You adore your dog, you love playing with him, spending time with him, taking him for walks, but there is just oneissue, your Stop dog biting! The majority of dog ownersencounter this issue at some stage or another, but just as with anything, it is crucial to understand the reason behind why your dog is biting if you want to truly avoid ittaking place in the near future, nevertheless, 1 point that’s critical tounderstand is that biting is a normal behaviour for puppies as they are very sense-orientated animals and like to investigate things not only through their eyes, but also their mouths, neverthelesssometimes they don’t know their ownpower or the sharpness of their teeth. Below we willfind out just a handful of the reasonswhy this may be occurring and how to stop your dog from biting.

To stop your dog biting, it is important to begin to teach your dog that it is unacceptable from as a young age as feasible, thesooner you train him, the less likely he is to carry on. Finger nipping may seem like harmless fun, but it can easilygrow into a major behaviorcondition as your dog grows, attempt to stop thisquickly. If your puppy bites you, be sure to make aobvious and exaggerated cry, or shout ‘ouch’, your dog willrecognize this since while puppies play together, they usually do the same when 1 of them has beeninjured. For more effectiveness, apply the ‘Yelp and Shun’ procedure, the moment he bites you, let out a loud yelp and then instantly turn your back on him and refrain from giving any attention for a few minutes, he’llunderstand and correct his actions
A very common reason for dogs and puppies to bite is out of fear, if they are in asituation or environment that are new to them, they may feel a little intimidated, if you feel thiscould be the cause of your dogs behaviour, then itmay be best to expose him to new areasgradually so that he has time to get used to it, furthermore try and ensurethat your tone of voice is peaceful and relaxed whist doing so, you would besurprised how much of a change that can make. If you recognize a turn for the better in your dogsbehaviour then compensate him, he will be happy to beappreciated and will remember it. Try not to shout or punish him whilst he isafraid, this will simply make it even worse and will not assist you stop dog from biting.
If your dog tends to bite through play, it may be due to over stimulation, if this is the case then I would recommend you to haveshorter playing periods to qqqmake sure he doesn’t get over-stimulated, furthermore avoidcontact games such as wrestling or tug of war. If you were playing fetch, then teach your dog to drop the ball or stick on the floor before you throw it again instead of taking it from his mouth
When trying to stop your dog biting it is vital toremember that you should never, under any situationhit your dog back, he will only fear you after or his behaviour may take a turn for the worse,try to remember your dog isn’t biting you to be vicious.

Hope this aids you to stop dog biting, thanks for reading

by Ruchi Vasishta