Davy, Down! Dog people... trainers... This one is for you:
How would you teach a puppy to keep his sharp little teeth off human skin... and pants cuffs...? One book I have says that some trainings are not going to be absorbed until at least 4 months of age, and our Davy is just coming up on 10 weeks. This is a thing he does when he is excited-- a play behavior, and a herding behavior. Is the goal here to teach him to contain his excitement? Is that how I should be looking at it? Do we whisk him off to a time-out with every playful snap and nip? Cesare... Sign in to see full entry.