| You finally have your adorable, cuddly new | | | | to socialize with each other, and with other |
| puppy. You are happy to have him and he is | | | | humans and animals as well. As the puppies |
| happy to have a family. But wait - it's just | | | | play with each other, they will naturally |
| the beginning. There are 2 behaviors you | | | | bite and nip each other. When one puppy |
| need to deal with almost immediately - | | | | becomes too rough or bites too hard, the |
| jumping on people and biting.Jumping on | | | | other puppies will quickly respond by |
| peopleThis is a problem that you or others | | | | correcting him.The best time for this |
| might inadvertently encourage. He is so | | | | socialization of the puppy to occur is when |
| little and cute, that little tail is wagging | | | | it is still young. It is vital that every |
| and, after all, isn't socialization and | | | | dog be properly socialized, since a poorly |
| getting used to people important? Of course | | | | socialized dog, or worse, one that is not |
| socialization and getting used to people is | | | | socialized at all, can become dangerous and |
| crucial but allowing him to jump on people | | | | even neurotic. Most experts recommend that |
| isn't the way to do it.Imagine your cute, | | | | puppies be socialized before they have |
| little puppy as a full grown 80 - 100 pound | | | | reached the age of 12 weeks, or three |
| dog. Will it be so cute when he jumps on | | | | months.Another reason for socializing the |
| people then? No and it will be dangerous if | | | | puppy early is that mothers of young children |
| he jumps on children or small adults because | | | | may be understandably reluctant to allow |
| he could easily knock them down.The best time | | | | their young children to play with older or |
| to take care of this is, of course, when he | | | | larger dogs. Since socializing the dog with |
| is a puppy. When the puppy jumps up on you | | | | other people is just as important as |
| or someone else, gently place the puppy's | | | | socializing it with other dogs, it is best to |
| feet back on the floor. When he remains | | | | do it when the puppy is still young enough to |
| standing there, be sure to praise him | | | | be non threatening to everyone.It is |
| extensively. Give him an alternative to | | | | important for the puppy to be exposed to a |
| jumping up. Puppies jump up on people to | | | | wide variety of different stimuli during the |
| express their enthusiasm, so it is important | | | | socialization process. The socialization |
| to redirect this energy in a more socially | | | | process should include exposing the puppy to |
| acceptable direction. Try teaching the puppy | | | | a wide variety of other animals, including |
| to present his paw instead of jumping up. | | | | other puppies, adult dogs, cats and other |
| When teaching the puppy to not jump up on | | | | domestic animals. In addition, the puppy |
| people, it is important to be | | | | should be introduced to as wide a cross |
| consistent.Consistency is important in any | | | | section of people as possible, including |
| training program, and all members of the | | | | young children, older people, men, women and |
| family as well as friends must understand | | | | people from a variety of ethnic |
| that the puppy is not permitted to jump on | | | | backgrounds.While socialization is very |
| them - ever.BitingBiting is one of those | | | | important to providing the puppy with life |
| things that every puppy seems to do, and | | | | lessons and preventing him from biting, it is |
| every puppy must be taught not to do. Like | | | | not the only method of preventing unwanted |
| many behaviors, such as jumping up on people, | | | | biting and mouthing. Giving the puppy |
| biting and nipping can seem cute when the | | | | appropriate things to play with and bite is |
| puppy is small, but much less so as he gets | | | | another good way to control inappropriate |
| older, larger and stronger.Left to their own | | | | biting. Providing a variety of chew toys, |
| devices, most puppies learn to control their | | | | ropes and other things the puppy can chew is |
| biting reflex from their mothers and from | | | | important to preventing boredom, keeping his |
| their littermates. When the puppy becomes | | | | teeth polished and keeping him from chewing |
| overenthusiastic, whether when nursing or | | | | things he should not.As with any training, it |
| playing, the mother dog, or the other | | | | is important to be consistent when teaching |
| puppies, will quickly issue a | | | | the puppy not to bite. Every member of the |
| correction.Unfortunately, this type of | | | | family, as well as close friends who may |
| natural correction often does not occur, | | | | visit, should all be told that the puppy is |
| since many puppies are removed from their | | | | to be discouraged from biting. If one person |
| mothers when they are still quite young. It | | | | allows the puppy to chew on them while |
| is therefore up to you to take over this | | | | everyone else does not, the puppy will |
| important process.Socializing the puppy with | | | | quickly become confused, and that can make |
| other dogs and puppies is one of the best and | | | | the training process much more difficult than |
| most effective ways to teach the puppy the | | | | it has to be.Check out Dogs Rule on Squidoo, |
| appropriate, and non appropriate way to bite, | | | | the next great search engine, at Perkins is |
| and to curb the biting response.Many | | | | a dog lover who is allowed to live with her |
| communities and pet stores sponsor puppy | | | | two dogs, Tillie and Pierrot, in the |
| playtime and puppy kindergarten classes, and | | | | beautiful foothills of North Carolina. |
| these classes can be great places for puppies | | | | |