Stop Puppy Biting.

It is extremely common for new puppies to bite and nip their new owner and as such it is usually the first problem a new owner will have to overcome. Although for the puppy this is completely normal behaviour, it can prove annoying and embarrassing to the owner as well as the potential for danger as the dog grows. To stop puppy biting becoming a problem for you there are some very simple tactics that will stop the danger in its track before it can get out of hand. Before solving a problem we must first understand it, so before tackling it let us realise why they do it.

**Understand Why Your Puppy Bites**
There are a number of very good reasons why your new puppy is biting you, if you can realise why it is happening you can tackle the problem easily. 

The puppy is playing.
Exploration.
To dominate.
Overstimulation.
Your Puppy is scared.
Instinct.
Teething pain.
Hunger.

Some Breeds are affected more by some of the reasons than others and it is beyond the scope of this article to address them all in detail, here we are concentrating on an overview of puppy biting remedies and specifically the most universal. Play biting is the top behaviour to explain puppy biting.

**Dealing With Puppy Biting**
Coming up are the surefire ways to stop a new puppy from making a meal of you and the family, of course, without a consistent approach they will work no better than doing nothing, in fact it may be worse. All the family need to be aware of the approach being taken to control the puppy nipping, kids especially, there should be no time that the rules don’t apply. A bright dog will learn to stop after only a few lessons but some may take a little longer.

The dog way.
When puppies play and one bites the other too hard the bitten one will let out a yelp and stop playing for a minute, the offender immediately backs away knowing they have done wrong, after a few moments play begins again, we should mimic this by giving a loud Ouch when bitten and immediately stop playing, usually after a short time your puppy will approach you to make up. When puppy knows you should either continue the play and repeat the process every time puppy bites, if everyone apples this technique the puppy will stop biting in record time to every ones benefit.

Tips For Stopping Puppies Biting

1. Puppies need to meet other puppies.
2. Have chewable toys that belong to your puppy.
3. Children can over excite a puppy and cause them to bite
4. Avoid leaving alone for long periods

These and many more tips will be discussed in upcoming articles.  Don’t delay, training your puppy now will offer your rewards now and into the future.

The puppy years – they are what YOU make them.

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