Why do dogs love to bite their owners’ hands?

Nov 11,2023
2Min

Reasons for dogs biting hands

1. Explore the world. Human puppies learn skills and the world by chewing their hands and feet, while puppies learn about their owners and explore the world through chewing.

2. Puppy molar period. When puppies are teething, their gums will feel a certain amount of discomfort, and biting can relieve this discomfort.

3. Treat you as prey. When we tease the dog with our hands, the dog will treat us as its dynamic prey. If it catches it, it will take a bite.

4. Express closeness. When a puppy wants to express its love for you or want to play with you, it will attract your attention by biting, shouting, etc.

Solutions to dogs who like to bite hands

1. Deal with it as soon as possible. If the dog makes a gesture of biting, you must scold it immediately and stop it sternly. Or pinch its mouth to make it understand that biting hands is not allowed.

2. Punitive measures. If the dog always bites the hand, if the biting occurs while eating, the owner should reduce the supply of food to the dog. If the dog bites the hand, remove the food immediately.

3. When the dog corrects the habit of biting his hands, the owner should reward it, feed it some snacks, or give it toys to play with.

4. The dog may bite its hand to grind its teeth. At this time, the owner can prepare a teething stick for the dog to force the dog to correct its bad habits.

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