| So, you bought a puppy. Now what? He is cute | | | | location they can get their mouths on, this |
| and adorable, but now the fun starts. He or | | | | is the exact place they learn how to control |
| she starts chewing your shoes, going to the | | | | their biting. If you do not socialize your |
| bathroom where he shouldn't and many other | | | | dog, this creates an and can cause biting. |
| natural behaviors that will soon turn into | | | | |
| destructive or just plain annoying habits. | | | | Two key factors in your training are trust |
| Dogs will bark at anything, do you want a | | | | and respect. If you dog doesn't trust you how |
| barking dog that howls at every sound that he | | | | can he respect you? If you don't develop |
| hears? Do you want her chewing up all of your | | | | these two factors, you will not be able to |
| shoes and furniture? Dog training is | | | | train your dog successfully. |
| essential. There are many things you can do | | | | |
| when you first start training your dog, but | | | | You should never hit, kick, slap, bite or |
| the first thing is that you understand | | | | beat your dog. This will definitely make the |
| completely the responsibility of being a dog | | | | dog not trust you, he may still love you as |
| owner. | | | | they usually have unconditional love for |
| | | | their owners, but without the trust factor |
| The necessary elements of pet ownership and | | | | you may be in trouble. For example, if you |
| dog training include: socialization, | | | | are house training your puppy, never punish |
| nutrition, love, training, veternariana are | | | | or reprimand them even if you catch them |
| and a good regular exercise plan. Dogs which | | | | doing it. You have no right to punish the dog |
| are tied up, kenneled all day or even crated | | | | as if he goes in the wrong place it is your |
| all day are considered in my opinion a | | | | fault and not his. |
| neglected dog. These constraints will produce | | | | |
| a dog with serious behavioral problems. It is | | | | Some things to remember on teaching your dog |
| up to you to make sure your dog gets plenty | | | | not to bite: |
| of love, freedom to play, and gets regular | | | | |
| exercise, and not just when it is convenient | | | | 1. Punishment alone will not stop the biting |
| for you. | | | | dog |
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| Biting dogs and mouthing is very common in | | | | 2. You must gain respect or the training will |
| puppies and dogs especially during play time. | | | | fail, act like a puppy or littermate, the |
| Dogs must learn to control their bite and to | | | | puppy will begin to treat you as a playmate |
| do it normally. They naturally would learn | | | | |
| this from their mothers or litter mates and | | | | 3. A dog may bite out of fear or lack of |
| in the wild, their pack mates, but we take | | | | confidence, so trust is essential |
| them away from this at a very young age, so | | | | |
| it is now our responsibility to take over the | | | | 4. Be consistent with your training, make |
| training. This should be controlled by the | | | | sure the dog knows you love him, its just the |
| time the puppy is four months old, by | | | | biting you do not like. |
| allowing your dog or puppy to get socialized | | | | |
| with other socialized dogs and puppies this | | | | If you follow many of these simple rules, |
| will continue with their natural course of | | | | then you will have success with your dog. |
| training. During play time with other | | | | Good luck and love your dog, they are |
| puppies, they tend to bite each other at any | | | | incredible animals. |