How To Stop Your Puppy From Nipping

A puppy is the equivalent of human baby/toddler, they do things that we know they shouldn't, but they don't realize it for themselves. The responsibility of training your puppy to not nip or bite falls upon You, their owner and the pack leader.

Playing with Siblings

During playtime, puppies chew their other siblings, they need to play because your puppy is socializing themselves with others. Amongst themselves they will show each other what is acceptable within the pack and without you knowing your puppy is learning the rights and wrongs. People are not 'other puppies', we are the pack leaders and do not tolerate antisocial pack behavior, so it is up to us to demonstrate how we play, without the nipping. Puppy Training Secrets!

Play Games

Playing with our puppy is essential, at their age it is what our puppy wants to do. These sessions should be treated as an opportunity to teach you puppy, in a fun and enthusiastic way. The games you play can also affect whether your puppy bites you during play. Tug of war games can encourage your puppy to bite anything and everything. Instead, play retrieving games with your puppy. With retrieval toys you'll soon find which item, for other training days, is best suited to 'bribe' your little friend.

Children Playing

If children live with your puppy, teach them how to play responsibly. No wrestling or tug of war, of course, but they should also learn not to play run away games. If a child runs, the puppy is going to want to chase. Your puppy is going to want to catch them and will try to catch by grabbing with those sharp puppy teeth! Kids need to learn to interact with the puppy by throwing toys for her to fetch or by petting. Dog Food Conspiracy!

Biting = Stop Playing

If your puppy tries to bite or chew on you during play, stop the game. You can tell her, "NO! No bite!" and immediately move your hands and arms out of reach, stand up and turn away. Ignore your puppy, they will want to know what has changed, so they will 'enquire' and come around to face you. When the biting stops and your puppy has settled then calmly praise. You will have to repeat this lesson several times, but she'll gradually learn that biting you means the fun and games stop.

It Takes Time

During your efforts to teach your puppy not to bite people, keep in mind too, that this is a very natural behavior for your puppy. You will need to take your time and be patient. You'll also need to be consistent (as does everyone else in the family). Keep in mind that in dog training, aggression begets aggression. When you tell her puppy not to bite, be firm and consistent but don't be rough. If you are aggressive toward your puppy, your puppy will react with fear or will be aggressive in return. Dog Training To Stop Your Dog Behavioral Problems!

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Eliminating Your Puppy's Love of Nipping

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If you've ever been nipped by a puppy, you know those teeth can be as sharp as ice picks. While other dogs generally have thick skin and can handle a nip relatively undamaged, we humans are not quite so fortunate. And yes, a puppy bite can definitely break skin.

So how do you put a stop to your puppy's nipping?

First, it helps to understand that he's not biting maliciously. Biting and mouthing are natural activities for puppies and young dogs. They instinctively nip when playing with their siblings. This is the way they interact with the world around them. Left with his family, a puppy would soon be taught by his mother and siblings to control his bite. But most puppies are removed from their mothers before they've had a chance to learn this lesson.

With this in mind, taking advantage of your puppy's natural instincts can actually provide you with an easy, painless way to inhibit his biting. All you have to do is let him play and socialize with other dogs. Puppies love to tumble and roll and play. They also love to nip. If your puppy becomes a bit too rough in the company of other dogs, the rest of the group will quickly correct his inappropriate behavior. As simple as it is, this socialization with other dogs is easily the most effective way for him to learn to control himself when he's tempted to nip.

There are other benefits to socializing your puppy as well. He'll learn not to fear other dogs. He'll expend his excess energy. And you'll find that he interacts better with the rest of your family. Puppies that miss out on socializing with other dogs tend to be hyperactive and destructive and exhibit other problem behaviors. In addition, unsocialized dogs will often react aggressively to new situations. So any efforts you make to expose your puppy to other dogs and new people (especially children) will pay dividends in many areas of your puppy's development.

This can be particularly helpful if you have children in the family. Children are closer in size to dogs, and they often have that same puppy-like energy that can be interpreted as aggressive by a dog. So while your puppy is still young (four months old or even younger), this is a good time to have him interacting with children in a proper manner that excites neither your puppy nor the children. This can be especially important if your puppy is from a breed of large or aggressive dogs.

The next way to work with your puppy in eliminating biting behaviors is to gain his trust and respect. This goes a long way toward making all training easier and more effective, especially if you're working to correct problem behaviors.

How do you gain your puppy's respect? By treating him with respect.

Whether you're training your puppy or just playing, always treat him with respect. This means no hitting or slapping your puppy, even in situations where you're trying to correct inappropriate behavior. Physical punishment will not only destroy the trust and respect of your puppy, it'll make him afraid of you. More important, it's often ineffective. Reprimanding your puppy will not stop him from biting. It'll only confuse him.

Using positive reinforcement, which generally means treats and plenty of praise, will teach him much faster and more effectively to play without biting.

A puppy that bites will grow up to be a dog that bites unless you teach him better. Left alone, these negative behaviors only become worse. So deal with them early, and deal with them positively, and you'll establish the foundation for a loving, healthy relationship with your puppy for the rest of his life.

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