The reasons why dogs bite their owners’ heels

1. Hunting instinct. In the beginning, dogs were not humans’ domestic pets, but were self-reliant like wolves and had hunting instincts. Therefore, when dogs play with their companions, they can be found to like to make quick sprints and jump on each other.

2. Lack of self-confidence. Some dogs that lack self-confidence and are smaller in size will choose to attack secretly from behind and adopt bite-and-run guerrilla tactics instead of confronting them head-on.

3. Be alert. When a guest comes to your home, some dogs will go around behind the guest's heel, open their mouth and bite down. This is to protect themselves and their family.

4. Professional instinct. Some dogs are breeds bred as working dogs. They will bite their heels and spin in circles in order to gather everyone into a circle.

Methods to train dogs not to bite people

1. Desensitization adaptation method

Dogs are naturally wary and territorial. Many bulldogs also have violent personalities and are highly aggressive. Faced with this type of dog biting, the owner should slowly cultivate the dog's affection and loyalty to the owner, and then conduct socialization training and desensitization of the dog.

2. Training password method

For dogs that love to bite or are highly aggressive, the owner can first conduct password training on the dog, focusing on strengthening the dog's obedience to the owner's password. , when the dog bites, plays or attacks someone, the owner should immediately give the stop command "stop", "sit down" and "don't move".

3. Interest substitution method

Many pet dogs like to bite and play with their owners because they lack toys and feel bored. You can give the dogs some interesting and fun bite-resistant toys. Meet the needs of playing, biting and grinding teeth, and divert the dog's attention.

4. Cold treatment method

This method is suitable for dogs that like to pretend to bite their owners. When the dog bites people to play with or bites people's clothes, the owner should respond with an attitude. This behavior of the dog expresses negation, such as indifference and reprimand, letting the dog understand that the owner does not like to do this.