Lesson 1: Use well socialized adult dogs to help teach young whippersnappers when enough is enough, by using a technique called "avoidance".
Lesson 2: When Puppy doesn't get the hint and continues to use those sharp puppy teeth on sensitive ankle skin, try alternate methods to get your point across without resorting to eating the puppy.
Lesson 3: When Puppy gets the hint, resume play.
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA is a Boston dog trainer with 15 years experience in sports, manners & behavior. She wrote Considerations for the City Dog and contributes to NPR's Car Talk FIDO blog and Maine Dog Magazine. She's the co-Training Director of NEDTC, the oldest AKC obedience club in the US.
hilarious.
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