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