September 21, 2009

Puppy Training Biting

Puppy Training Biting the Steps You Need To Take

So we now get on to another important part of your Lab Puppy Training, Puppy Training Biting.

Puppy Training Biting is one of the toughest things to crack in your Lab puppy training journey. If you have children you will need to sit down with them and teach them what they need to do. When puppies bite a child, the child will usually pull away from your Lab puppy and the puppy will think it ‘s a game, the more the child pulls the harder the puppy will hold and the more fun your puppy will have.

I have found a short Video That shows an excellent technique that I used for my Puppy Training Biting. I hope it helps.

Train Your Puppy Not to Bite

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I hope the video helped and now lets find out more. Firstly we need to look at your puppies behaviour. When puppies are born they explore the world through their eyes, ears, sense of smell and unfortunately their teeth.

In the nest your puppy will start to develop his senses over a period of weeks, and he will start to play with the other puppies in the pack. The puppies will start to play by chasing each other, rolling over and biting each other. A smaller weaker puppy will whimper and if a puppy gets to boisterous his mum will tell him off.

You are now the mother of this puppy and you will be the one to reprimand him.

When your new lab puppy arrives at your home he is now part of your pack. He wants to pick up anything that smells and looks good and he will want to give it a good chew. The problems start when your puppy decides that your fingers fall into this category. This is play biting and we need to stop this behaviour.

Up until the age of around 4 months your puppy will have his milk teeth. These teeth are little needles they will not do much damage at this age but as he gets older his teeth will get bigger and you will feel it.

So we now understand why are puppy bites so lets start with are Puppy training biting.

Firstly were do we start .

So you’re playing with your puppy and he starts biting,

One of simplest ways to stop your puppy biting is to bellow “ow” in a deep gruff voice.(It took me a bit of time to get use to this I wasn’t very good at bellowing in a deep gruff voice) This will surprise him and in most cases he will release his grip.
As soon as he lets go offer him a toy, he will learn that he is allowed to bite his toys.
Let him chew the toy for a few minutes, then take it from him using the command “give”
Another tool that you can use is a tin filled with pebbles, the aim of this is to make a loud sudden noise, the result will be he will stop what he’s doing ,and then you can praise him for stopping what he was doing.

You must remember not to get angry with your puppy. You may feel concerned that your puppies biting is a sign of a poor temperament. Your puppies behaviour is instinctive and it will be your job to teach your puppy that biting is not acceptable if he wants to be part of your pack.

Training your new lab puppy to take toys and treats gently is a great way of controlling his behaviour. This way your puppy will learn how behave in the way that you want him to. If he’s good he will get a treat and praise.

Positive puppy training biting. Now you need to take the next step.

Start off with offering your new puppy a treat. If your puppy tries to grab it, close your hand and use the command “gently”.
Offer the treat again; if the puppy tries to grab it again close your hand again.
When your puppy shows an improvement, reward him with the treat.
Try this several times a day, withholding the treat until your puppy starts to take it nicely.

Top Tip Never try Lab Puppy Training when your puppy is tired as you will not get a good response.

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Try this when you are playing with your puppy, offer him one of his Labrador puppy toys do not let him have it until he takes it quietly and calmly.
When you have finished playing the game ask your puppy to “give”. He will probably be a little reluctant at first, so get a treat ready and substitute the toy with a treat so he gets a reward for being a good boy.
Then offer the toy again and repeat this exercise, this will teach your puppy that if he gives up his toy, he will get it back.

I hope this has helped with your puppy training biting if you have any further tips or have any comments I would love to hear from you.

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