Young dogs are one of the most adorable family pets on earth, but it can be an issue if they begin biting, and one that should to be resolved immediately! Quite a few owners don't realize that this kind of behaviour can lead to issues with dominance and aggression later in the dog's life, no matter how adorable it might seem when your puppy dog is rolling around on the floor.

As it is, the majority of puppies learn while they are still young that they must not bite, and stop before it becomes a problem. Since many puppies spend the first stages of their lives within a litter, they quickly realise that if they bite, they'll be bitten back. Ideally a puppy should learn that it must not bite within 8 weeks of being born. The issue is that the mother doesn't always get eight weeks to stop puppy biting.

The First 8 Weeks

If you take any puppies home which haven't been with their mother for that first 2 months, or that have not realised that they ought not bite, then you will have to spend time training puppies not to bite.

No matter how difficult it is when training puppies never to bite, you must never hurt the puppy back. Most puppies are just playing whenever they bite and by hurting them back you are only going to make things worse.

To truly stop puppy biting, you have to address the cause of the behaviour. To be able to do this you must discourage any behaviour that is negative and encourage the puppy when it is good. You must be cautious to make certain that the puppy knows you aren't playing games. Avoid wrestling, tug of war, or chase games that may cause nipping by the puppy.

Consistency will be very important in training your puppy. When you're training puppies not to bite, do not let them off for any biting. Every time they bite, you must let them know they have done wrong. It's all for their own benefit.

The Training

When you start training your puppy, make an effort to enrol them in obedience or socialization classes. These classes will educate your puppy that biting is not tolerable, in a similar method to what the mother would use. Socialization is good for many other reasons as well. It teaches your dog to react well to other dogs on the street and can reduce any aggression they demonstrate toward other dogs.

Early, when you try and stop puppy biting, reroute the behaviour to something constructive such as a chew toy or bone. Saying "No!" and giving them something different to chew and bite will teach them that it's not okay to bite you, but that they are allowed to bite the bone or chew toy.

Another technique is letting the puppy know they have injured you by making a hurt sound. This is how they learn never to bite when they're part of a litter. A soft whine or yip will inform the puppy that is responsible for your pain, something it doesn't want to do. Normally, this is enough that they will stop biting you and realize they have hurt you.

Training to stop puppy biting is an extremely important section of the relocation procedure, especially when your puppy is quite young. By the point the puppy is 10 weeks old, it ought to know that biting is not allowed. It'll make the years to come much less stressful and the risk of potential aggression in the long run much lower.