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Posted in Puppy Care | By: Bhrigu | 17 Jan 2012 6:26 pm    

Hello

Two days ago I got a 2 months old female Labrador. She bites everything she could ( like shoes, clothes, furniture, toys etc). Is this normal for a puppy? She even tries to bite me and my other family members. Please tell me what to do about this. This is my first dog and frankly I am a little scared of her. Please give me some tips about how to handle a Labrador properly.

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HEMANT

this is absolutely normal for any puppy,,so dont worry abt dat ,she will stop doing this when she will be near abt 6-7 months old...
rt now give her some thing to chew during da time.

By: HEMANT | 21 Jan 2012

MAVI KENNEL

yeah this is normal wd the small age puppy because of her new growing teeth .

better to keep those thing seperate for her
and give her any of these product
http://www.dogspot.in/shop/cat egory/dog-dental-treats

By: MAVI KENNEL | 21 Jan 2012

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By: Brajendra singh | 10 Feb 2012

Sadhish M

Managing and controlling puppy biting problems can be a major challenge for us dog lovers. Puppy biting or nipping starts out as a bit of fun, but needs to be controlled quickly to avoid ongoing problems.

For most young puppies biting is a perfectly natural and essential phase to go through, especially when they are teething.

Puppies love to sink their sharp little fangs into just about anything during this teething stage, including the hands and feet of their owners. In some cases it's like you've brought a snappy alligator into your home, instead of the cuddly little puppy you had hoped for.

The good news is that most puppies can be trained to regulate and minimize the biting pretty easily. The sooner you start to educate your puppy in bite inhibition (having a soft mouth) the easier it will be - for all concerned.

How To Stop Puppy Biting Problems
There a lots of proven training methods to help correct your puppy's behavioral problems. Before I get into the specific techniques you can use to stop your puppy from biting, always keep these general dog behavior training rules in mind:

•Puppy socialization and bite inhibition training go hand in hand.

•Never slap or hit your puppy in the face. This does not work! Your puppy will just think you are playing or could become afraid of you. This may even lead to some much bigger problems than simple puppy nipping.

•The general rule to stop puppy biting problems is to always encourage acceptable behavior and always discourage unacceptable behavior. To learn more about this fundamental rule of dog obedience training (including how to stop biting problems) visit Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.

•While you are trying to stop your puppies from biting, never play tug of war, wrestling or chase type games with them. This only encourages the biting and nipping.
•Whichever method you choose to train your puppy the golden rule is be consistent. This means that you and anyone else who comes into contact with your puppy must enforce your chosen strategy every time your pup takes a nip.

•If you don't clearly communicate to your dog that the biting is unacceptable, he will not know he is doing anything wrong. It's up to you to show him what is acceptable behavior, don't just expect your puppy to know this! (You are really taking on the role of his littermates for this task).

•Another (extreme) reason puppies can bite is if they are trying to assert their dominance over you. If this is the case with your puppy, it must be stopped immediately. When you have a dominant puppy his biting will only be the beginning of many behavioral problems. To learn how to establish your position as the dominant one or leader in your owner-dog relationship click here.

Stop Your Puppy From Biting - Proven Techniques
Your goal to start with is to teach your puppy how to control the force of his/her biting. Your puppy's littermates will initiate this process and then it is up to you to continue on with it when your new puppy arrives home. This will ensure (not guarantee) that if your dog does bite someone in the future the damage will be minimized. When you have given your puppy sufficient feedback regarding the strength of his bite only then can you begin to reduce the prevalence of the biting behavior.

1.If you catch the biting problem early on it may be easy to rectify. Just try to redirect the biting from your flesh to a toy or chew bone. For very young puppies this method is often all you'll need do. As soon as your pup starts to bite your hands just let out a firm "No!" and replace your fingers with the chew toy (or ice cube if your puppy is teething).

By: Sadhish M | 21 Feb 2012


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