Why do puppies bite?
The most common reason why young puppies bite is because of teething. Their jaws are week and so they will chew on everything in sight. This may make them tempted to play bite other people, which although they might be painful shouldn’t cause any serious harm. This means that most puppy owners do not tell their dogs off for these play bites at an early age. Once their jaws get stronger then they will be able to cause a lot of damage very easily. The more chances they get to bite you as a puppy the more likely they will continue the behavior when they are an adult. When you are trying to rule out dog biting behavior you need to make sure that your puppy is used to being around other people and other puppies. When your puppy is young he is like a baby, he doesn’t know very much and is continually absorbing information. Once you have taught your puppy how to behave then it will be able to know what to do. A puppy must learn how to control the force of their bite as early as possible, this
