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13 Feb 2008
How to teach your puppy not to bite hands & pull on clothes
Never pull your hands away. By pulling your hands away it make the dog want them more, partly because he can't have them & partly because the pulling away action triggers his instinct to go after it, it's kind of like teasing even though that is not your intent.
Lifting your hands high doesn't teach the dog anything, except maybe to jump. As soon as your hands are down again he will want them again.
I teach soft mouth first, so the pup learns how hard is too hard.
Than it is the perfect time to start to teach "leave it", when you give the command and the dog takes it's mouth off your hand himself, (it will be just because you broke his attention for a moment) reward him with a small treat.
He will get the clue quickly, if he takes his mouth off your hand, he gets good things.
Original Author: KeyStoneK9
Never pull your hands away. By pulling your hands away it make the dog want them more, partly because he can't have them & partly because the pulling away action triggers his instinct to go after it, it's kind of like teasing even though that is not your intent.
Lifting your hands high doesn't teach the dog anything, except maybe to jump. As soon as your hands are down again he will want them again.
I teach soft mouth first, so the pup learns how hard is too hard.
Than it is the perfect time to start to teach "leave it", when you give the command and the dog takes it's mouth off your hand himself, (it will be just because you broke his attention for a moment) reward him with a small treat.
He will get the clue quickly, if he takes his mouth off your hand, he gets good things.
Original Author: KeyStoneK9
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