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  #1 Aurelio Daugherty on 15 Apr 12

   

  It makes puppy find sense that it is good to teach puppy that this is unacceptable as quickly as possible. Puppies need to learn that which you call 'bite inhibition' , which is a soft, inhibited bite. Why? All dogs will bite under certain circumstances, particularly if taken by surprise. The dog that learns bite inhibition may well bite without causing almost any real damage.
  
  First, some theory. Don't get worried, it's not long together with boring!
  
  If you have read my earlier page "Secrets of Pet Training Professionals - Operant Conditioning" then you will be familiar with the term 'Negative Punishment'. Sounds bad, doesn't it? But don't fear, Negative Punishment simply means that behavior is decreased because we took something away as a result of that behavior.
  
  A 'time out' can be a Negative Punisher when the target behavior is decreased. Time outs are just about the most humane and pet-friendly punishments we could use, when used with thought and care.
  
  Puppies mouthful at our hands and clothing because that is the way that puppies love to play. It is fun, and they enjoy some of our attention. They particularly love it if we try to fight them off of us. Have you ever seen two or more puppies playing? They wish to fight each other with the mouths and paws.
  
  Usually, other puppies teach our puppy not to bite too hard as a result of squealing in pain. Once we take our puppy in the litter, these other puppies aren't around to educate proper bite inhibition any more. Some people advise looking to emulate a 'puppy squeal' to discourage biting way too hard ..
  
  I don't fully understand why, but people just don't are very convincing with their squeals, so I don't recommend it as a training technique. What's much more, some puppies seem to savor it when their human squeals and will get more excited, giving you more biting. This is actually not what we want puppy to do! If you can squeal plus your puppy immediately halts biting, then this is an acceptable technique. Monitor that behavior long-term, though, to check biting too hard is usually decreasing.
  
  A different, yet highly effective aproach may be to say 'ouch' in a neutral possible vocal tone (not loud, not high-pitched and not necessarily angry) then walk straight from the room, shutting the door behind you for 31 seconds . This marks the exact behavior you are trying to punish, then gives a time-out as a consequence.
  
  It may take puppy a short while to figure out the link between his biting and also the time-out, but the marker is likely to make it clearer. It is important to speak about 'ouch' in a neutral tone of voice, and say it exactly at the present time that puppy bites way too hard ..
  
  Notice that i said "exactly at the present time that puppy bites way too hard . "? We don't wish to discourage young puppies with biting altogether, this would be bite prohibition. We want to teach puppies to slow down their bite.
  
  Time-outs really should not be excessive. A long time-out can be stressful and lead to help other unwanted behaviors.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It makes <a href="http://www.familypetclassifieds.com" rel="nofollow">puppy find</a> sense that it is good to teach puppy that this is unacceptable as quickly as possible. Puppies need to learn that which you call <b> 'bite inhibition' </b>, which is a soft, inhibited bite. Why? All dogs will bite under certain circumstances, particularly if taken by surprise. The dog that learns bite inhibition may well bite without causing almost any real damage. <br /> <br /> First, some theory. Don't get worried, it's not long together with boring! <br /> <br /> If you have read my earlier page "Secrets of Pet Training Professionals - Operant Conditioning" then you will be familiar with the term 'Negative Punishment'. Sounds bad, doesn't it? But don't fear, Negative Punishment simply means that behavior is decreased because we took something away as a result of that behavior. <br /> <br /> A 'time out' can be a Negative Punisher when the target behavior is decreased. Time outs are just about the most humane and pet-friendly punishments we could use, when used with thought and care. <br /> <br /> Puppies mouthful at our hands and clothing because that is the way that puppies love to play. It is fun, and they enjoy some of our attention. They particularly love it if we try to fight them off of us. Have you ever seen two or more puppies playing? They wish to fight each other with the mouths and paws. <br /> <br /> Usually, other puppies teach our puppy not to bite too hard as a result of squealing in pain. Once we take our puppy in the litter, these other puppies aren't around to educate proper bite inhibition any more. Some people advise looking to emulate a 'puppy squeal' to discourage biting way too hard .. <br /> <br /> I don't fully understand why, but people just don't are very convincing with their squeals, so I don't recommend it as a training technique. What's much more, some puppies seem to savor it when their human squeals and will get more excited, giving you more biting. This is actually not what we want puppy to do! If you can squeal plus your puppy <b> immediately </b> halts biting, then this is an acceptable technique. Monitor that behavior long-term, though, to check biting too hard is usually decreasing. <br /> <br /> A different, yet highly effective aproach may be to say 'ouch' in a neutral possible vocal tone (not loud, not high-pitched and not necessarily angry) then walk straight from the room, shutting the door behind you for <b> 31 seconds </b>. This <b> marks </b> the exact behavior you are trying to punish, then gives a time-out as a consequence. <br /> <br /> It may take puppy a short while to figure out the link between his biting and also the time-out, but the marker is likely to make it clearer. It is important to speak about 'ouch' in a <b> neutral </b> tone of voice, and say it <b> exactly </b> at the present time that puppy bites way too hard .. <br /> <br /> Notice that i said "exactly at the present time that puppy bites <b> way too hard . </b> "? We don't wish to discourage young puppies with biting altogether, this would be bite prohibition. We want to teach puppies to <b> slow down </b> their bite. <br /> <br /> Time-outs really should not be excessive. A long time-out can be stressful and lead to help other unwanted behaviors.</div>

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