There is no getting around it: puppies have very sharp teeth and it hurts when they nip you. Here’s a short audio program, just under 4 minutes, where I talk about puppy bites and people, specially children.
If you would rather read than listen — or want to do both — this audio is based loosely on this page of my website: Puppy bites and people.
By far the best resource that I know of for really mastering puppy biting — and puppy socialization — is the classic DVD Sirius Puppy Training, with the great dog trainer Dr. Ian Dunbar.I am happy to say that hundred of copies have been sold through my website… I think it’s the best-seller from here, and I think it is that important!
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If you would like to download the audio on this page to listen to on an mp3 player, for example, here is the direct link to it. Just right-click or the Mac equivalent to save it to your computer.
Off-leash activities with our dogs are great, but for safety’s sake, the dog needs to know to come when you call.
Training a dog to come when called isn’t all that hard to do, but training a dog to come reliably is another story. Luckily for our dogs, dog trainer Leslie Nelson has come up with a method that really works. I talk a little about it in this short talk, and further down the page I link to it.
If you would rather read than listen — or want to do both — this audio is based loosely on this page of my website: the Recall.
And if you would like to download this audio to listen to on an mp3 player, for example, here is the direct link to it. Just right-click or the Mac equivalent to save it to your computer.
