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will lose his playmate.
An important fact about the above two methods is to maintain eye contact with your pup
when saying "no" and also watching the tone of your voice. Laughing and amused tones
will hardly work.
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Mouthing and biting in a puppy are as a result of "teething". Puppies mouth, chew and
even bite to ease teething discomfort. Your duty as a puppy owner is to plan a response to
active puppy teething that will soften the impact on you and your possessions. The best
way to do this is to provide your pup better chewing alternatives instead of your fingers
and limbs. You can buy toys like hard rubber balls, kongs, sterilized bones, nylon bones
and knotted ropes from pet supply stores. You will find a comprehensive list of these at
the end of this book.
In a low voice you can say "no" then remove her into a neutral area where you can give
her any of the above stated toys or others to play with.
Praising your puppy whenever she behaves well is one of the best ways to teach her
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