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From:clarksville tn
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posted 12-17-2003 10:28 PM         

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I have a friend that say their puppy has a biting problem.. they told me that a trainer said to press down on the pups tounge and make it gag and that will teach them not to bite... i dont think thats a good tactic.. what do yall think of it??

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From:Perth, Western Australia
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posted 12-17-2003 11:06 PM         

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i have never heard of that one. sounds a bit stupid. plenty of better options out there.

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From:lewisville, texas, united states
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posted 12-18-2003 08:41 AM         

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yeah thats new to me aswell. ive always told people when your pup bites you just bite them back, lol. im just kidding!! really i would just startle her like make a loud noise or pretend like i was hurt when she'de bite.

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From:W-S, NC, USA
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posted 12-18-2003 09:45 AM         

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"I have a friend that say their puppy has a biting problem.. they told me that a trainer said to press down on the pups tounge and make it gag and that will teach them not to bite... i dont think thats a good tactic.. what do yall think of it??"

Actually, this isn't a stupid tactic and it works very well. There are numerous of ways to getting a puppy to stop biting and this one does work rather well. You don't try and make your dog throw up or anything, it is just a discomfort that is associated with biting on your hands. The puppy learns very quickly, he chews on hands and something rather uncomfortable happens to him. It only takes a couple times of this and the puppy very quickly catches on and realizes not to do it. I went to our local dog training club which is run by AKC obediance trainers and this is one of the tactics they use. You can choose not to do this, but it is done.

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From:Columbus, Tx ,USA
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posted 12-18-2003 12:02 PM         

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Just one question...Do you really think, sticking your hand in its mouth to press its toung is going to help?? HEllo you put your hand in its mouth, and DUH its gonna bite you!!!

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posted 12-18-2003 01:56 PM         

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it is just a discomfort that is associated with biting on your hands.

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Or with your hand being in their mouth if you're not careful. That would make checking their teeth and mouth real fun. I guess it is one way that would work for some dogs, but there are other, less aversive ways to make a puppy stop biting.

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From:el paso, tx., u.s.a
Registered: Dec 2003

posted 12-19-2003 01:22 PM         

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what worked for my puppy was rawhide bones and alot of chew toys; now the only thing he bites is other dogs.

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