For some people who decided to have a puppy,is a complete surprise that their pet starts to bite. But this is not surprising. Look at the young children: a half-year-old kid pulls the handles to a variety of subjects that fall in his field of vision, and reaching out, often pulls them into his mouth. The child uses his fingers as an instrument of knowledge of the world around him, but in dogs the function of the hands is performed only by the jaws. And add to this, and the fact that small puppies are chopped and gums are scratched - and here the picture is clear. It remains only one thing: carefully hide from the puppy shoes and a variety of items that he can chew, raise to an unattainable for the dog's height of the wire and wait for the period when the teeth will end. But how to wean a puppy to really bite, when he does not just gnaw your clothes and shoes, but also attacks you?
In such behavior, there is nothing to worry about ifpuppy less than six months. But you should not let him bite you. The puppy bites in the game, not having anything against that, and you slightly bite him. Those are these doggames. But you are not a dog, and you can not bite it. Therefore, if you continue to play with him, when he launches his teeth, he will have a firm opinion that this is possible. But think: your dog grows, and with it the muscular strength of her jaws. The day will come, and the bite will not be as harmless as the easy biting of puppy teeth. Therefore, you need to think ahead of time about how to wean the puppy to bite.
First of all, understand that the puppy is not biting from evil.Therefore, to scold for a bite of a puppy is meaningless. He just does not understand you: just that it was so much fun and good, and a second later he was chastised for something. It's insulting! You can spy an answer to the question of how to wean the puppy to bite, watching the playing young dogs. They run after each other, somersault, pull in different directions some rag and, of course, bite each other for different parts of the body. But what does the dog do when some partner in the games bit it hurts? She squeals and walks away from the offender, letting him know that they do not play with this. Bitten for some time sitting puzzled, but then concludes: you need to restrain the strength of the jaws. In general, dogs have extremely sensitive jaws. An adult dog senses the difference between easy holding of an object, barely perceptible biting and gnawing of a bone bone, but the puppy does not yet see this difference. He must understand her, and his playmates let him know that he went too far. Next time he will be more careful. Act like puppies: loudly scream (even if you do not hurt at all), immediately stop the game and move away from the dog. After a while, you can return to the game.
It happens that this method gives little, andthe playful puppy continues to jump and bite into your arms and legs. How to wean a puppy to bite in this case? Take an example from adult dogs. They allow small puppies a lot, but do not tolerate when they bite. If a small puppy bites her mother by the ear, she first screams loudly, letting her know that it hurts. If this does not have an effect and the puppy continues to bite, she grabs his teeth by the scruff, repeatedly shakes vigorously, growls, and leaves. Or slightly presses his nose with his teeth. However, the puppy does not have the slightest injury. If your pet does not understand the first time that it's not good to bite, lift it up by the scruff and, shaking it lightly, repeat it several times in a low and stern voice (which sounds like a growl to a puppy): NOT TO KNOW!
How to bring up a puppy, so that he does not havehabits of biting, not even painful? Buy him in the vet shop special toys and show that you can bite them, but in no case your hands, feet and clothes.
But what if your puppy has morehalf a year, but he still bites? This is no longer a game, it is a claim to dominance. How to disaccustom the dog to bite and show who is the master of the house? Behave like a pack leader: do not let the dog sleep next to you; feed it only after you eat it yourself; let her earn her food by the execution of some team. The sooner you put the dog in its place, the easier it will be to build relationships with it in the future. In extreme cases, invite a professional instructor for training.
