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While dogs are better-known as man’s best friend, you, as the dog owner, are responsible for the training of your dog, if you want him to live up to that lofty moniker. When you bring that cute pup home, he’s a rough-and-tumble and loving character. What he lacks is discipline and that’s where you come in. You need to fulfill your end of the bargain.

Dogs are more often than not the most lovable of animals, inherently loyal, fun loving, comforting and entertaining. Nevertheless, you have got to face the fact that dogs are perpetual three year olds, in terms of discipline. That’s why an early program of training is required. Dogs absolutely love to please their owner. It’s up to you to let your pup know what’s expected of him in the behavioural category. From his point of view, he is in a constant state of having fun. He does not know good from bad behaviour unless you make the distinction. One of the most common dog behaviors you will require to curb 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 slippers. They do not know that there is a difference, unless you let them know. If you let your pet do as they wish, you may soon have an disrespectful biting pup, 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 pup that is unrestrained, will become a dog that bites, bringing you both in a lot of problems.

Like kids, dogs need behavioral counseling. To get a biting pup to realise their are constraints is very simple. Where do you draw the line? Biting food and bones is a good rule. Anything else is breaking any understanding you have with your dog. If you allow them to chew on a old worn out pair of slippers, this is giving them a license to bite and chew a variety of household items. He can not distinguish between things that are good to bite and those that they are not.

Puppies that are teething are likely to be biting puppies. However, you might think its cute with the decimation role he played the day before, but you have to put your foot down. Dogs only understand the rules if they are absolute. Correct or not is OK. The punishment must also fit the crime. In the case of inanimate objects, a paper rolled up with a sharp noise report, should get your message across.

You must keep in reserve the most severe punishment for offenses involving your pup 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 pup. 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 problems down the road.

In order to cut off immediately and unequivocally puppy biting behavior, you will have to come down on him hard. A strong blow to the nose, the removal of the food and a dog version of time out is what we have to impose. Put on his leash and give him a taste of isolation on his own, along with a “bad dog.” This is the language and action that he can understand. He knows that his conduct resulted in a punishment, the loss of the desired item and isolation from his family.

Using this strategy, you can quickly and easily train your biting pup right out of his bad habit. By the time he’s six months old, you will have a permanent toddler dog who knows his limits!

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