When Your Puppy Is Seven Weeks Old, This Type Of Behavior Is Lovely, But When He’s Three Or Four Months Old—And Getting Bigger By The Day—It’s Not So Cute!
React and interrupt the biting consistently. Puppy mouthing, biting, grabbing at limbs and clothing, are natural behaviours as they try to make sense of the world around them, but their teeth are needle sharp and can do damage to skin and to clothing, and you do not want your puppy growing up into an adult dog thinking that using their teeth on a person is acceptable. Hopefully, your puppy grows out of this biting behavior before then.
They Usually React By Playing More Aggressively.
Let pupbox (and my videos) help! Puppies spend a great deal of time playing, chewing and investigating objects. How to train a puppy to stop biting!
“Aggressive” Puppy Biting In Dog Behavior Terms Does Not Mean A Puppy That Is Relentlessly And Constantly Biting At You In Play.
Things like biting and potty training can be super challenging! So let’s examine each reason in a little bit more detail…. Use redirection to stop biting
How To Stop A Puppy From Biting Your Clothing.
Slapping or hitting puppies for playful mouthing can cause them to bite harder. Avoid waving your fingers or toes in your puppy’s face or slapping the sides of his face to entice him to play. For dogs, as with other animals including humans, an important function of play is instruction.
Which Leads Us To The Next Tip To Stop Puppy Biting… 3.
Leave them be until they wake up. This can lead to a puppy behaving fearfully or aggressively towards you in the future, which can lead to actual bites down the road. Some dogs may get more excited when you yelp.
