Puppies are the most important stage in a dog’s life.

This period is not only the process of their physical development and maturity, but also the process of them understanding and understanding the world and learning to live with the world. Many habits developed during this period are likely to stay with them throughout their lives.

Therefore, for pet owners, if they want to have a dog with a good personality and stable emotions, they should start their own "good dog training plan" during the puppy stage to correct the puppy's behavioral problems as early as possible.

Bite: Innate nature

Instinct

It is their nature to bite. Just like human babies, puppies like to use their teeth and mouths to explore the world. This is their innate instinct.

But this also means that they will swallow everything they see into their mouths and use their teeth to feel the presence of objects, whether it is food, toys, or even the hands or feet of their owners.

Teething

Puppies will start to grow deciduous teeth after 3 weeks of birth. Around the sixth week, all the deciduous teeth will grow in. When they are about 4 to 6 months old, the deciduous teeth will gradually be replaced by permanent teeth. replaced.

The entire teething process is a very painful process for puppies. Puppies will chew on some hard objects to relieve the pain and discomfort caused by teething.

Self-strengthening

Because during the process of biting, the dog’s brain will secrete a type of dopamine to relieve their anxiety and stress.

So if there is no need to correct their biting problem at this stage, they will use this method as a means of "decompressing" themselves when they grow up.

This phenomenon can also be found in us humans. For example, some people bite their fingers when they are anxious or nervous.

How to correct the chewing problem of puppies?

Exclude disease factors

Before we begin, we must first make sure that the puppy’s chewing problem is not caused by disease or other medical problems. This is also an option that must be ruled out before correcting all behavioral problems in the dog.

When dogs are malnourished due to improper diet or intestinal parasites, they may develop pica. This disease can easily be mistaken for a biting problem, soIt is best to take your puppy to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to rule out possible medical problems.

If the puppy's body is very healthy, then we can officially start to correct the puppy's biting problem.

Encourage your dog to chew on appropriate items

We can prepare some chew toys or snacks for puppies. Each dog has its own preference for the toys or snacks it likes, so before choosing a specific product, you can choose a few to try to see if the puppy interested in it.

At the same time, the chewing objects provided for dogs must be safe.

If it is a snack, avoid foods such as chicken bones that are very sharp and can easily hurt the puppy's mouth and intestines.

If it is a toy, you need to pay attention to whether the toy has sharp corners or easy-to-fall off pendants.

In addition, owners also need to be careful not to provide their dogs with chewing objects that are very similar in texture, smell or appearance to those items that you do not want them to destroy.

For example, old slippers, socks, etc., because puppies do not know how to distinguish these items from old ones, which will further aggravate their chewing problem.

Correct the dog’s inappropriate biting behavior

When you find that your puppy is chewing on inappropriate items, you can remove that item and redirect his attention to the chew items you have prepared for him.

If the puppy accepts the chewing object, give the dog some praise or reward in time. After repeating it several times, the puppy will know what is chewable.

Environmental Management

The best way to prevent puppies from chewing on the "wrong" things is to make them out of reach, so you can put these items in cabinets or drawers where puppies can't reach them.

You can also try using fences, trap doors and other products to limit the puppy's range of activities, especially when you are not at home.

Sufficient exercise, social and mental stimulation

Nowadays, many pet owners are office workers, and it is difficult for them to have time to play with their dogs during the day, so they spend most of their time at home alone.

This situation of boredom and loneliness can cause them a lot of stress and anxiety, which is exactly the root of their chewing problems.

So take a certain amount of time to play with them every day, consume their excess energy, and relieve their stress, which may helpEffectively corrects chewing problems.

In fact, many puppy behavioral problems are not "wrong" behaviors. Most of these behaviors are the dog's nature and are innate to them.

It’s just that after living with humans, some behaviors conflict with human living habits and living environment, and appear “out of place”.

Therefore, we cannot scold or even punish puppies because of these problems, but should give them more patience and love.