Dogs always bite their hands, what should I do?
Some pet owners may be troubled. Why do dogs like to bite their hands so much? Is this the dog's expression of love? But if you bite lightly, you can bite hard and hurt your body. In fact, there are many reasons why dogs bite hands.
reason:
1. Molar period (tooth replacement)
For young dogs, when they are teething and changing teeth, they will feel discomfort in the mouth and itchy teeth, and they will especially like to bite, just like children who like to bite when teething The bite feeling is very good, it is the material of the first-class molar stick, the dog naturally loves it.
(1) About 20 days: the dog begins to grow teeth.
(2) 4-6 weeks of age: The dog's deciduous incisors are fully grown. When approaching 2 months of age, the dog's deciduous teeth are all long, white, thin and pointed.
(3) 2-4 months old: the dog replaces the first deciduous incisors.
(4) 5-6 months of age: The dog begins to replace the second and third milk incisors and milk canines.
(5) After 8 months of age: All the dogs have replaced their permanent teeth, but it is not ruled out that some dogs will be later.
2. The interaction between the pet owner and the dog
When the dog is young, if the owner often plays with the dog with his hands, then the dog may use his hands as a toy, and playing, playing, and biting are unavoidable. Interact with the owner by biting the hand. What evil can a puppy have? Biting your hand is just a toy.
3. Excessive stroking
Pet owners love to pet their dogs, but petting them too enthusiastically will make the dogs dissatisfied. After all, dogs have a limit to their patience. The dog will send out its stability signal at the beginning, for example: the dog will say no to you by licking, but when the dog's mood further becomes irritated, when it is unbearable and no longer bearable, it will express dissatisfaction by biting hands .
4. Explore the world
Puppies are just born, many key organs are not fully developed, and they can't see or hear. They use biting and smelling to explore the world and understand the surrounding environment from an early age. Even after growing up, dogs are still used to biting to obtain information. , such as whether the item is safe, size, material, hardness, etc.
way of improvement:
(1) For its "biting hand" request, ignore it. Some pet owners think that yelling will make them loose their mouths. In fact, this is not the case. This will instead arouse the dog's hunting instinct. At this time, we must do it Be calm, ignore it, and without any reinforcement, the dog will probably stop biting.
(2) Do not interact with the dog by hand, use toys or teething products instead. Let the dog distinguish between hands and toys, and never confuse them. Let the dog get used to playing with toys and let your hands be free.
(3) Reduce the frequency of hugging and correct stroking parts. For primates, hugging can bring a sense of security, and we also express love to them through hugging. But in fact, most dogs may not like to be hugged or touched by people. You can stroke the dog's chin, behind the ears, back, and shoulders.
Precaution:
When puppies are young, socialization training can be carried out. 2.5 to 5 months is the best period of socialization. Doing good training at this stage can effectively reduce the phenomenon of dogs biting hands.
reason:
1. Molar period (tooth replacement)
For young dogs, when they are teething and changing teeth, they will feel discomfort in the mouth and itchy teeth, and they will especially like to bite, just like children who like to bite when teething The bite feeling is very good, it is the material of the first-class molar stick, the dog naturally loves it.
(1) About 20 days: the dog begins to grow teeth.
(2) 4-6 weeks of age: The dog's deciduous incisors are fully grown. When approaching 2 months of age, the dog's deciduous teeth are all long, white, thin and pointed.
(3) 2-4 months old: the dog replaces the first deciduous incisors.
(4) 5-6 months of age: The dog begins to replace the second and third milk incisors and milk canines.
(5) After 8 months of age: All the dogs have replaced their permanent teeth, but it is not ruled out that some dogs will be later.
2. The interaction between the pet owner and the dog
When the dog is young, if the owner often plays with the dog with his hands, then the dog may use his hands as a toy, and playing, playing, and biting are unavoidable. Interact with the owner by biting the hand. What evil can a puppy have? Biting your hand is just a toy.
3. Excessive stroking
Pet owners love to pet their dogs, but petting them too enthusiastically will make the dogs dissatisfied. After all, dogs have a limit to their patience. The dog will send out its stability signal at the beginning, for example: the dog will say no to you by licking, but when the dog's mood further becomes irritated, when it is unbearable and no longer bearable, it will express dissatisfaction by biting hands .
4. Explore the world
Puppies are just born, many key organs are not fully developed, and they can't see or hear. They use biting and smelling to explore the world and understand the surrounding environment from an early age. Even after growing up, dogs are still used to biting to obtain information. , such as whether the item is safe, size, material, hardness, etc.
way of improvement:
(1) For its "biting hand" request, ignore it. Some pet owners think that yelling will make them loose their mouths. In fact, this is not the case. This will instead arouse the dog's hunting instinct. At this time, we must do it Be calm, ignore it, and without any reinforcement, the dog will probably stop biting.
(2) Do not interact with the dog by hand, use toys or teething products instead. Let the dog distinguish between hands and toys, and never confuse them. Let the dog get used to playing with toys and let your hands be free.
(3) Reduce the frequency of hugging and correct stroking parts. For primates, hugging can bring a sense of security, and we also express love to them through hugging. But in fact, most dogs may not like to be hugged or touched by people. You can stroke the dog's chin, behind the ears, back, and shoulders.
Precaution:
When puppies are young, socialization training can be carried out. 2.5 to 5 months is the best period of socialization. Doing good training at this stage can effectively reduce the phenomenon of dogs biting hands.