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How to Prevent a Puppy From Biting

April 8, 2017 Kim Leave a Comment

So you have a new puppy, now what? With that comes puppy behavior, you might not be accustomed to, like biting everyone, even your other precious dogs. How to prevent a puppy from biting is a primary concern in our home.

How to Prevent a Puppy From Biting

How to Prevent a Puppy From Biting

Puppies are usually ready to come to their new home around eight weeks old. They bring with them about 28 razor-sharp teeth that hurt like the devil on your fingers, toes, and anywhere else they can get to. Biting is entirely normal for puppies because of teething, and playful puppies want to eat everything that comes in their way, including your brand new leather loafers.

With a little time and training, you can prevent your new adorable puppy from biting you and your whole family – including your other dogs. It’s more like a nibble, but that hurts too!

Related: New Puppy Essentials Preparing for A Puppy(Opens in a new browser tab)

Playful Puppy Biting

Puppies naturally nip at you and other dogs in the house while playing, and sometimes they don’t realize how hard they’re biting. It took Cissy a while to get used to a new “bigger” dog in the house. Not only was she jealous, but Jett’s playful biting certainly got the best of her at times as she is starting to bite back.

In the picture below, I’m not sure if Cissy is okay with Jett biting her tail, or if she likes it. It’s playful nipping, but as a dog owner, I tend to make sure Jett doesn’t bite her too hard and hurt her, so I’m always keeping an eye out on them.

How to Prevent a Puppy From Biting

How to Prevent a Puppy From Biting

First, let me say that wearing a leather glove while playing with your playful pup is a good idea.

  • When playing with your new puppy, make sure you have a toy in one hand so you can give it to him to bite on instead of your fingers.
  • When telling your puppy not to bite and they mind you, verbally praise them for backing off.
  • Merely blow in their face, and for an instant, they will stop only to start licking you. At least that’s what our pup does.
  • Reward them with a few treats after they stop biting.
  • Let them know that if they bite, playtime is over.
  • Don’t yell or physically strike your puppy – this could cause anxiety.

Related: First 5 Commands to Teach Your Puppy(Opens in a new browser tab)

Most of all, love your puppy like family, and don’t let them bite your fingers off!! Hopefully, this phase will be over before you know it.

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Travel writer and road trip enthusiast of My Traveling Roads, Kim Croisant, is a proud native Texan passionate about seeing the world by car, plane, train, RV -- any way she can. Her travels include many road trips in Texas and beyond. Kim is raising her grandson and takes him and her Yorkie/Shih Tzu mix doggies on as many trips as possible. When she's feeling the love, she lets her darling 83-year-old mother come along as well. But her favorite way to travel is solo. When Kim's not writing, she is hiking through nature and camping in the woods in a cabin full of amenities.

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