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» Charla Dawson - My 14 week old puppy.

In response to My 14 week old puppy. posted by ILikeTacos:
Ok, it sounds like you have multiple problems going on here. When puppies are bottle fed and not left with there litter they don't learn bite inhibition. They learn from each other that teeth hurt, your puppy missed out on that lesson. To teach him many people have different ideas, one is to scream out "YIPE" when the puppy bites, similar to what a litter mate would do. Another idea is when the puppy bites take the puppies muzzle and turn its lips under its teeth, so it can feel how sharp the teeth are, and say "no" in a very stern voice. He is getting aggressive with you and you need to stop it now before he gets to be a big dog. When he is biting you tell him "no" in a stern voice and put him on his back and hold him there until he stops struggling.

When you give a command don't let him ignore you and don't repeat yourself, tell him once and then make him do it. Start a nothing in life is free policy, he is dog you are human. He works for food, he works for attention. Make him sit or down before getting anything. Don't let him on furniture unless he is invited. He needs to learn his place in the home.

He is chewing because he is teething but he is also bored. Walk him every single day and make him heel. This is very important, when dogs get bored they either become destructive or aggressive. A tired puppy is a good puppy. Toys aren't enough, you have to play with the dog in order to make the toys fun. Save some toys back so the same ones aren't left out all the time. Stuff Kongs with food to make them more interesting. Invest in Buster Cubes that you can put the daily food in and the dog has to work to get the food out. These toys will keep the puppy occupied longer.

The potty training schedule is great but when he pees on the floor, you tell him "no", then you should take him outside to where you want him to pee. Using the basket for time out is good but for potty training he needs to learn where he is supposed to go. I'll send you a link to my potty training tips, these should help you. Every dog is potty trainable, some may take longer but they all get it.

Have patience. You might consider reading books on training if you aren't going to do classes. And get that puppy socialized now, expose him to everything you want a dog to behave around; cars, umbrellas, kids, babies, people in hats, uniforms, etc. Take him places so he'll learn of the outside world, you'll have a better dog because of it.
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