Bringing home a new puppy or dog is always an exciting time and should
not be ruined by some of the behaviors that may exist.
Introducing a new dog to your home should be a fun experience for both
you and your dog. One of the first challenges you should look after is
discouraging inappropriate behavior by your dog, or to put it more
positively, you should be encouraging appropriate behavior by your
dog. One very common behavior in most breeds is that puppies love to
bite and mouth almost everything around them in their new
surroundings. Puppies instinctively bite and mouth each other puppies
when playing, and they will do this humans as well because the see
them as just another member of their pack. As puppies and dogs have
thick skin under their fur, they really don't feel any great pain from
another dog biting and mouthing them. Humans, however, do not have the
same thick skin, so it is important to teach your puppy not use their
sharp teeth on humans for any reason.
The first step in training your puppy to stop biting is to reduce its
natural biting reflex. Puppies normally learn to stop biting from
their mothers and other puppies in their litter, but since your puppy
now depends on you to teach it the things it needs to know, you will
be the one to teach it. Biting might seem cute and harmless when your
puppy is still very young, but it won't be cute or harmless when your
dog is mature and much stronger. It is for this reason that puppies
should be taught to control and stop their biting before they reach
the age of four months....

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