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Basic Puppy Care : Puppy Play Biting vs. Aggressive Biting

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Uploaded by on Oct 1, 2008

Most puppies will play bite when they get excited but play biting can sometimes turn aggressive. Learn how to tell the difference between play biting and aggressive biting with tips from a veterinarian in this free puppy care video.

Expert: Gregory McDonald
Contact: www.petpointers.com
Bio: Dr. Gregory McDonald earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ohio State University in 1979.
Filmmaker: Diana Bacon

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Pets & Animals

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  • Oh, I love expert village. Expert usually at dispensing BS as in this case. This is so 1950's dog training. You do not extingwish play biting, you TEACH "bite inhibition" which teaches the dog to lightly grab with it's teeth, not bite.. Google that!

  • My dog doesn't have a snout.

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  • It worked for me after the 5th time, i shall keep doing this. i dont think this will work for all dogs. My pit bull puppy is getting too strong and is drawing blood. For me this was a sharp NO means NO without hurting him.

  • It worked for me after the 5th time, i shall keep doing this

  • This didn't work for me. My dog just comes back biting harder each time and its just getting worse.

  • Great video - very informative!

  • I have been scheming the web for a solution to my 10 week old lab puppy biting (not play biting or just nipping or mouthing) aggressively. I must add that he is a great puppy (one of the best I have ever seen and hence I got him) while his parents are both international dog champs. He is just way too active and aggressive. This is the only video that actually finally WORKED FOR ME. its less than 24 hours that I have tried it and I am really amazed to see the results. Thanks a ton :)

  • @HeroxWolfy821 Flick their nose. some dogs have sensitive cartilage on their ear that can break.

  • IF that dosent work you can either pinch their ear or bite them.

  • This method actually can make the agression worse. When you hold a dogs snout they tense up and it just makes them more angry. it builds their agression rather than taking it away. DONT use this technicue if you have a Rotie or a pitbul. What you need to do when a dog bites you in an aggresive way, you grab their scruff and kind of pin then to the ground and tower over them. This mimics the characteristics of a wold pack. You asert your dominance.

  • and another thing...this also goes for all you "new age" people who dont believe in discipline for your children. You people are ruining the world. You want to be your childs friend instead of its parent. You put them in 'time out' as punishment. Really???...time out?? Your child grows up not respecting you at all. So go ahead and reproduce.... sit them down in front of the X-Box so you dont have to raise them and feed them high fructose corn syrup and canned soda till they explode.

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