June 28, 2012 • 8 mins
Sarah Wilson has helped 1000's of puppies through the mouthing stage and in this podcast she shares three simple and surprising things that can help. If your puppy mouths you, listen and learn.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Is Pet Life Radio. Let's Talk pets. Welcome to the
(00:27):
My Smart Puppy Minute. This is Sarah Wilson and this
week we're going to talk about managing your mauvie puppy
one two three. After helping to raise thousands of puppies
who are in the mauvie period, I thought I would
share three things I often do to help when a
(00:47):
puppy is malviy. The very first thing I think about
when a puppy is getting all is when did he
sleep last. Puppies grow from their birth weight well into
adolescents in a single year. Think about that. Think about
(01:07):
how much sleep you would need if you went from
your birth weight to your age fifteen size in one year.
A labrador puppy will frequently go from about one pound
at birth to seventy pounds plus or minus in twelve months.
They need an extraordinary amount of sleep, especially in the
(01:30):
first six months. If your puppy is not getting eighteen
or more hours of sleep a day, he's probably cranky.
Just like kids, they get cranky, and when they get cranky,
they start to get mouthy, and they start to get fussy,
and they may get hyperactive. If you're lucky. Your puppy
gets tired and he goes to sleep, But a lot
(01:51):
of them don't. And when they don't, that's perfectly normal.
You just need to recognize that sign. There is no
point in trying to stop an exhausted puppy from behaving
like an exhausted puppy. They won't think and they won't
learn well. So when I know the puppies and they've
gone from a calm, nice puppy to a mouthing machine,
(02:14):
I will often simply quietly, calmly and kindly put them
down for a nap. The next thing is And I
learned this from my mother whenever she took us kids
out to a restaurant or on a long drive when
I was little, whenever I started to get bored or fussy,
out from her handbag would appear the most magical little thing,
some crayons or ad libs or some sort of card game.
(02:37):
Something would appear, and she would always time it for
when we had just about reached the end of our rope.
She is a very wise woman. I use the same approach.
I will keep some wonderful chewy I like the compressed
raw hides, which are several sheets of raw hides pressed together.
I also like bully sticks pencil raw hides, which are
(02:58):
the really thid They look like pencils. Small dogs, you
will find the thing your dog loves. And when they
start to get and you see them getting restless and
sort of searching around for things, and all of a
sudden they're grabbing everything in the living room, I will
go and get this, and I will get them all excited.
I'll be like, oh, what's this? What have I got?
And I'll rub it between my hands and I'll blow
(03:19):
on it. Something I learned from Brianglecommons and he learned
from Barbara Woodhouse. But rub it on your hands, blow
on it, get all excited, look at this, and you
can have it as if you are handing them the
Holy Grail. Most puppies will be fully engaged when you
start to sound that interested, and they will grab it
and trot off happily and start to sit down and
(03:41):
chew on it for ten or fifteen minutes, allowing you
to get a cup of coffee, stretch, not worry about things.
After that time period, I will remove the object because
I want to keep it for emergency use. Think of
it in a little glass panel with a hammer underneath it.
Use this in emergencies. I don't want it to yeut
all the time where it loses its appeal, and I
(04:03):
will just quietly take it away, put it away out
of sight till the next time I think the puppy
might need this. With young dogs, I frequently will do
this in the morning. They get up, they go outside,
they do their business, they come in and I will
give them something to chew for the first fifteen or
twenty minutes, because I like to have a nice quiet
cup of coffee, and I also like to start teaching
(04:24):
them that right after we all get up. It's a
quiet time, it's not an active time. And the last
thing I do with puppies that are in this stage
is I leave a leash on them. I will spray
the leash down with an anti chow product or even
dip it in it if it's a thin leash, and
then I will let them drag that around when they
are out with me, and I can supervise them that
(04:45):
way if they start to get into something, I don't
have to attempt to grab them, because when the puppies
are in this mood, if you try to grab their collar,
They're just as likely to turn around and start to
mouth view. And now everything's escalated and frustrated, and the
puppy is frustrated. But if I can just pick up
the leash, the puppy is now chewing on a table leg. Say,
(05:06):
I will pick up the leash. I'll back away, buster,
come good, puppy, God, very good. I'll do a simple sit.
When the puppies calm, I'll go try to get them
interested in a toy. Or I can keep them next
to me and practice a long guided down, which is
explained in the book My Smart Puppy, Because if the
puppy is rested and they're just feeling restless, tiring their
(05:28):
brain out is much more effective than tiring their body out. Now,
exercise is important, I'm a big fan of it, but
if your puppy is sort of at loose ends, a
few simple sits in a row, a few guided downs,
a little bit of space game work, and you will
see the puppy calm down and settle in a way
that a run may not. All right, So those are
(05:51):
three things you can think about with your new puppy.
Pay attention to how much sleep they're getting. They may
well need more. Don't expect them to sleep outside of
the crate, especially if you've got kids, because just like
a toddler, they will try to stay awake and they
don't want to miss anything, and they'll get up and
they'll go, and they'll go, and they'll go until they're exhausted.
(06:12):
And when they're exhausted, they're a little piranha. So you
watch the clock and you start thinking around eighteen hours
plus minus a giant breed, absolutely eighteen hours or more
for the first six or seven months. They're just growing
at an extraordinary rate, and you calmly and kindly put
them in the crate. It is not a punishment. They
won't hate the crate. That is just where they need
(06:34):
to go for them to settle. And the rule with
the children in the house. A puppy in the crate
is a puppy that is left alone. Do not wake
them up or poke them, or produm or talk to them,
or wiggle the grate or any of those things. Leave
them alone, let them sleep the next one. Have some
good choes around, save them for emergency purposes, use them
(06:55):
when the puppy is getting mauthy or restless, and like me,
You can use it first thing in the morning for
fifteen or twenty minutes so the puppy plays quietly while
you start your day and the last one leave a
leash on. Soak it with an anti chow product so
they aren't as likely to chew through it. Only use
it when you can supervise, take it off when you
(07:16):
put them in the crate, and that way you can
pick up the leash when they start to get into
something rather than attempting to grab them. The grabbing too
often starts a game that ends up being frustrating for
you and bad training for them. Now, if you have
any questions at all, please stop by our moderated and
friendly forums at myspotpuppy dot com. We will happily help
(07:39):
you out because that is why we're there. Go out
and try something new with your dog, then let us
know how it went. Have a great time. Let's talk
pets every week on demand only on petlight Radio dot com.
(08:00):
The pad int
Is Pet Life Radio. Let's Talk pets. Welcome to the
(00:27):
My Smart Puppy Minute. This is Sarah Wilson and this
week we're going to talk about managing your mauvie puppy
one two three. After helping to raise thousands of puppies
who are in the mauvie period, I thought I would
share three things I often do to help when a
(00:47):
puppy is malviy. The very first thing I think about
when a puppy is getting all is when did he
sleep last. Puppies grow from their birth weight well into
adolescents in a single year. Think about that. Think about
(01:07):
how much sleep you would need if you went from
your birth weight to your age fifteen size in one year.
A labrador puppy will frequently go from about one pound
at birth to seventy pounds plus or minus in twelve months.
They need an extraordinary amount of sleep, especially in the
(01:30):
first six months. If your puppy is not getting eighteen
or more hours of sleep a day, he's probably cranky.
Just like kids, they get cranky, and when they get cranky,
they start to get mouthy, and they start to get fussy,
and they may get hyperactive. If you're lucky. Your puppy
gets tired and he goes to sleep, But a lot
(01:51):
of them don't. And when they don't, that's perfectly normal.
You just need to recognize that sign. There is no
point in trying to stop an exhausted puppy from behaving
like an exhausted puppy. They won't think and they won't
learn well. So when I know the puppies and they've
gone from a calm, nice puppy to a mouthing machine,
(02:14):
I will often simply quietly, calmly and kindly put them
down for a nap. The next thing is And I
learned this from my mother whenever she took us kids
out to a restaurant or on a long drive when
I was little, whenever I started to get bored or fussy,
out from her handbag would appear the most magical little thing,
some crayons or ad libs or some sort of card game.
(02:37):
Something would appear, and she would always time it for
when we had just about reached the end of our rope.
She is a very wise woman. I use the same approach.
I will keep some wonderful chewy I like the compressed
raw hides, which are several sheets of raw hides pressed together.
I also like bully sticks pencil raw hides, which are
(02:58):
the really thid They look like pencils. Small dogs, you
will find the thing your dog loves. And when they
start to get and you see them getting restless and
sort of searching around for things, and all of a
sudden they're grabbing everything in the living room, I will
go and get this, and I will get them all excited.
I'll be like, oh, what's this? What have I got?
And I'll rub it between my hands and I'll blow
(03:19):
on it. Something I learned from Brianglecommons and he learned
from Barbara Woodhouse. But rub it on your hands, blow
on it, get all excited, look at this, and you
can have it as if you are handing them the
Holy Grail. Most puppies will be fully engaged when you
start to sound that interested, and they will grab it
and trot off happily and start to sit down and
(03:41):
chew on it for ten or fifteen minutes, allowing you
to get a cup of coffee, stretch, not worry about things.
After that time period, I will remove the object because
I want to keep it for emergency use. Think of
it in a little glass panel with a hammer underneath it.
Use this in emergencies. I don't want it to yeut
all the time where it loses its appeal, and I
(04:03):
will just quietly take it away, put it away out
of sight till the next time I think the puppy
might need this. With young dogs, I frequently will do
this in the morning. They get up, they go outside,
they do their business, they come in and I will
give them something to chew for the first fifteen or
twenty minutes, because I like to have a nice quiet
cup of coffee, and I also like to start teaching
(04:24):
them that right after we all get up. It's a
quiet time, it's not an active time. And the last
thing I do with puppies that are in this stage
is I leave a leash on them. I will spray
the leash down with an anti chow product or even
dip it in it if it's a thin leash, and
then I will let them drag that around when they
are out with me, and I can supervise them that
(04:45):
way if they start to get into something, I don't
have to attempt to grab them, because when the puppies
are in this mood, if you try to grab their collar,
They're just as likely to turn around and start to
mouth view. And now everything's escalated and frustrated, and the
puppy is frustrated. But if I can just pick up
the leash, the puppy is now chewing on a table leg. Say,
(05:06):
I will pick up the leash. I'll back away, buster,
come good, puppy, God, very good. I'll do a simple sit.
When the puppies calm, I'll go try to get them
interested in a toy. Or I can keep them next
to me and practice a long guided down, which is
explained in the book My Smart Puppy, Because if the
puppy is rested and they're just feeling restless, tiring their
(05:28):
brain out is much more effective than tiring their body out. Now,
exercise is important, I'm a big fan of it, but
if your puppy is sort of at loose ends, a
few simple sits in a row, a few guided downs,
a little bit of space game work, and you will
see the puppy calm down and settle in a way
that a run may not. All right, So those are
(05:51):
three things you can think about with your new puppy.
Pay attention to how much sleep they're getting. They may
well need more. Don't expect them to sleep outside of
the crate, especially if you've got kids, because just like
a toddler, they will try to stay awake and they
don't want to miss anything, and they'll get up and
they'll go, and they'll go, and they'll go until they're exhausted.
(06:12):
And when they're exhausted, they're a little piranha. So you
watch the clock and you start thinking around eighteen hours
plus minus a giant breed, absolutely eighteen hours or more
for the first six or seven months. They're just growing
at an extraordinary rate, and you calmly and kindly put
them in the crate. It is not a punishment. They
won't hate the crate. That is just where they need
(06:34):
to go for them to settle. And the rule with
the children in the house. A puppy in the crate
is a puppy that is left alone. Do not wake
them up or poke them, or produm or talk to them,
or wiggle the grate or any of those things. Leave
them alone, let them sleep the next one. Have some
good choes around, save them for emergency purposes, use them
(06:55):
when the puppy is getting mauthy or restless, and like me,
You can use it first thing in the morning for
fifteen or twenty minutes so the puppy plays quietly while
you start your day and the last one leave a
leash on. Soak it with an anti chow product so
they aren't as likely to chew through it. Only use
it when you can supervise, take it off when you
(07:16):
put them in the crate, and that way you can
pick up the leash when they start to get into
something rather than attempting to grab them. The grabbing too
often starts a game that ends up being frustrating for
you and bad training for them. Now, if you have
any questions at all, please stop by our moderated and
friendly forums at myspotpuppy dot com. We will happily help
(07:39):
you out because that is why we're there. Go out
and try something new with your dog, then let us
know how it went. Have a great time. Let's talk
pets every week on demand only on petlight Radio dot com.
(08:00):
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