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15/08/2021

Some very important information!

THIS IS A PSA

Puppies bite. They bite a lot. They bite hard. Their teeth are sharp. You might bleed. It might seem relentless.

Scaring the pants off them by yelling, pinning, shoving or shouting will not only do precisely zero, it will potentially create a fearful adult dog.

Puppies bite more when;
They are tired
They are hungry
They are bored
They are overstimulated
They are teething

Read that again. They bite MORE when they are the above. They will also bite when they are absolutely fine. They are dogs not dolls.

Be compassionate not scary. They will grow out of it but only if you teach them a good alternative. Trade for toys. Use a pen or a crate. Teach calmness. Reward gentle interactions. Grit your own teeth and ride it out while reinforcing good stuff and proactively managing bad stuff.

Be proactive when you know biting happens like after some play, when excitement goes up, when they are overtired (7-9pm witching hour anyone?) and give them a good chew or help them settle, or channel that energy into some training.

It does get better basically. Don’t panic. Most puppy biting isn’t aggression. Be CONSISTENT and PROACTIVE and expect more than a few bites along the way.

Signed,
Aalto the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (aka the ginger shark)

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28/07/2021

‼️“My dog is friendly!!!!!” ‼️

Every person who has a reactive dog has heard this phrase uttered and wished the ground would open up and swallow them (or the other people) whole.

You have taken the time to choose a lovely, quiet walk; you are happily wandering along, not a care in the world… then you see them…..an off-lead dog heading your way! You call your dog and pop them back on a lead, but the other owners don’t call their dog back. You call out - they ignore you - you call out again, and then that phrase resonates around the countryside!!!! 😫

“My dog is friendly!!!!!”

Your dog now reacts because they can’t cope in this situation, and the other person starts ‘having a go’ at you for your dog ‘attacking’ theirs (even just at the bark)… You feel disheartened; you feel embarrassed; you feel like you are not allowed to walk anywhere… Of course you can!!!

Dogs are allowed to say “NO” if they feel threatened, it’s a natural response for all living creatures - it’s a defence mechanism. You are only responsible for your own dog, so make sure you don’t set them up to fail. If you have a nice friendly dog, that’s awesome, but don’t allow them to run up to on-lead dogs, because if they get frightened or worse (and a dog that has not bitten, can one day bite) then you too will now have a ‘reactive dog’.

Let’s all be responsible for our own dogs, and keep them as safe as we possibly can, and don’t forget, people with ‘reactive’ dogs are only asking you to control your dog for a few seconds as you pass each other… 👍

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