Teaching a Puppy to Stop Biting
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Taking home a new puppy is going to be an exciting new quest that will also bring a lot of responsibility in rearing the puppy and providing it with proper training. The moment the dog comes home, training should start immediately although this is the time when the owner is still enjoying the cute little pup. The owner must just keep in mind that everything he does will create an impact on the behavior of the puppy and will carry this on even when he is already an adult.
Puppy training should be consistent all throughout his life so that certain behaviors that are allowed with the owner will also be allowed with other people who enter the home. If at some point a behavior can become an annoyance, an embarrassment or can cause harm to the owners guests, then the owner should not allow this same behavior with him or else the dog will be baffled as to what is a proper behavior is and what is not when around people.
Biting
One issue that is common with puppies that should be stopped through training is their biting. Puppies, while exploring their world would usually use their mouths and will likely bite, however this can be negatively thought of by other people.
Never ever hit or slap a puppy while training it to stop biting as they might take it as though you are playing with it. Leave the roughhousing to dogs.
A mean of training a puppy to stop biting is by refusing to play hostile games with it. Some samples of these games are, chase, tug of war and wrestling. These types of activities are fun for both the dog and the owner; however, they will also promote behavior which may not be acceptable for the dog to show all guests that will come to the house.
One of the greatest ways of training a puppy not to bite is by letting out a sharp Ouch whenever the puppy tries to nibble or bite and then removing eye contact and turning away from the pup. This is the same technique that dogs use with each other ” letting the other dog know and be aware that what it did hurt and will not continue to play that way.
This will make the puppy understand that he will be given a negative reinforcement whenever it bites and will not be given attention like he thinks it would. On the other hand, if your puppy calms down and does not try to bite, give him a treat of reward him with attention and praise so that the right behavior is reinforced.
If a puppy bites on your hand, place a finger under its tongue and hold on to the bottom of the jaw firmly for about ten seconds and make sure that the puppy cannot get away. This will prevent the puppy from biting down and will provide the negative reinforcement that such behavior is not acceptable at all.
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