By Allan, DogCareTips
The do it naturally but it is something that they
must be taught not to do.
This needs to be addressed while they are young
because dog bites can lead to all sorts of
problems including legal action.
It may seem fun and funny to have a puppy biting
but a full-grown dog can do a lot of damage,
particularly to children if they are in the habit
of biting.
Dogs have immense strength in their jaws and even
a playful nip can do permanent damage to a child.
Generally, puppies are taught to control their
biting from their mothers but in most cases we get
puppies as pets that have been taken from their
mothers at a very young age and it is up to us to
teach them as puppies not to bite.
By letting your dog socialize with other dogs from
a young age they will quickly learn from their
elders, provided they have been taught well, that
the desire to bite needs to be curbed to avoid
retaliation and an ensuing fight.
The sooner the puppy is taught not to bite by the
owner or by interaction with other dogs, the less
aggressive they will become as they grow older and
the more pleasant they will be to live with.
Taking a puppy to a dog training school will allow
it to interact with other dogs where it will
quickly be corrected for any misbehavior.
Puppies should generally learn to interact with
other dogs within the first three months of their
life.
The longer this is left the more difficult it
becomes for your dog to socialize correctly and
they can become dangerous later in life.
As with children, the sooner your puppy can learn
correct behavior patterns the better they will be
in the long term.
It is also wise to get the puppy to behave
correctly in the presence of other animals
including cats and any other pets that they might
come in contact with over their life.
There are many items that are available from the
pet stores and vets that can give your puppy
suitable satisfaction to chew and bite upon.
This will allow your puppy to learn what is right
and what is not right to bite.
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