How To Stop Puppy Biting: Avoid Mistakes With Susan Garrett's Backup Plan #234
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 27 September 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
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I’ve done several episodes on puppy biting, but my new Border Collie, Prophet, is one of the bitiest I’ve ever owned. Today I’m expanding on how to save your feet and hands from puppy teeth with the top ten reasons puppies bite, the biggest mistakes we make during puppy biting, and a preventative action plan for puppy biting I’ve never shared before. Plus, a great new Plan B game for when the puppy is actively biting you. Remember that most biting and nipping is natural as puppies explore new environments with their mouths, so have realistic expectations for your new family member.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• Why puppies bite and games to get you through this phase.
• The 10 reasons puppies bite.
• How to manage your puppy biting expectations.
• Tips to build your puppy’s brain, body and connection with you.
• Mistakes puppy owners make that increase puppy biting.
• My Puppy Biting Prevention Protocol.
• How to play the Consent & Console Game to mitigate puppy biting.
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Resources:
1. YouTube Playlist: Puppy Biting Help with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy03hWZgAQfG1t5Q6YzGPi7z&si=cHuWRnb3uT-vJ9tE
2. Podcast Episode 228: Navigating Failure In Dog Training: What’s Your Plan B? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/228/
3. Podcast Episode 225: Keep The Food Bowl! Why Dogs Don’t Need 100% Hand Feeding - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/225/
4. Podcast Episode 17: Help! How Do I STOP Puppy Biting?! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/17/
5. Podcast Episode 42: Behavior Chains: Are You Teaching Your Dog to be Bad to be Good? - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/42/
6. *Kongs - https://geni.us/kong-toy
7. *Wooden Chews - https://geni.us/wood-chew
8. Podcast Episode 218: Puppy Development Stages And Your Dog’s Behavior - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/218/
9. Podcast Episode 232: Cracking The Canine Code: Prey Drive In Border Collies, Malinois And Other Breeds - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/232/
10. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s 5 Games for Puppies - https://youtu.be/Hxd1sVEQp2Y?si=ukLVHXq2dwKP-VOk
11. Podcast Episode 89: Why Dogs Should Not Tug: The Truth Revealed - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/89/
12. Podcast Episode 18: Puppy and Dog Training Games for Acquired Bite Inhibition - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/18/
13. YouTube Playlist: Dog Training Games with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2TzttCtZVFwzwMGayAsaYe&si=68UsRBptYpE2_LIq
14. YouTube Playlist: Cooperative Care and Consent in Dog Training with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy1wgUlMBX63miIBBpxE-DAO&si=WQGIr5FHHnhXSOac
15. Podcast Episode 191: Get Your Dog To Calm Down With This Common Sense Protocol For Relaxation - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/191/
16. Podcast Episode 106: Consent In Dog Training: The Misuse, Misunderstanding And Misapplication - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/106/
17. Podcast Episode 107: Pedicure Please: 3 Steps To Dog Nail Trimming Or Grooming Success At Home! - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/107/
18. YouTube Video: Vet Visits For Dogs: How To Create A Positive Experience For Everyone - https://youtu.be/VJc42BfNre4?si=sWNGC4ZArJRwuxBf
19. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/3UJhi16mmSA
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| 0:00.0 | I believe I have done two or three podcast episodes previously on helping people who have biting |
| 0:07.2 | puppies. So, why do I feel the need to do yet another one? Well, the truth is, I find myself |
| 0:14.1 | with one of the bitiest puppies I've ever owned and I thought, I've got more I can share on this |
| 0:19.6 | topic. So, let's dive in. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm Susan Gare. Welcome to Shape by dogs. Today I'm going to talk about what I feel are the top 10 reasons why puppies |
| 0:38.2 | bite. The biggest mistakes people make that may encourage puppies to keep biting them. |
| 0:44.9 | And one of the things that I haven't previously mentioned in any other podcasts is what's a plan |
| 0:50.5 | of action you can have to set up a prevention strategy to mitigate the number of times |
| 0:57.9 | that you might get bit by a puppy and a good plan B, a strategy of what to do in the midst of a bite. |
| 1:05.0 | So, why do puppies bite? And you know, there's probably a lot of reasons, but I've just narrowed |
| 1:09.9 | it down to 10, actually 11, |
| 1:12.1 | but 10 sounds sexier, doesn't it? Number one might be just the litter size that they were born in. |
| 1:17.7 | So, my dog Swagger, who's 12 and a half now, he was a singleton. And singletons get what they want |
| 1:24.7 | because there's no other puppies in the litter. They're the only |
| 1:27.6 | ones in the litter. There's no other puppies that you have to fight for anything for. So, |
| 1:31.7 | when you're being raised in a human world where you don't get everything you want, then how |
| 1:37.9 | puppies react is they use their mouth. So, Swagger, I believe has the title as the most |
| 1:43.7 | bitey puppy I have ever raised. And I would |
| 1:46.5 | have to guess that my young boy, profit is probably running a close second. So, I don't believe |
| 1:53.6 | that litter size has anything to do with profits biting because he came from a litter of 10, |
| 1:58.5 | not a litter of one. But litter size is definitely |
| 2:00.9 | one consideration for those of you who may have a singleton. And other considerations that |
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