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Training your puppy to stop biting through Puppy Obedience Training

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Jun 20, 2010 | 0 | crate training puppies, dogs obedience training, house training a dog, house training puppies, potty training puppies

Puppy Obedience Training – How to Stop Your Dog from Nipping and Biting

Puppies are a lot like small kids. As the kids feel like biting everything starting from your linens and sheets to soap and slippers, even puppies feel like biting anything and everything including your fingers and toes.

However, proper puppy obedience training can help your puppies from getting into the habit of nipping and biting and protect you and your family from getting bitten by your little friend every now and then.

Since puppies start biting as soon as they discover their teeth because they want to taste everything from the leash to your skin, it is advisable to stop them from doing so from the very early stages of their house training.

It is not requires to opt for puppy leash training to stop them from biting if they have received a good obedience training, plain commands will make them understand what you expect out of them and what not.

The best way of stopping your puppy from biting and nipping is to nip the habit in the bud.

Be stern and tell your puppy to stop right from the first time he starts nipping or biting you. Also make sure that you are only startling him by raising your voice and not scaring him by screaming out loud or punishing him.

You can also opt for methods such as stopping the game when he starts biting or pointing a finger at his nose and asking him to relax or sit when he bites you.

You also need to be very consistent with your training and make sure that your puppy does not get away with even a single instance of biting as that will encourage him to repeat it.

However, your puppy is just like a little baby, he might forget your previous commands when you play with him the next time, therefore, you should provide him with a toy to bite and instruct him that your hand is not his toy.

Once he has learnt his lessons on not biting and nipping everything that comes its way, you can let your children play with him without any worries of their getting hurt.

Jun 19, 2010 | 0 | dogs obedience training, house training a dog, house training puppies, puppy obedience training

Puppy Obedience Training – How to Quiet Your Barking Dog

At times puppy obedience training becomes really difficult especially when your puppy keeps barking and you can’t get him to stop.

Most of the times, your puppy will stop barking if you give him a stern command to stop or use words like ‘hush’ or ‘shhh’, but there would be occasions when he simply refuses to listen to you.

However, you need to have patience and figure out the reason for his barking rather than getting angry and punishing your little puppy.

Dogs enjoy barking and if your little puppy is barking just for the fun of it, you can teach him to stop during his puppy leash training by pulling the leash every time he barks a little too much.

However, this is not the only reason for dogs to bark. There can be a number of reasons for your puppy to keep barking incessantly. One of the common reason is your puppy is in pain because he is hurt or is suffering from some ailment that is not apparent.

It is also possible that your puppy is scare of something or someone around and he wants to be kept away from that person or thing, which might need you to soothe it and try allaying those fears.

Sometimes puppies bark just to show that they are bored. Try spending some time with them yourself or take them out for a short walk.

If you can’t spend time with them get them some new toys that than keep them entertained. Sometime they bark just to get some attention.

If you shout at your puppy when he barks a lot and he barks back, he might think it is some kind of game and continue doing it. However, if you start ignoring him and not respond to his barking at all, he will go silent after a short while.

You can reward him with some sausages or his favorite biscuits once he stops barking. This will encourage him to stop barking for long durations.

Some breeds of dogs such as German shepherd and Alsatians needs a lot of exercise right from the days of their dog obedience training.

They need physical activity to keep them hale and happy. If you own one such breed it is advisable to take them to the park and give them a good running space.

Jun 10, 2010 | 0 | dogs obedience training, puppy obedience training