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patshep
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Play biting Feb 10, 2012 17:53:39 GMT

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Post by patshep on Feb 10, 2012 17:53:39 GMT

Someone at school who has a new puppy asked me about play biting. I told them I would copy the thread I had seen on the Forum, (I seem to remember it being about the time Kes went back to kennels)which would put it at after July 2010.

Can't find, so any advice would be welcome please.

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Play biting Feb 10, 2012 21:35:10 GMT

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Post by suethejam on Feb 10, 2012 21:35:10 GMT

According to my dog training books (though I am not an expert), play biting should be discouraged as soon as possible - what's fun when they're a cute puppy is alarming when they're a fully grown dog!

As I recall the advice is to distract the dog from play biting using toys or treats (rewarding the letting go and not biting). I can look up more over the weekend....