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Old February 5th, 2018, 04:35 PM
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Winston Winston is offline
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Welcome to pets! so thankful you seem to be open to a discussion......

Ditto Ditto Ditto to everything that everyone has said.

I just wanted to add that always remember this ...NLIF

Which means NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE....everything, everything, everything until he learns the expected behaviour....food, walking, sleeping, anything he does should be on your expectation. You can nip the biting quickly by having the pup on a lead or leash attached to you..If he decides to nip you can correct him before it happens. I would say you can set him up to situations that you know he will react and when he is attached to you he will learn quickly that it is not allowed.
You dont have to hit but use a verbal voice that is load and meaningful. I used a growl of sorts or an AHHH AHHHH. You need him to believe in you being the boss basically which you can then teach your family.

Dont give up...you have lots to read and decide.
Best of Luck
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