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I have read in a few placces that you should \'yelp\' [like a high pitched ow] when the pup bites and nips at you and then get up and walk away from the pup. The idea behind this is that when puppies play together and they bite too hard, the injured pup will \'yelp\' to let the other know that this is not accpetable. Would be interested to know what Bill thinks of this concept?
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Originally Posted by
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I have read in a few placces that you should 'yelp' [like a high pitched ow] when the pup bites and nips at you and then get up and walk away from the pup. The idea behind this is that when puppies play together and they bite too hard, the injured pup will 'yelp' to let the other know that this is not accpetable. Would be interested to know what Bill thinks of this concept?
I prefer not to make too big a deal of of it in the pup's eyes. If you silently walk away, the pup will look at you and try to decide what he did to cause you to walk away. Once he makes the connection between the nip and you walking away, he will stop nipping. Another reason I prefer not to yelp is that dogs have 2 sides to their brain just like humans. The emotional side and the logical side. Unlike humans, they can only think with one side at a time. When you yelp you are engaging the emotional side of his brain and he learns much better and faster with the logical side. You want the logical side to know not to nip. I'm sure I didn't express that very well but hopefully you'll understand.
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