Sunday, October 24, 2010

Teach Your Dog Not to Jump

Adding a cute puppy for the family can be an exciting time in life. However, what do you do when your puppy begins to bite practically everything that he can reach? When you get a puppy it is up to you to let them know what they can and can't do. This article is geared to give you ideas on the very best approach to stop puppy biting.
One of the most significant issues is to teach your puppy that you do not approve of their biting. Puppy teeth are as sharp as needles and can cause genuine pain especially if they get a strong hold of you. All dogs possess a bacteria in their mouth that will infect you. When you teach them as a puppy to stop biting; they are less apt to bite when they become older. Most individuals will end up crate training a puppy because its one of the easiest methods to stop this bad behavior.

Your puppy will often bite as you play with them or when they become over excited. They then start biting everything in site. As you start teaching them and working on those bad habits, they will discover it doesn't pay to continue that behavior. So as with any other type of dog training you ought to do it on a constant basis. They should be taught first before they will study. With consistent coaching you'll be able to teach them to stop. The moment they bite you tell them "NO" and give them a deep growl just as a dog would. They will start off to realize that they are not supposed to be doing that. If they carry on, continue repeating the method and use your hands to push him away. If they try to do it again, grasp him by the collar and look into his eyes. Then tell him "NO". When their
onto their back, he is showing you a sign of submission. This will get them to become more calm and submissive towards your verbal commands. They will then stop with the bad behavior.
They typically quit biting at this point. On occasion they still might continue. Don't get discouraged and stop. just continue with the consistent dog training and he will come around. You also might want to put them in their kennel and give them a time out. As they sit inside of their kennel, they won't like this and they will whine. Alternatively if you set them inside kennel whilst their carrying out the action. They will realize they need to stop doing it because if they do they will most likely be punished.   

BC The Trainer

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