Puppy Training Biting And Peeing?
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I just got a 6 week and 3 day old cockapoo puppy (cocker spaniel and mini poodle)
She keeps biting my slippers and everything else she finds attractive to naw and bite on. How can I control her from biting? She also likes to bite my fingers so i say NO and walk away. Is that the right thing to do?
One more problem is that she pees everywhere she pleases. I would like to have her house broken but is it too early?
Also, how often should i feed her.
everytime i add new food to her bowl, she finishes it. I’ve fed her 3 times with in 4 hours. Is that normal?
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First and foremost at 6 weeks old the pup should still be with its mother until at least 8 weeks old. The person who gave/sold you the dog is irresponsible.
Feed the dog ad-lib for another few weeks, then reduce to 4 then 3 then 2 meals per day. Do not leave the food down once the dog has had its fill. Feed a good quality dry / complete food. Do not feed tinned food (read the label it tells you that it contains 80% moisture, thats water to you and me and it comes from the tap free).
As for the biting all pups chew so give it something to chew on – every time it chews something else remove the item from the pup,, you must keep a constant eye on the animal. And it is no good laughing about what it has chewed because this will only encourage the dog.
When the pup bites you give a loud OUCH, the pup will learn that humans are delicate creatures and soon stop the habit.
For toilet training try using training pads bearing in mind that it is only 6 weeks old don’t expect miracles, try to remember how long it took you to be toilet trained.
Finally on no account whatsoever smack the dog when it does wrong, it does no good at all and is more likely to be counter-productive.