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How To Teach Show Puppy Not To Bite


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Hi everyone, Now I know the whole how to stop puppies from biting has been done but I would like some extra help with our little land shark. My boy is a 9 week old British Bulldog who is going through the biting everything stage. He's also in training to be a show puppy and when I try to examine his face and mouth ( to get used to a judge doing it ) all he wants to do is bite, even when we just want to pat him on the head. What's the best way to get him out of this behaviour? Thanks :)

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do judges mouth bulldogs? I'd wait until he is relaxed, maybe a bit sleepy and rub his ears gently. Then expand a bit further down his face. Use treats. Do you have to clean his face folds? That could make him a bit touchy. And ring your breeder and ask them what they recommend. :) I've got greyhounds so very easy to very quickly raise their lips, let go and treat.

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Generally judges just run the fingers through like most flat faced breeds ,they don't mouth them like a normal dog but i would still teach it mouthing for general care.

Small steps is all that is needed ,place puppy on a table & just touch the face no mouthing ,then start running a finger through the mouth ,a few weeks time you can try lifting the folds up BUT always do it on a table at present .

I always mouth my puppies in the bath tub quickly no fuss .

Keep in mind pup is teething & some teeth badly & hate there mouths being touched hence the don't over do it ,just go through a routine .

Stack training i always do on the table anyway because its easier on the back & easier to work with puppies than crawling around the floor plus it teaches them table manners for grooming & washing there folds in there faces .

What i would suggest at present is if your mouthing technique isn't working it could be how your doing it so sometimes your better stopping & get someone to make sure your doing it right than to teach bad behaviour at this crucial age

I would stop everyone trying to pat his head ,dogs will follow your hand because they have no idea what you are doing once your hand leaves there vision & then people get unsure & pull t here hand away & the dogs think its either a game or your unsure .

Patting any dogs head is incorrect handling anyway .Something we have to stress often with our breed as it has eye brows & people for some reason insist on banging there head

Allow puppy to see your hand & pat under the chin ,

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