Tips On How To Stop Dog Biting
You must keep your dog out of trouble.
How to stop dog biting is a lot easier if your dog has had some dog obedience training, which should continually be reinforced.
If not, I highly recommend you arrange to have some professional dog training for your dog. In learning how to stop dog biting, prevention is always your best course of action.
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How To Stop Dog Biting Through Dog Training
Dog obedience training is something you must continue to practice with your dog in order to gain and maintain your dog’s respect, especially if your dog is biting. As long as you have control over your dog, and you supervise your dog properly, it cannot bite.
Have a professional dog trainer evaluate your situation so that the right course of action can be taken. Management is always the first course of action.
The first thing a dog owner needs to distinguish when asking how to stop a dog biting; is it puppy nipping or a nasty dog that bites!
Dogs do not have hands so they tend to be mouthy and some breeds are a lot mouthier than others. If you have a heeler or herding dog, expect the dog to use its mouth more. German Shepherds can be a mouthy breed as well.
How to Stop Puppy Dog from Biting or Nipping
Let’s start with how to stop dog biting (or nipping) in puppies.
All pups are going to nip. Fortunately, the best thing about young pups is that nipping and biting usually goes away.
Dog obedience training is a must and should start as early as twelve weeks of age but there is no need for dog behavior modification. Biting and nipping can be alleviated faster with the proper dog obedience training.
- Do not grab the dog’s mouth
- Do not stick your fingers in your dog’s mouth
- Do not hit your puppy
These tactics cannot be called dog obedience training because they are very ineffective and certainly not how to stop dog biting…in pups or dogs. Besides, why go into conflict with your pup if you don’t have to.
Give some thought as to when your puppy starts nipping and then alter the way you play with your puppy. In fact the one thing I suggest is to redirect your puppy’s dog biting behavior to a toy. Keep your puppy occupied and let it chase moving toys.
In my experience I have found that nipping can be another sign that the pup needs to go to the bathroom. Use this sign to help signal you when to take your pup outside.
Here are a few other suggestions to consider in how to stop dog biting if your pup will not stop nipping you or the kids;
- Read my article about dogs and kids at www.dpdogtraining.com/articles.html
- NO running around the house - make play outside and have lots of toys to throw around
- Supervise the pup around the children
- And lastly, put the pup in the crate, he very well could be over tired and may need a nap (see Crate Training a Puppy)
I offer a course on Foundation Building for dogs and a course on Positive Puppy Training; both courses are a great start, a preventative measure on how to stop dog biting.
Visit my page on Dog Training Programs to learn more about my dog training courses, which include:
| Dog Ownership 101 \ | Housebreaking Consultations |
| Basic Dog Obedience | Advanced Dog Obedience |
| E-Collar Training | Behavior Evaluation & Rehabilitation |
| Positive Puppy Training |
How to Stop Dog Biting In Grown Dogs
If your adult dog is biting, we will need a lot of information before determining how to stop dog biting.
- Does your dog bite people?
- Does it bite other dogs?
- Is your dog unpredictable?
- Does your dog bite anything within sight?
How to stop dog biting in adult dogs is best determined by experienced professional dog trainers/ behaviorists.
Although some dogs are downright nasty (and some fearful) remember, you cannot use force on a biting dog (if at all), without knowing why the dog is biting.
When using aggression to battle aggression you are really just playing with fire!
About Frank D’Andrea
Frank D’Andrea is a professional dog trainer with clients throughout New Jersey and New York including Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Hudson and Essex.
If you would like to Contact Us for more information about how to stop dog biting or to learn more about our dog training courses, please Email DP Dog Training or call DP Dog Training at 845-368-0868.