Friday, October 5, 2012

Effective Ways Of How To Manage Bulldog Biting

By Nettie MacArthur


A common problem that most bulldog owners experience is the bulldog biting tendencies. The bulldog especially when it is a puppy uses chewing and licking to explore the environment. It may bite the hands of an owner and cause harm unintentionally. The dog has a very powerful bite; the dog should be trained in advance so that it stops biting people.

There are several reasons why a bulldog may bite a person. This should be factored in before choosing a method of training it. In some cases the underlying cause of the problem may be a serious issue the pet owner may not know. The dog may use it as a way of communicating to the owner.

It is advisable to try and make the dog to socialize with many people when it is still young. The owner should invite different people in the house and let the dog get used to people. It is important to invite people of all genders and even children so that the dog gets used to everyone.

When a puppy is young it will learn the correct amount of pressure to exert when biting, through its siblings. If the dog bites another sibling and it squeaks, it will learn that it has applied too much pressure and it will know that it should bite with less force.

The owner can copy what the siblings do. When the bulldog bites a person, the individual should also walk away after saying a word such as "Ouch" The dog already knows that a bite can be painful and will understand why a person is doing that. It should be consistent and should be done repeatedly each time the dog bites. The bulldog will eventually learn that biting someone is wrong and this will make it to stop doing it.

The bulldog does not like the rattling sound produced when a can filled with pennies is rattled. This can be used by the owner to help in making the dog to stop biting. Each time it bites, the can should be rattled in its face. Over time the dog will associate biting with this sound and will stop doing it so as to avoid hearing the sound.

It is easier to deal with bulldog biting when the dog is still young. It should, however, be given time to interact with the other siblings and learn bite inhibition skills from the mother and the siblings. Preventing a dog from biting is important and should be prioritized.




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