For a very good guide to all sorts of dog training processes and dog behavior challenges, I use and recommend Clickertraining ...that link goes to the description of this terrific ebook you download immediately, wherever you are! -- Rosana

If you have a young puppy, you don’t need to be told how much puppies love biting! It’s a very important part of how they experience things around them. Over time, the yelping of their littermates or the corrections of their mothers show them what is and isn’t acceptable in the dog world.

You may have to continue this training, depending on the age that the puppy leaves its mother and siblings. It’s one of the most important responsibilities you take on as the new “parent,” since dogs have tremendous strength in their jaws and a dog who bites too hard or indiscriminately may be on the way to the pound.

How can you teach this? If you have other dogs in your home, they may continue the training. Once your puppy has enough immunity that it can go out in the world, make dates for it to play with other puppies and friendly dogs. Be sure to provide good chew toys, too. But all that isn’t enough.
Noted dog trainer Dr. Ian Dunbar produced a best-selling video (now DVD) on training puppies which includes teaching bite inhibition. Here’s my review of Sirius Puppy Training. I love it. It’s great for kids and adults!

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