| It's always interesting to bring home a new puppy and | | | | to work off their excess energy. Puppies that get less |
| introducing the new puppy to the family is an | | | | socialization can be more destructive, more |
| unforgettable event. It is a fun moment for both | | | | hyperactive and exhibit other problem behaviors as |
| yourself and your puppy. Unexpected puppy behavior | | | | compared to socialized dogs. Lack of socialization |
| is one of the first challenges you will have to face with | | | | develops fearful and aggressive behaviors in puppies. |
| the excitement of the new puppy. | | | | Dogs react aggressively to new situations as they |
| One of the common problems faced is the biting and | | | | never learnt to be socialized. A puppy should be |
| mouthing problems. Biting and mouthing is a very | | | | socialized to other people and children in order to |
| common activity for many young puppies and dogs. | | | | become a member of the community as well as of |
| They naturally bite and mouth each other when playing | | | | the household. It is very important to introduce your |
| with siblings and therefore they behave similarly with | | | | puppy to both children and adults as puppies learn to |
| their human companions. It is very important to train | | | | make distinction between their owners and other |
| puppy what is appropriate, and what is not, when it | | | | people, and between children and adults. |
| comes to using those sharp teeth as humans do not | | | | When a puppy is four months old or younger then it is |
| have thick skin like puppies and dogs. | | | | the best time for it to socialize with young children. |
| In the first phase of training the puppy we must inhibit | | | | Reason to do so is that young children in the family |
| the biting reflex among puppies. Biting might be cute | | | | may approach the dog or puppy and try to play |
| and harmless with a 5 pound puppy, but it is neither | | | | against the wish of puppy. It is more dangerous with |
| cute nor harmless when that dog weighs 20 or 40 | | | | breeds of dogs that have a reputation for aggressive |
| pounds or more. It is before puppies and dogs reach | | | | behavior. |
| the age of four months that they should be trained to | | | | The other way of eliminating this problem is by using |
| control biting habit. Puppies usually learn to bite from | | | | trust to prevent biting. The basis of dog training is to |
| their mothers and littermates. Since pet dogs and | | | | gain trust and respect from your dog. It is a very |
| puppies are taken away from their mothers when | | | | effective way to teach your puppy to trust and |
| they are young, so it depends on the humans to train | | | | respect to prevent biting. During training or any other |
| puppies not to bite. | | | | time never ever hit or slap the puppy. Physical |
| Allow the puppy to play and socialize with other | | | | punishment is the way to diminish the trust and respect |
| puppies and socialized older dogs to inhibit the biting | | | | of dog in you. To reprove severely will not stop a dog |
| reflex. Puppies bite each other constantly when they | | | | from biting rather it will simply scare and confuse him |
| show love, tumble, roll and play with each other. This is | | | | resulting in distrust in you. |
| the best way by which puppies can be controlled and | | | | A vital part of any puppy training program is training a |
| their biting habit can be changed. The group will punish | | | | puppy not to bite. When it is a puppy it biting habit |
| the puppy that becomes too rough while playing | | | | seems like harmless behavior but quickly escalate to |
| teaching them to inhibit biting habits. | | | | dangerous, destructive behavior as the puppy grows |
| Being in socialized group of dogs and puppies also | | | | to an adult dog. |
| teaches the puppy to not be fearful of other dogs, and | | | | |