While dogs are known as man's best friend, you, as the dog owner, are reliable for the training of your dog, if you require him to live up to that lofty moniker. When you bring that cute pup home, he is a rambunctious and loving character. What he lacks is discipline and that is where you come in. You need to fulfill your end of the bargain.
All In All dogs are normally the most lovable of pets, inherently loyal, fun loving, comforting and always amusing. Even So, you have to face the fact that dogs are 3 years old standing in terms of discipline. That is why a training program early is necessary. Dogs utterly love their owners affection and like to please them. It is up to you to make your puppy recognise what is expected of him in the way he behaves. In their view, life is in a endless state of fun. They have no idea what is good or bad behaviour, unless you let them know what is. One of the most everyday dog behaviour problems you will have to put a stop to is the biting puppy syndrome.
Pups love chewing on everything, as any dog owner will affirm. The biting pup may have an enjoyable session with your favourite slippers, a book or a tasty bone. He should certainly be able to enjoy his bone, but you have got to provide behavioral guidance that steers him away from your slippers or your current reading material. He does not see there is a difference, unless you let him know. If you just let him do his thing, he will soon be an irreverent biting puppy, with the whole world in his approved list of biting behavior. If you are an irresponsible dog owner, you have no one to blame but yourself when he graduates to biting you, your children or your next door neighbour whenever it pleases him. The biting pup, unchecked, will become a biting dog, landing you and him in a whole bundle of trouble.
Like children, dogs need behavioural counseling. To get a biting puppy to realise their are constraints is very simple. Where do you draw the line? Biting food and bones is a good rule. Anything else is breaking any understanding you have with your dog. If you allow them to chew on a old worn out pair of carpet slippers, this is giving them a license to bite and chew a variety of household items. He can not distinguish between things that are good to bite and those that they are not.
Pups, when teething, are prone to be biting pups. However cute you might think his decimation of yesterday's paper, you have got to put your foot down. Dogs only understand rules in terms of the absolute. It's either OK or not OK. The punishment should also fit the crime. In the case of inanimate objects, a rolled up newspaper, with a sharp noise report, will get your message across.
You must keep in reserve the most severe punishment for offenses involving your pup biting a human being. No matter how fun loving, or with no malice, a puppy should be dissuaded from the idea that biting a person is acceptable. Let's say that your son decided to share some pieces of fat from their plate with your puppy. He is certainly willing to share in this tasty morsel, inadvertently biting him. While your pet meant no harm, if you were to let this go unpunished, you are giving him a green light for a behaviour that spells problems down the road.
In order to quickly and unequivocally nip the biting puppy behavior in the bud, you have got to come down on him hard. A sharp smack on the nose, removal of the food and the dog version of a time out is what you want to impose. Slip his leash on and give him a taste of isolation out on the porch, along with a firm 'bad dog'. This is language and action he can understand. He will know that his conduct resulted in a physical punishment, loss of the desired item and isolation from his family.
Applying this strategy, you can quickly and easily train your biting puppy right out of his bad habit. By the time he is six months old, you will have a permanent toddler dog who knows his limitations!
All In All dogs are normally the most lovable of pets, inherently loyal, fun loving, comforting and always amusing. Even So, you have to face the fact that dogs are 3 years old standing in terms of discipline. That is why a training program early is necessary. Dogs utterly love their owners affection and like to please them. It is up to you to make your puppy recognise what is expected of him in the way he behaves. In their view, life is in a endless state of fun. They have no idea what is good or bad behaviour, unless you let them know what is. One of the most everyday dog behaviour problems you will have to put a stop to is the biting puppy syndrome.
Pups love chewing on everything, as any dog owner will affirm. The biting pup may have an enjoyable session with your favourite slippers, a book or a tasty bone. He should certainly be able to enjoy his bone, but you have got to provide behavioral guidance that steers him away from your slippers or your current reading material. He does not see there is a difference, unless you let him know. If you just let him do his thing, he will soon be an irreverent biting puppy, with the whole world in his approved list of biting behavior. If you are an irresponsible dog owner, you have no one to blame but yourself when he graduates to biting you, your children or your next door neighbour whenever it pleases him. The biting pup, unchecked, will become a biting dog, landing you and him in a whole bundle of trouble.
Like children, dogs need behavioural counseling. To get a biting puppy to realise their are constraints is very simple. Where do you draw the line? Biting food and bones is a good rule. Anything else is breaking any understanding you have with your dog. If you allow them to chew on a old worn out pair of carpet slippers, this is giving them a license to bite and chew a variety of household items. He can not distinguish between things that are good to bite and those that they are not.
Pups, when teething, are prone to be biting pups. However cute you might think his decimation of yesterday's paper, you have got to put your foot down. Dogs only understand rules in terms of the absolute. It's either OK or not OK. The punishment should also fit the crime. In the case of inanimate objects, a rolled up newspaper, with a sharp noise report, will get your message across.
You must keep in reserve the most severe punishment for offenses involving your pup biting a human being. No matter how fun loving, or with no malice, a puppy should be dissuaded from the idea that biting a person is acceptable. Let's say that your son decided to share some pieces of fat from their plate with your puppy. He is certainly willing to share in this tasty morsel, inadvertently biting him. While your pet meant no harm, if you were to let this go unpunished, you are giving him a green light for a behaviour that spells problems down the road.
In order to quickly and unequivocally nip the biting puppy behavior in the bud, you have got to come down on him hard. A sharp smack on the nose, removal of the food and the dog version of a time out is what you want to impose. Slip his leash on and give him a taste of isolation out on the porch, along with a firm 'bad dog'. This is language and action he can understand. He will know that his conduct resulted in a physical punishment, loss of the desired item and isolation from his family.
Applying this strategy, you can quickly and easily train your biting puppy right out of his bad habit. By the time he is six months old, you will have a permanent toddler dog who knows his limitations!
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