subject: Teaching Puppies Not To Bite-very Effective Techniques [print this page] Teaching puppies not to bitecan be a very easy process if you do it the right way and not make it an abusive situation. Using physical abusive force towards your puppy will only make the situation or problem worse. It is very critical that you learn other ways ofteaching puppies not to bite. Below you will be given some helpful tips on how you can teach your puppy not to bite.
But before we begin you will need to understand that puppies do not bite on things because the want to, they bite on things because they are just like a toddler who is just receiving their adult teeth. Puppies nip and bite on things for a sense of relief. Now that you have an understanding of why puppies bite we can now go over how you can stop the biting before it gets worse.
One method that you could use is getting a spray bottle and fill it with water. Now every time to your puppy tries to bite you, you spray them in the face with the water. Now this will not hurt your puppy in any way. So when your puppy tries to bit you they will associate the biting with getting sprayed in the face and will slowing stop biting you. Your puppy will then realize that in order not to be sprayed with the water they will have to stop biting. Soon enough you puppy will stop biting.
Another method you could use when teaching puppies not to bite is taking a can and filling it with beans or coins and when your puppy begins to bite you will say "NO" in a firm and serious voice and begin shaking the can. Puppies can not stand loud rattling noises, thus making the puppy back away. Again, like the spray bottle the puppy will associate the rattling noise with biting and will refrain from any biting.
Putting a stop your puppies biting is very vital and if you let this puppy training slip through your puppies biting may take a turn for the worse. So it is better to start controlling your puppies biting as soon as it starts.
Now these are just two of the many methods you could use when teaching puppies not to bite. Looking for more in depth information regarding puppy training? Here is more in depth information regarding puppy training biting.
