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Why Puppies Bite

There are certain elements of behaviour that you need to teach your schnauzer puppy as soon as possible and one of them is not to bite. If you want to stop puppy biting in its tracks, you need to be able to identify why your schnauzer puppy bites and teach him or her not to do so in relation to this. There are six reasons why all puppies tend to bite from six months to a year old, and all six need to be looked at before you can stop puppy biting. They are as follows:

• Puppies explore their surrounding area to become familiar with objects and the texture of furniture in the room

• Puppy bites to help ease the pain of teething, as babies tend to do when they are teething

• Puppy has to strengthen his or her jaws and the new teeth that have come through

• Some puppies have an unbalanced diet that is not nutritionally supportive of their needs and so will chew in an attempt to balance it

• If puppy is bored,  he or she will often bite objects and even people or other dogs just to have something to do

• Your puppy will bite if it is feeling threatened as a way to protect itself

If you want to stop puppy biting then it is necessary to identify which issues your schnauzer puppy is dealing with. Then you can do what is necessary to solve the problem spots. The easiest one to deal with is boredom but if any of the other reasons are present then to stop puppy biting you must remove the problem sooner rather than later by using the following tips:.

• Start training to stop puppy biting as soon as possible. It can actually start as soon as you get your puppy and this is actually desirable as it establishes you as the alpha dog in the house as well.

• Keep patience with the process to stop puppy biting. It may take a long time to teach your puppy not to bite depending on the personality of the dog. So, be patient and repeat the training as often as possible to achieve success.

• Your dog needs to learn the “off” command. This is also known as the “Leave It” command. It is designed to keep your dog away from an object that he or she is not allowed to touch and this in turn will prevent biting.

• Socialize your dog as soon as he or she is fully vaccinated as that will encourage him or her to get along with other dogs instead of lunging at them with teeth showing!