Teaching your Puppy not to Bite
Biting is one of the most common occurrences which can be related to
a young puppy. It is at this nascent stage when the teeth are just
starting to come out that puppies are at their biting or to be put more
appropriately nibbling best. While the teeth continue growing, puppies
have an inclination to put their mouth on almost any and everything to
get rid of the strange itching sensation in their teeth. Dogs are
generally affectionate and lovable creatures and do not take to biting
unless something of significance has happened to them.
Since puppies are taken away to their owner’s house at a very young age,
they do not get a chance to learn the basic lessons like slowing down
biting from their mothers and their siblings. Since these puppies are
brought away at such an early stage of their lives, a lot of initiative
is on the owner to bring up the puppy in such a way that the dog turns
out to be a well mannered one as it is very difficult to handle a dog
that is not well trained or ill tempered.
Socializing
When a puppy goes about socializing and interacting with the other dogs
in the neighbourhood, it automatically teaches them about a few
mannerisms after observing the other dogs around. Puppies are generally
more frisky and frolicsome than the adults and while playing they roll
over, play and bite each other everywhere. This is when they learn how
to control their biting as they understand how they are behaving based
on the reciprocal behaviour of the other dogs.
The advantage of letting your puppy socialize is that this teaches the
puppy to not be scared of the other dogs as they understand what sort of
behaviour is acceptable and how best to use their energy. The best
period to teach a puppy anything is within four months of it being born.
Trust and Respect
Instilling trust and respect in your dog are very important. These are
the two most important prerequisites for training any puppy. If there is
no trust or respect then there is no reason why the puppy would listen
to even one word of its owner. In this case, the dog would do exactly as
it feels like and there would be no way to control it then.
This would be very dangerous in the case of a big dog, as bigger dogs
are considered to be much harder to handle as compared to the smaller
dogs. Even if it not dangerous, it can become a messy affair having to
clean the urine and stool from various different places everyday if a
dog is not trained properly. Never Reprimand Hitting, kicking
and slapping your dog is not the correct way of going about things when
it comes to teaching your little puppy manners. Instead of the expected
outcome, the dog will invariably lose trust in you even though it may
still love you. Even badly mistreated dogs have been known to love their
owners, but it takes a lot to gain the trust and respect of the dog.
This matter should be handled in a very delicate manner and with a lot
of love and care.
A puppy must be treated like one’s own child in order to get back that
love and respect. Instead of admonishing the puppies when they dirty the
floor or house, the owner should instead get hold of a towel or cleaner
and clean the place. Another important thing to remember is that there
should be no inconsistencies while training your puppy.
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