When my puppy gets wild and nips and bites me he/she:
a) Is trying to become the Alpha Dog.
b) Lacks structure and boundaries during his daily routine
c) Is trying to dominate me.
d) Is not getting enough crate time.
e) Is not given enough appropriate mental/physical activity when he is out of the crate
Answer: b), d) and e)
Whenever a puppy becomes hyper stimulated, out of control and is nipping and biting the first thing to look at is how much structure and boundaries are in place. Have you ensured that he/she has stimulating, appropriate activities when he is out of the crate? Is he getting enough crate time? Often too much unsupervised freedom is the root cause of an overly rangy, nipping biting pup.
What do you have in your Bag-of-tricks to keep your puppy fulfilled and occupied when he’s out of the crate?
More at: https://www.ultimatepuppy.com/2015/06/puppy-myth-buster-4/
