Current info about puppy chewing is not always the easiest thing
to locate. Fortunately, this report includes the latest puppy
info available.
An owner must realize that all dogs and certainly all puppies
chew. They will chew almost anything that they can get into
their mouth.
Therefore, the owner must puppy proof the place were the puppy
will spend its time. Most puppies do not know what is safe and
what is not safe. The puppy must be gently taught what the rules
are for interacting with humans.
To do this the owner must provide correct objects for the puppy
to chew. Correct objects include anything that is not made of
material that you do not want your puppy to chew. For example,
if you do not want your shoes chewed to shreds, then do not give
your puppy leather toys to chew. If you do not want your
furniture chewed then do not give your puppy toys that are made
of fabric or rope. For safety reasons, it is not a good idea to
give puppies bones and other animal parts. The best thing to
give your puppy are objects made of rubber for dogs to chew and
objects made of a special nylon, made for dogs to chew. These
items tend to not smell, feel, look or taste like anything in
your home. By doing this the owner will make it easy for the
puppy to distinguish what is correct to chew and what is not.
If your puppy should put any part of your person in its mouth,
gently tell the puppy not to do this and give the puppy the
correct thing to put in its mouth. The same applies to
unacceptable objects that a puppy might try to chew. Do not try
to yank or otherwise pull these objects from the puppy's mouth.
You could hurt the puppy, even pull out a tooth or two. You will
also trigger the puppy's grab reflex which is not what you want
to do. Yanking things that are in a puppy's mouth could teach
the puppy to have a pulling contest. When the puppy takes the
correct object into its mouth and releases the wrong object, be
sure to praise the puppy for doing what is correct. Remember,
the puppy does not know what is right and wrong unless it is
shown.
Aggressive behavior will not go away on it own, nor will the dog
get better with age. The biggest mistake that owners make is to
excuse away aggressive behavior for their dog or puppy, and hope
that the behavior is outgrown. However, the behavior only gets
worse with age.
Do not try to correct a puppy that has true aggressive problems
without help from a professional. Many people feel that enough
love, or enough corrective behavior will fix the problem.
Neither will take care of any aggressive behavior in a dog any
age. Especially when it manifests itself in a puppy that is
under six months of age. The owner of such a puppy is foolish to
try to fix this problem by themselves.
A responsible dog owner will not tolerate aggressive behavior
from either a puppy, a young adult or an adult dog. A well
socialized, bred and adjusted puppy or dog will feel no need to
act aggressively. A dog that chooses to act this way
demonstrates that there is a problem with the dog's relationship
with humans. Often it is a case where the dog has been taught
(from puppyhood) to act inappropriately in given situations. Or
the dog decides that aggressive behavior is needed when it is
not.
Most of this information comes straight from the puppy pros.
Careful reading our program virtually guarantees that you'll
know what they know. You can learn more about Puppy Health &
Training at http://www.dogdaypets.com/perfectpuppy.html
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