Dog Training - Teaching Your Puppy Not to Jump or Bite

You finally have your adorable, cuddly new puppy.puppies to socialize with each other, and with other
You are happy to have him and he is happy to havehumans and animals as well. As the puppies play with
a family. But wait - it's just the beginning. There are 2each other, they will naturally bite and nip each other.
behaviors you need to deal with almost immediately -When one puppy becomes too rough or bites too
jumping on people and biting.Jumping on peopleThis ishard, the other puppies will quickly respond by
a problem that you or others might inadvertentlycorrecting him.The best time for this socialization of
encourage. He is so little and cute, that little tail isthe puppy to occur is when it is still young. It is vital
wagging and, after all, isn't socialization and gettingthat every dog be properly socialized, since a poorly
used to people important? Of course socialization andsocialized dog, or worse, one that is not socialized at
getting used to people is crucial but allowing him toall, can become dangerous and even neurotic. Most
jump on people isn't the way to do it.Imagine yourexperts recommend that puppies be socialized before
cute, little puppy as a full grown 80 - 100 pound dog.they have reached the age of 12 weeks, or three
Will it be so cute when he jumps on people then? Nomonths.Another reason for socializing the puppy early
and it will be dangerous if he jumps on children oris that mothers of young children may be
small adults because he could easily knock themunderstandably reluctant to allow their young children
down.The best time to take care of this is, ofto play with older or larger dogs. Since socializing the
course, when he is a puppy. When the puppy jumpsdog with other people is just as important as
up on you or someone else, gently place the puppy'ssocializing it with other dogs, it is best to do it when
feet back on the floor. When he remains standingthe puppy is still young enough to be non threatening
there, be sure to praise him extensively. Give him anto everyone.It is important for the puppy to be
alternative to jumping up. Puppies jump up on peopleexposed to a wide variety of different stimuli during
to express their enthusiasm, so it is important tothe socialization process. The socialization process
redirect this energy in a more socially acceptableshould include exposing the puppy to a wide variety
direction. Try teaching the puppy to present his pawof other animals, including other puppies, adult dogs,
instead of jumping up. When teaching the puppy tocats and other domestic animals. In addition, the
not jump up on people, it is important to bepuppy should be introduced to as wide a cross
consistent.Consistency is important in any trainingsection of people as possible, including young children,
program, and all members of the family as well asolder people, men, women and people from a variety
friends must understand that the puppy is notof ethnic backgrounds.While socialization is very
permitted to jump on them - ever.BitingBiting is oneimportant to providing the puppy with life lessons and
of those things that every puppy seems to do, andpreventing him from biting, it is not the only method
every puppy must be taught not to do. Like manyof preventing unwanted biting and mouthing. Giving
behaviors, such as jumping up on people, biting andthe puppy appropriate things to play with and bite is
nipping can seem cute when the puppy is small, butanother good way to control inappropriate biting.
much less so as he gets older, larger andProviding a variety of chew toys, ropes and other
stronger.Left to their own devices, most puppiesthings the puppy can chew is important to preventing
learn to control their biting reflex from their mothersboredom, keeping his teeth polished and keeping him
and from their littermates. When the puppy becomesfrom chewing things he should not.As with any
overenthusiastic, whether when nursing or playing,training, it is important to be consistent when
the mother dog, or the other puppies, will quicklyteaching the puppy not to bite. Every member of the
issue a correction.Unfortunately, this type of naturalfamily, as well as close friends who may visit, should
correction often does not occur, since many puppiesall be told that the puppy is to be discouraged from
are removed from their mothers when they are stillbiting. If one person allows the puppy to chew on
quite young. It is therefore up to you to take overthem while everyone else does not, the puppy will
this important process.Socializing the puppy withquickly become confused, and that can make the
other dogs and puppies is one of the best and mosttraining process much more difficult than it has to
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