This is the puppy training podcast episode number five, puppy biting.

This podcast is for people looking to train their own dog, either as a companion, therapy, or service dog.

This is the puppy training podcast, and I'm your host, Amy Jensen.

Hey everyone.

Welcome to episode number five.

Today's topic is when I get asked about a lot.

So I thought it would make a fantastic podcast topic.

So one of the first issues that new puppy owners experience is dealing with those razor

sharp puppy teeth that too often find their way to your skin. Am I right? I get so many questions

about my puppy is biting. He just keeps biting. I try to redirect. He just keeps biting. He's biting me.

He's biting my kids. He's biting my pant legs. I get this very, very often from new puppy owners.

So today let's talk about number one, why do puppies bite?

And number two, what can we do about it? So first of all, I want you to realize that puppy biting

is a very normal dog behavior. So it's not that your puppy is naughty or that he's, you know,

has some behavior problems that we need to work out. It's literally that it's not that your puppy is naughty or that he's, you know, has some behavior

problems that we need to work out. It's literally that it's just a normal puppy behavior.

In fact, have you ever watched two puppies play? It's pretty rough. They tackle each other,

they mouth each other, they're biting ankles, They're biting ears. They're biting tails.

And they flip-flop back and forth. They kind of growl as they play. So if you watch puppies play, you realize,

oh, this is just what they do. And they think they're playing nicely. So when you bring a new puppy home,

especially if you have kids in your house, let's say that you have

a five-year-old and a seven-year-old and they're running around your backyard and their voices are high-pitched

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