When it comes to owning a dog, one of the reasons why many people are against having a dog in their home lies in the fact that there are some vices in them that are hard to change.
For example, some aggressive dog breeds are prone to biting others, and dogs that bark a lot are also prone to affecting the normal rest of their neighbors ……
All of these vices should be corrected at an early age. If you wait until it grows up to pay attention to it, you will encounter a lot of difficulties. Here are a few training methods to teach you.
1. Change the dog biting bad habits
Although dogs are man’s best friend, they will still bite when there is mental stress or fear. If the owner thinks that the puppy biting is to the owner of the pampered to indulge it, when the dog grows up, it will think that they are the strong side. At this time, if not strictly disciplined, this will develop the bad habit of biting.
In the case of a dog biting its owner, the first thing to do is to reprimand it promptly and severely. Even small breeds of dogs, their teeth are very sharp, very dangerous to the owner, it must be changed as soon as possible the bad habit of biting.
After the dog bites, you can hold its chin to reprimand, or roll the magazine into a tube to the floor to knock, make loud noises to intimidate it, these are very effective methods. After the owner reprimanded, the dog will be quiet after being frightened, then you should praise it.
If your dog likes to bite strangers, you can eliminate the dog’s fear of outsiders with the help of a friend.
You can ask the friend to feed food to your dog and make sure that he sees that the food is handed to the friend from the owner, so that he can understand that this person is trusted by the owner and is not a dangerous person.
After the dog eats the food given by the friend, the two people should praise it together, so that it can gradually get used to contact with strangers.
2. Change your dog’s barking habit
If your dog barks incessantly, you must reprimand it severely. First, you can lift the leash upwards to give your dog a stern warning, then you can lift your dog’s chin and tell it not to bark.
Don’t forget, if your dog stops barking after the reprimand, praise him by saying “good, good boy, good boy” or something nice like that.
3. Change your dog’s bad habit of pouncing
Puppies that like to jump on their owners will also pounce on other people in parks and on the streets. It may be just a moment of playfulness with no ulterior motives, but it will still frighten and even hurt others.
If your dog really causes harm to others, you are fully responsible for it. So, make sure you get him to break his bad habit of pouncing on people. You can play with your puppy by lying on its back or pulling the dog’s back feet when it stands up.
It is worth noting that dogs sniffing people is an innate behavior and it is acceptable for them to do so; however, if they pounce or stand up to sniff people, they should be severely reprimanded.
4. Change the dog’s nibbling habits
While the dog is still young, it is necessary to fully demonstrate the authority of the owner, do not let it develop a bad habit of chewing and gnawing, or when it grows up it will be very difficult to change this habit.
Owners should distinguish between chewing and pampering. When the dog takes the initiative to bite the owner’s hand that is holding something, it is absolutely necessary to reprimand it or even gently slap it to indicate that this is inappropriate behavior.
However, if it just licks the owner’s hand with its tongue, this is a sign of petting to show intimacy. If you are sure that your dog is being pampered at the moment, there is no need to scold him.
