Want to Stop a Dog from Biting?

 Biting and chewing is common in puppies up to one year of age. Much biting and chewing is related to teething in puppies. However, you need to start establishing boundaries on what is acceptable and what is not from the first day you bring your dog home.

It is important for you to understand how much and what type of biting are acceptable and expected for your dog. 

You will not be able to take your dog in public if it snaps and bites. And you will be afraid to let it outside for fear it will bite someone who is just walking around the neighborhood.

While everyone would agree that no aggressive behavior should be encouraged from a dog, very few people know how to train a dog to quit biting or be less aggressive once he has started. The first step is to understand why he is biting.

 Why Does Your Dog Bite?

Understanding why your dog started biting and why he is biting now may be a two-step process or it might be the same reason. Answering a few questions will help:

As a follow-up, you need to evaluate your reaction to his biting. How did you react the first time? How do you react now? And how does he act after biting someone? If you scold him, what is his reaction?

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