How to Train Your Dog or Puppy Not to Bite
Are you currently at odds with your puppy that is clueless as to how annoying and painful it is to be nipped? Is your high-energy puppy treating your hand, leg or ankle as some sort of bite-bag (vis a vis punching bag)? Worry not, because we will go over some facts and advice below that will illustrate how to get a dog to give up nipping.
The first step in training puppy not to bite is to discourage it immediately. Your puppy needs to learn that putting its mouth on a human is not at all acceptable. And this does not only apply to puppies, but even adult dogs are capable of learning bite inhibition.
In dealing with more depth to puppy biting, experts suggest a method wherein the biting puppy is startled. Just as the puppy digs into your skin, surprise the puppy with a quick, high-pitched, and loud noise. This is an exact copy of the noise the dog would make if its littermate bit it. You would know if it was performed properly of the dog instantly withdraws its mouth with a bewildered look on its face. At this point, offer the dog a toy that it can chew on (then praise it if it takes the ball). The successive actions just described will make the dog realize that there is no approval from you for biting you, but there is for taking the ball. You may need to do this several times to get the dog to realize the bigger picture. If making the noise makes the dog more excited instead of stopped, try a different tack.
Another move you can make is to simply leave the dog’s presence, or leave the room when the puppy bites. This is a method kids being plagued by nipping may want to try it. Applied a couple of times, the puppy learns every time that if it insists on biting, it loses friends and playmates.
While you work on getting your puppy to see that biting is unacceptable, and that it needs to stop it, you need to refrain from playing tug of war, wresting, chase, or other activities that will foster biting and nipping. Physical punishment will never contribute to solving the problem. Despite what you expect, corporal punishment never contribute anything.
Putting into action these tips for stopping puppy biting may seem like an uphill battle. But as the leader of the pack, you will of course carry them out with patience, determination, consistency, and hardwork, which means the teaching won’t last longer than what you think!
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