The puppy bites. What to do?

First, let's find out, why does the puppy bite. Many masters take this as a manifestation ofaggression and ... are wrong! In fact, the puppy is so played. If he grows in a pack with other puppies, they bite each other at games - this is absolutely normal, so they learn to use jaws that help them do many things for which we are accustomed to using our hands.

But when a puppy at a tender age is taken away frombrothers and sisters, he has no choice but to play the same games with the host. That's only the skin of the owner is more tender than the skin of puppies, and the baby does not know how to control the bite force, so during the games it causes pain to the owner. So if the puppy bites - do not punish him, he can not help but bite. You need to show him that he is hurting you.. How to do it?

Observe the playing puppies: they squeal occasionally, if the comrade in the games bit too painfully. This signals the puppy that you need to be more careful. If your puppy bites, try to publish the same sound and pinch it or click on the nose (only not very much). The sound will show the puppy that he hurt you, and the pinch will "fix the effect": the puppy develops an association "a strong bite - it hurts."

When the puppy bites, some masters push him away, scream, beat or start teasing. But this only stimulates the puppy to bite further: he perceives such actions as part of the game. It turns out that you yourself encourage the puppy to bite you. So if the puppy bites, do not then continue the game: show the puppy the sound that it hurts, and ignore it for a while.

If this method proves ineffective, you can try cause the puppy to have negative reinforcement for bites. When the puppy once again bites you toonoticeably, without calculating the force, squeeze his nose with his fingers or grab the withers and press the muzzle to the floor. Looking into the dog's eyes, say in a steady and firm voice, "It hurts!" Or "You can not!" At the same time, you need to control the force so as not to cause the dog too much pain, and not to break into a cry. With this method you need to be extremely careful not to lose the dog's trust.

You can try to make it so that the pain does not come from you, but that the puppy caused it himself, trying to bite you. For this, when the puppy's next attempt is to biteyou need to lay his lip between the molars or clasp his face with your fingers and from both sides to lay your lips between your teeth. When you bite the puppy will experience pain, and gradually stop biting you.

All these tips apply only to puppies aged2-5 months and are suitable for the primary education of a puppy. If your pet is more than 6 months old, if the puppy bites not only during games, but also without any reason (sometimes even attacking from an ambush), then bites - manifestations of aggression and attempts to dominate. In this case, you need to show the puppy "who's the boss", otherwise he will bite even when he grows up.

To show that you are in the pack - the leader, you do not have to let the puppy sleep on yourbed, the first to climb the stairs and enter the entrance / apartment. Teach your puppy to give way to you. To feed the dog you need the last, when the whole family eats. Give the dog to understand that the food (game, walk), she must first deserve: first execute the team, and then get your reward (a bowl of food, a toy).

When the puppy bites, it is very important to observe the golden mean: on the one hand, you need to unequivocally show him,that it hurts you and so you can not do it, on the other - you can not punish the dog and hurt her in return. So you can disaccustom the puppy to bite, and your pet will be complaisant.