Biting Puppy Syndrome Is A Problem
Dogs are better-known to be man's best friend, you as the owner of the dog, are reliable 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 requires is discipline and that's you come into play.
Altogether dogs are usually the most adorable of pets, inherently loyal, fun loving, comforting and always entertaining. Nevertheless, you have to face the fact that dogs are three years old standing in terms of discipline. That is why a training program early is needed. Dogs utterly love their owners affection and wish 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 constant state of fun. They have no idea what is good or bad behaviour, unless you let them know what is. One of the most common 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 behavior, so it keeps your pet away from your carpet 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 puppy, with everything in their approved list of biting behavior. 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 children or your neighbour every time he wants to. A biting puppy that is unchecked, will become a dog that bites, landing you both in a lot of problems.
Just like kids, dogs need behavioural guidance. Getting a biting puppy to understand the limitations is in truth quite easy. Where do you draw the line? Biting food items and bones is a good rule of thumb. Anything else is a deal breaker. If you allow him to bite an old, worn out pair of slippers, you're giving him a license to bite and chew up a assortment of household items. He cannot distinguish between things which are OK to bite and those which are not.
Puppies, 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 keep in reserve the most severe punishment for offenses involving your puppy biting a human being. No matter how fun loving, or with no malice, a puppy should be deterred from the idea that biting a person is acceptable. Let's say that your son decided to share some pieces of fat from their plate with your puppy. He is certainly willing to share in this tasty morsel, inadvertently biting him. While your pet meant no harm, if you were to let this go unpunished, you are giving him a green light for a behavior that spells trouble down the road.
In order to promptly and unequivocally nip the biting puppy behavior in the bud, you have got to come down on him hard. A sharp smack on the nose, removal of the food and the dog version of a time out is what you need to impose. Slip his leash on and give him a taste of isolation out on the porch, along with a firm 'bad dog'. This is language and action he can understand. He will know that his behavior resulted in a physical punishment, 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 six months old, you will have a small dog that knows its limits!
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