to provide the guidance to their behaviour, so it keeps your pet away from your slippers. They do not know that there is a difference, unless you let them know. If you let your pet do as they want, you may soon have an irreverent biting pup, with everything in their approved list of biting behaviour. If you are an irresponsible dog owner you will have no one to blame but yourself for this, when he graduates to bite you, your kids or your neighbor every time he wants to. A biting puppy that is unrestrained, will become a dog that bites, landing you both in a lot of problems.

Like children, dogs need behavioural counseling. To get a biting pup to realise their are constraints is very easy. Where do you draw the line? Biting food and bones is a good rule. Anything else is breaking any agreement you have with your dog. If you allow them to chew on a old worn out pair of slippers, this is giving them a permission to bite and chew a variety of household items. He can not distinguish between things that are good to bite and those that they are not.

Pups, while teething, are prone to be biting pups. However cute you might think their decimation of yesterday’s newspaper, you have got to put your foot down. Dogs only understand rules in terms of the absolute. It’s either OK or not OK. The punishment must also fit the crime. In the case of inanimate objects, a rolled up newspaper, with a sharp noise report, will get your message across.

You must hold in reserve the most serious punishment for infractions which involve your pup biting a human. No matter how fun loving, lacking in spite or whatever, a puppy must be dissuaded from the idea that biting a human is acceptable. Let’s say your daughter decides to share some fat scraps from her dinner plate with her pup. He is certainly eager to share in this largess, inadvertently biting her in his haste. While he means no harm, if you let this pass undisciplined, you’re giving him a green light for behaviour that spells trouble down the road.

In order to cut off immediately and unequivocally puppy biting behaviour, you will have to come down on him hard. A strong blow to the nose, the removal of the food and a dog version of time out is what we have to impose. Slip on his leash and give him a taste of isolation on his own, along with a “bad dog.” This is the language and action that he can understand. He knows that his conduct resulted in a punishment, the loss of the desired item and isolation from his family.

With this strategy, you can quickly and easily train your biting pup out of its bad habits. By the time your pet is 6 months old, you will have a small dog that knows its limitations!

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