How to Stop Your Puppy from Biting You

I bet if you are reading this, you happen to have a new puppy with sharp little teeth who is fond of biting pretty much everything. That probably has included your family's hands and feet, and probably any loose shoes lying around, if not even the furniture.I have listed a few good ideas for helping you deal with your puppy's biting and chewing stage.

• Be sure to get some chew toys for your new puppy. He's teething, so hes going to have to bite something, and these chew toys are the perfect substitutes for your hands and feet. As you start playing with your puppy and he gets too rough, stop him by placing your hand over his mouth to hold it shut. You should keep his mouth closed until he becomes submissive and accepts your hand over his mouth without struggling. He may squirm around because he won't like his mouth being held shut-so soothe him with a calm voice and hold him still with your other hand. Without raising your voice firmly tell him "no biting". You want to use the calm but firm voice so he doesn't become nervous and continue resisting longer. The calmer he stays, the quicker hell become submissive. Once he has become submissive and stopped struggling, it is time to remove your hand from his mouth, and offer him his chew toy as a wonderful substitute to human flesh. Give him praise as soon as he starts to chew on the toy.Every time you play with the pup, repeat giving him the chew toy as needed and he will soon associate the praise-the positive reinforcement- with chewing on the approved chew toy.Stay patient and don't get mad at your puppy for not learning quickly-it could take some time to get the idea across), and definitely be sure never to hit him for his playing rough and biting you. This type of negative reinforcement will hurt you progress with training your puppy by undermining [...]
  
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