Thread: Puppy Tantrums
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Old June 21st, 2004, 07:45 PM
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Chico (Anita) was 'joking' since it's not common place for dogs to use litter pans.

It's actually 'NOT' a good thing to train a dog to do either. They become accustomed to going indoors and it's a hard habit to break.

Scruff shaking is not recommended, it encourages the dog to be agressive to you and makes the dog afraid of your hands. It can encourage fear biting.

All puppies bite, chew, chomp and nip...it's part of teething and socializing.

Redirect the biting into something, give a toy or a bone to chew on.

If puppy starts to jump up and bite stand like a statue, don't move until the behaviour has ceased. Then get a toy and play or do some obedience training.

NEVER yell, shake, hit or smack a puppy or dog. Use only positive reinforcement.

Get the puppy out around other pups and dogs and let it socialize this is very very important behaviour they can only learn from one another.
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