By :
Cynthia Minnaar
Whilst it is a natural thing for puppies to do, biting is something that puppies must learn not to do from a very young age. Dog bites can lead to major problems in the future, including legal action, hence the reason that puppy biting needs to be stopped while they are very young.
Do not assume that a puppy will naturally outgrow its biting habit without being taught otherwise you could end up with a fully grown dog that bites and may cause a lot of damage.
If you have even been bitten by dog you will know how powerful their jaws are, so a child could experience permanent damage just from a playful nip from a puppy.
Normally, puppies are taught to control their biting (bite inhibition) by their mothers. The problem is that when adopted as pets many puppies leave the litter before they reach the age that the mother can teach them not to bite, so it is up to the new owner to teach a puppy to refrain from biting.
If you have watched puppies playing with other dogs you will have noticed how the elder dog will "tell the puppy off" when it has had enough of the biting and in so doing this teaches the puppy that it needs to control its biting to avoid an ensuing fight or serious bite.
As long as a puppy is taught at a young age not to bite, either by its owner or other dogs, then it will become less aggressive as it grows older.
A dog training school is where your puppy will have the opportunity to interact with other dogs who will quickly correct any unacceptable behavior so that is something for to consider.
It is important that puppies learn to interact with other dogs within the first three months of their life.
The longer it is left the more difficult it becomes for your dog to socialize correctly and they can become dangerous later in life, so there should be no delay in getting to work to solve this problem.
You will have a far better behaved dog in the long term if your puppy can learn the correct behavior patterns early on in its life. Just like raising a child.
It is also important that your puppy learns to behave correctly when it meets other animals and pets such as cats.
You can find products that can give your puppy suitable satisfaction to bite and chew on at such places as pet supply stores, supermarkets and vets.
A puppy will soon learn what it can and what it cannot bite as long as it is taught when it is very young.
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