Dog biting is something that you can prevent, but must be experienced while they are young. The young dogs must be socialized to inhibit biting, and realize what it does to other members of the pack. Usually young puppies can be socialized.

Biting is usually common in puppies and new dogs, the majority of puppies are sweet, lovable and kind, but there is a small fraction of puppies that certain things might cause them to bite.

Young dogs normally learn to inhibit their bite when they are 4 months old, and are usually learned from their mother, litter mates, and other pack members, but we take them away from their family at such a young age before learning is finished they may still want to bite.

When you allow your puppy to socialize with other puppies, they find out how other puppies interact and react to him. While they are playing they may bite each other all other the place, but they are only playing and learn to control themselves by seeing how other puppies react to biting.

If you don’t socialize your dogs they will be fearful of other dogs and may not have ways to vent their energy in an acceptable manner and may bark, so when playing decreases between you and your family, the dog may resort to biting. As well as puppies who do not associate with other puppies are often more hyperactive and destructive at home as well.

Lack of socialize is a main cause of biting. If you teach your dog to socialize well with other animals and dogs before they are 4 months old, they will be much less likely to bite and be more welcome to other dogs.

How To Deal With It

Reprimand alone usually doesn’t stop biting. If you act like a litter mate the dog will treat you like one. If the dog doesn’t trust you the dog may bite out of fear or lack of confidence. Inconsistency weakens training, the dog biting will never be eliminated if sometimes he bites. Make sure you follow up, dog must understand that biting is bad, not the dog itself, and do not wait for a bite to happen, at least research it first.