Pug Puppy Chewing Behaviors, Chewing and Pug Puppy Behaviors, Find out how to stop your Pug Puppy Chewing problems.
Pug Puppy Chewing Behaviors, Chewing and Pug Puppy Behaviors
Puppies will go through various stages in their growth where chewing and biting behaviors tend to be more or less common in all breeds. These are similar in many cases to the chewing and biting behaviors that human infants go through, especially around teething time. Small puppies will also go through a period of mouthing everything. This is part of their way to explore their environment and find out what is good to eat and what is not. While these stages are all normal, they can become problematic when the Pug Puppy starts to destroy the house, furniture, clothes and everything else he or she can get his or her mouth on. Biting becomes a more serious issue as often puppies biting is considered cute and even encouraged by unsuspecting owners, but a full grown dog, even a toy breed, can seriously injure a person through biting behaviors.
Since chewing is a natural behavior for dogs when they are bored, playful and even happy, it is less important to stop the behavior and more important to direct it to appropriate objects. Starting your Pug Puppy off by providing a variety of chew toys and not ever having the Pug Puppy start chewing on your shoe, backpack, cell phone or pillow is the best possible option. When you first bring your Pug Puppy home have a variety of chew toys available, especially ones like he or she is used to playing with at the breeders. A good selection of check toys can include:
Kongs or tough, rubberized toys available in many different styles and sizes.
Nylon bones are also available for most small to giant sized dogs.
Hard rubber balls, not too small to possibly be swallowed.
Dog quality stuffed toys for small dogs are typically acceptable but they will not last with medium to large breeds of puppies.
Knotted thick ropes are great to play with and very safe.
Avoid using socks tied in knots, old shoes or even old clothing that is cut in
strips and braided into a toy. Although these things are great to play with, it
may be confusing for the dog to tell these items from the good clothes and
shoes. Never leave these types of items where the Pug Puppy can get into them if
at all possible. Do not use human toys or children's stuffed animals as dogs can
simply shred and destroy these items, often swallowing small parts that can
cause serious health problems and even death.
Use the chew toys in games and when playing with the dog. Encourage chewing of
these toys and praise the dog when he or she is chewing on them. If you catch
the dog chewing on something they shouldn't, substitute the incorrect item for
the correct chew toy. Don't punish the dog or hit or yell at the Pug Puppy, this
will only frighten them and will not help with training in any fashion.
Additional exercise and socialization can also help with minimizing chewing
behaviors when you are not home or with the Pug Puppy. Puppies that have lots of
attention and exercise are more content to relax and sleep when you are gone and
wait for you to get home to play.
All puppies start out biting. Mother dogs
and brothers and sisters typically teach the Pug Puppy what is known as bite
inhibition, or the puppies ability to regulate its biting behavior. If a Pug
Puppy bites the mother dog she will growl at it once as a warning, then will
often snap at the Pug Puppy if it persists. Brothers and sisters will yelp
sharply and run away, leaving the biting Pug Puppy alone and isolated. Through
these two different types of interactions puppies learn to not bite to get
attention and socialization.
Humans can use these two training methods as well. If a Pug Puppy bites, a high
pitched "Ouch, no bite" followed by ignoring will typically get the message
across to the Pug Puppy. If he or she continues to bite a more direct method of
"Ouch, no bite" followed by firmly holding the Pug Puppy by the scruff of the
neck until he or she is still, then releasing and ignoring will usually get the
point across. Do not pick the Pug Puppy up by the scruff off the neck or hurt
them in any way, all you are trying to do is show that you are dominant and that
you will not tolerate rough play. Mother dogs will use this same behavior to
correct a Pug Puppy that is too aggressive.
Biting puppies will need to learn different games to avoid biting encouragement.
Don't play games such as tug-of-war with these puppies as that is a dominance
game, and if the Pug Puppy thinks he or she is allowed to growl or act
aggressive in games this can often spill over into training. Don't wrestle or
rough house with these puppies either. Play games that allow the dog to interact
with something else, other than a human. Rolling the ball, playing with a
Frisbee or just playing hide and seek with the Pug Puppy is a much better
option. Absolutely never allow the Pug Puppy to chew on your fingers. Many
people do this when the Pug Puppy is small, especially with toy and small
breeds. This tends to lead to dominance issues with these dogs that can become
very problematic as the Pug Puppy matures.
There are some breeds, particularly the working dogs or pastoral dogs as they
are called in the United Kingdom that are prone to nipping as a way of herding.
These breeds, most commonly the Border Collies, Sheepdogs, Shepherds and Corgis
will naturally go through a period of trying to "herd" their owners and other
humans. Correction is important and puppies will quickly learn not to "heel" or
nip at people. This correction can be done by the "Ouch, no bite" command
followed by the person immediately stopping and ignoring the Pug Puppy. In some
cases a squirt bottle filled with clean, fresh water can be used in conjunction
with the command to help persistent nippers understand that they are not to
engage in that behavior with people. If you have one of these breeds don't use
chase games where you may be encouraging the Pug Puppy to develop his or her
natural herding instincts.
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