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It is completely normal for a new puppy owner to experience the needle sharp nip and bite of the new family member, this is usually the number one issue that a new owner will need to overcome. Although for the puppy this is completely normal behaviour, it can prove annoying and embarrassing to the owner as well as the potential for danger as the dog grows. thankfully it is comparatively easy to stop puppy biting problems very quickly and without a lot of effort. Before solving a problem we must first understand it, so before tackling it let us realise why they do it.

**Understand Why Your Puppy Bites**
Puppies bite naturally for many reasons and it is important for the dog owner to understand and recognise each of them.

Puppy fun and games.
Learning.
To be the boss.
Overstimulation.
Fear.
The hunting instinct.
Pain relief.
Feed me.

Not all puppies are affected by all the reasons and an article like this cannot hope to address them all, here we are concentrating on an overview of puppy biting remedies and specifically the most universal. Play biting is the top behaviour to explain puppy biting.

**How To Stop Puppy Biting**
The super tips below are recognised as successful ways to control your puppies biting behaviour, but, success will only happen if they are applied consistently. All the family need to be aware of the approach being taken to control the puppy nipping, kids especially, and the technique should be used 100% of the time. Follow this simple consistency rule and your puppy can learn to stop biting in a matter fo hours depending on their intelligence.

Let puppy know.
When puppies play and one bites the other too hard the bitten one will let out a yelp and stop playing for a minute, the offender immediately backs away knowing they have done wrong, after a few moments play begins again, we should mimic this by giving a loud Ouch when bitten and immediately stop playing, puppy instinctively knows what has happened and will be saddened and will want to gain favour again. When puppy knows you should either continue the play and repeat the process every time puppy bites, do this with everyone who gets bitten and puppy will stop almost immediately to every ones benefit.

Stop Puppy Biting Advice

1. Puppies need to meet other puppies.
2. Have chewable toys that belong to your puppy.
3. do not over excite puppy
4. Avoid leaving alone for long periods

These and many more tips will be discussed in upcoming articles. Your puppy wants to please you, just as soon as they know what it is you want, it is your responsibility to let them know what is acceptable or not, the sooner you start the sooner you get the benefit.

The puppy years - they are what YOU make them.