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How to Train a Puppy That Bites

When puppies play with people, they

often bite, chew and mouth on people’s

hands, limbs and clothing.

This kind of behavior may seem cute

when your puppy is seven weeks old, but

it’s not nearly so endearing when he’s

three or four months old-and getting

bigger by the day!

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What to Do About Puppy Mouthing

The ultimate goal is to train your puppy to

stop mouthing and biting people altogether.

However, the first and most important

objective is to teach him that people have

very sensitive skin, so he must be very

gentle when using his mouth.

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Teach Your Puppy to Be Gentle

A puppy or dog who hasn’t learned bite inhibition

with people doesn’t recognize the sensitivity of

human skin, and so he bites too hard, even in play.

Some behaviorists and trainers believe that a dog

who has learned to use his mouth gently when

interacting with people will be less likely to bite

hard and break skin if he ever bites someone in a

situation apart from play-like when he’s afraid or in

pain.

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Initially, you will have to build your routine around your

puppy's needs, and these are reliably predictable when they

are very young.

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Understanding the training

There are two types of training you need to

master to have a polite and well behaved

dog.

Behavioural training is important, it sets

the standards your puppy needs to follow in

their daily life.

You need to teach your dog not to jump on

people, beg for food, bark excessively, or

chew the furniture.

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Potty training falls into this category, you need to reinforce

where it is “ok” to go to the bathroom and where it is not.

Consistency is key. Decide from day one the behaviours

you want to reinforce, and stick to it. If you plan never to let

your fully grown dog on the couch, don’t let them climb all

over it as a puppy.

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A full scope of the behavioural training every

puppy needs is here, learn what it takes to

make your dog become a joy to everyone who

visits your house.

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Everyone wants their dog to listen to their

commands and obey, but first you need to

teach them what the words mean!

The key is using rewards for the behaviour

that you want, and associating it with a

specific word.

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On day one, focus on teaching your

puppy their name.

Have a supply of treats ready, and choose

a name that is short

Look at your dog and say their name. You

may need to repeat it a few times until they

look at you.

When they give their attention, give a big

enthusiastic “yes!” and reward with a treat.

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If your dog doesn’t look at you at all,

a slight tug on their leash will turn their

attention to you.

After a couple of sessions, your dog

will learn that when you say their name,

you want their attention.

Two things to be very careful of here.

Never use your dog’s name to scold or

punish bad behaviour, and don’t say it

“too” often.

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It should always be in this order, their name

(to get attention) followed by the command.

A fair warning – as you begin training you

may get increasingly frustrated at your dog

for not “understanding.”

Just remember that English is a foreign

language to them, and it will take time to

associate meaning to the “funny sounds” you

are making.

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If you feel yourself getting frustrated or impatient,

take a break.

Dogs are very adept at picking up on the feelings

of those around them, and you do not want them to

associate the training sessions with negative

emotions.

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The most basic command for your dog to

learn is sit.

Take a treat in your hand and hold it above

your dogs head.

They will be very interested as they can

smell the treat, and be looking up at the

reward. With your free hand, gently push

your dog into a sitting position while saying

the command “sit”.

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Wait for your dog to go into a full seated

position (and stay there) before giving both

verbal praise and the reward.

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Do not let your dog jump and grab the treat from

your hand. If they act excited, firmly say “NO” and

withhold the treat until they calm down.

It will take a number of sessions, but soon your

dog will learn that the word “sit” is associated with

the act of sitting down.

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The next two commands for your dog

to learn are stay & come.

Once they know how to sit, you will

find it much easier to get them to remain

in one place.

After your dog fully understands the

sit command, and has been

demonstrating this for a few days

without your assistance it is time to

progress.

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After learning sit, stay and come the next

command to teach is lie down. Once your dog

has mastered the first three commands, take

another treat and tell your dog to sit.

Show that you have a reward in your hand,

but don’t give it to your dog yet.

Your dog should lie down to reach the treat.

If they stand up, do not reward the dog. Say

“NO”, and start the training over.

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Regardless of size, all dogs need to be

taken on daily walks, for at least 30 minutes of

exercise.

Taking your dog for a walk allows them to

release any mental and physical energy that

has built up, and gives you also a breath of

fresh air.

Dogs are pack animals, needing both

leadership and exercise. It’s up to you to be

your dog’s master.

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Successfully training your dog will

give you a well mannered pet that is

happy, healthy and responds to your

commands.

It only takes a couple of short

training sessions each day to

reinforce the behaviours you want,

why not get started today?

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