Nipping is something that tends to drive new puppy owners batty. A lot of the advice you'll find on the Internet suggests scolding a pup for nipping; usually people are told they should use a high pitched voice (as if to emulate another puppy) or to berate the dog in the deepest voice possible. There are still lots of professionals out there who will advise that conversing with a puppy will curb the problem, if done in the right tone of voice. In this podcast episode, I suggest thinking about puppy nipping less as a problem and more as a natural thing puppies do as they start to learn about the world. Both you and your puppy will benefit if he has lots of daily opportunities to use his mouth appropriately.
Show notes: AnnieGrossman.com/podcast10
7 ways to deal with nipping: www.schoolforthedogs.com/nipping
On bully sticks: storeforthedogs.com/blogs/news/bully-sticks-what-the-heck-are-they-glad-you-asked
Work to eat toys: storeforthedogs.com/collections/work-to-eat-toys
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