| Dachshunds are tenacious, independent and smart, | | | | take a consistent, fair approach, not just to the |
| originally bred to hunt and kill badgers. These | | | | biting, but to their behavior in general. Reward good |
| characteristics have been passed down the | | | | behaviors and discourage bad behaviors, making |
| generations which can cause problems with barking, | | | | certain that you are not giving mixed messages. For |
| biting and aggression if Dachshunds are not well | | | | example, if you want to stop your Dachshund puppy |
| trained from a young age | | | | biting then you shouldn't play games that involve |
| As soon as you see your Dachshund puppy biting it is | | | | chasing. Remember, Dachshunds were bred to |
| time to address the problem. Dachshund puppies | | | | chase and catch prey and will likely grab hold of you |
| look cute and you wouldn't think that the small nips | | | | if you run from them. |
| they give would be a problem, but not stopping the | | | | Ways to Stop Puppy Biting |
| behavior can result in significant aggression problems | | | | When your Dachshund puppy bites your instinct may |
| later in life. | | | | be to punish them, but this is the wrong thing to |
| Start Young | | | | do. Instead tell them "no", or make a high pitched |
| If you were to watch a puppy grow up in a litter | | | | squeal when they bite, then giving them something |
| you would see that biting is regulated by the puppies | | | | acceptable to chew on such as a dog toy as soon as |
| themselves. When one puppy bites another, the | | | | they let go. Making a yelping noise can be very |
| outcome is typically that the puppy they bite turns | | | | effective in stopping biting as it is similar to the noise |
| round and bites them back. This is a very effective | | | | that your puppies litter mates made when they were |
| deterrent resulting in most puppies knowing not to | | | | bitten. Your Dachshund puppy will soon learn that |
| bite by the time they are ready to go to their new | | | | biting you is not OK, but biting their toys is. |
| home. | | | | If you get an older Dachshund puppy who has not |
| If you have problems with your Dachshund puppy | | | | been taught not to bite your task may be more |
| biting, take immediate action! At this young age | | | | difficult. If the technique described above doesn't |
| your puppy is play biting. You should never hit your | | | | work then you should consider taking them to puppy |
| Dachshund, especially not at this age when they will | | | | training classes. In addition to having expert help |
| not understand what they have done wrong. Doing | | | | with the biting problem, your Dachshund puppy will |
| so will frighten them and can lead to problems with | | | | have the opportunity to be well socialized with both |
| anxiety and aggression as they grow up. | | | | people and other dogs their age. |
| To stop your Dachshund puppy biting you need to | | | | |