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Teething: How to handle your Pug's teething troublesBy: Pug Puppy for Sale in MassachusettsWhen most people bring home their cute new Pug puppy, the furthest thing from their minds is the stressful time of teething. Just as with babies teething, puppies will want to chew on everything they can get their mouth on. This can lead to total destruction of your belongings, but there are tried and true ways to help prevent this from happening, and help you and your pup get through the teething period with ease. Many people bring home their new pup and leave them out to romp around the house when they're not home. Inevitably, this leads to chewing on shoes, books, socks, the couch, and any number of other things. The best way to prevent destructive chewing is to crate train your Pug. To do this, you will need a crate that is just big enough for your Pug to turn around in. Make the crate a safe and happy place for your Pug. Provide him with stimulating toys while he is in the crate. Crate training your Pug will not only prevent destructive chewing, but will also aid in potty training and create a positive and safe environment for your Pug to be when you're not around. Some people think that keeping a Pug in a crate when they're not around is cruel. This is not the case at all. Pugs by nature like small, darkened places and tend to feel very safe in crates. Almost all dog trainers today believe that crate training is a necessary and positive part of your puppy's development. If your Pug is crated while you are not home, they will not have the opportunity to chew on your belongings and other harmful things such as power cords. The next most important thing to teach your Pug when he is teething is which toys are his and what is off limits. Purchase good things to chew on such as Kong toys or Bully Sticks. Kongs are made of tough rubber and can be filled with goodies such as peanut butter or cheese. They are excellent chew toys and wonderful for the teething period. Bully Sticks are 100% natural and 100% digestible dog chews that are low in fat and great for your Pug to chew on. Other chew toys that could be used are Nylabones which are made out of solid hard plastic and have bumps on them to soothe teething gums or other toys made of hard rubber or plastic. Reinforce which toy is for your Pug by giving him his chew toy and saying something like, "Here is your toy, good boy!" If your Pug chooses something that he is not to chew on, take it away and replace it with one of his chew toys repeating, "This is your toy, good boy!" With persistence, he will learn what is his to chew on and what he is not to chew on.  
Another important thing to train your dog during the teething period is bite inhibition. In packs of dogs, the mother or other dogs would teach this to the pups, but in a home situation, it is up to you. Teething puppies will put their mouths on you and you must teach them at an early age that this is not acceptable. Just as mentioned above, every time they exhibit mouthing behavior, you must redirect them to an acceptable chew toy. Another important factor in bite inhibition and limiting mouthing behavior is proper socialization. It is very important in this stage to take your Pug to a puppy class or puppy play group. Many good trainers offer these services. When allowed to play with other pups, your Pug will learn what is acceptable play behavior. The other Pugs will help your Pug to learn that biting is not appropriate. You must also socialize your Pug to many different kinds of people and situations. This will help your Pug to not be afraid of new things and will significantly lower the potential for biting.By following the above advice as well as the advice of your veterinarian, you can rest assured that the teething period will be a positive learning period for you and your puppy. Need Free Content For Your Website? Free Content Reprint Article This article has been provided by Pug-Puppy.com and Alex Matthews - Pug Puppy / Dog for sale in Massachusetts. You have our permission to reprint or republish this article on your website or blog free of charge with the only conditions being that you publish the entire article exactly as it appears here, you notify us via email and publish it along with the active links http://www.pug-puppy.com and http://www.moredotcom.com pointing back to our sites, giving us proper credit for this article. You must also include this reprint permission paragraph with the article. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine - MA ME NH RI Puppy American Kennel Club Chihuahua Poodle Beagle Dachshund German Shepherd Golden Retriever Labrador Retriever Boxer Pup Yorkshire Terrier Rottweiler American Canine Association Puppies ACA AKC CKC Dog Breed AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VI VA WA WV WI Pug Puppy for Sale Pug Dog for Sale Pug for Sale AKC Pug ACA Pug Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine - MA NH RI ME
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