Teaching Your Dog To Play

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Getting your dog to play – It’s all a matter of “desire”! Play is an extremely important part of dogs’ lives. It is a means to: measure/compare themselvesĀ to other members in the group; build or cement a bond between individuals; release stress, unwind, relax; stimulate body and mind; break down inhibitions. There are two major …

Biting and Nipping – Bite Inhibition

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ABOUT PUPPY MOUTHING (Nipping your hand with those razor sharp teeth!) THE most important things you can teach your pup are “Come”, “Wait”, “Stay”,”Don’t” and BITE INHIBITION. A perfect “heel”, “sit”, or “shake hands”, are of little value when your pup runs into the street and is hit by a car. “Come”, (approach your person’s …