![]() ![]() Remember, this ingrained behavior was all about survival and finding food. Have you ever seen your puppy rip apart a stuffed animal? You’re seeing the ‘dissect’ portion of the prey drive! #6- CONSUMEĪnd the final step, of course, is to consume. Once the prey has been caught and killed, the dog will dissect the animal. The bite secures, and then is often used to kill said prey. We won’t dive too much into that, but I highly recommend researching more on this topic overall.) (There can be two pieces to this, the ‘Bite Hold’ and the ‘Bite Kill’. Once your dog gets to the object/prey, a bite occurs. Many breeds LOVE the chase aspect of the sequence (looking at you Shepherd breeds □)! #4- BITE You’ve likely experienced your puppy chasing after a toy you drag along the floor, a ball you’ve thrown, or even a toddler’s heels as they ran through the room. Once they feel they are within range, they’ll chase! They often keep their body low and make smooth movements so as to not alert the prey. If you’ve seen your dog “zero in” on something and start to move slowly and methodically toward it, you’ve seen stalking. Once they search out an object/prey, they will stalk said prey. This behavior is often constantly happening for dogs with high prey drive! #2- STALK You’ll often see your puppy scanning the room or area, looking for objects.Īnd of course, your puppy will use their nose to search. The first step is to find potential prey. Note: This is a quite simplistic breakdown and the sequence can have some variability from breed to breed, but for our purposes (answering the question of why puppies bite so much) a basic understanding will be sufficient. The prey drive sequence looks like this □ And some dogs are MUCH more likely than others to have a high prey drive. ![]() So even for our domesticated dogs, it is still an instinctual behavior chain that occurs often. If they didn’t catch prey, they would die. This behavior originates from dogs’ ancestors needing to hunt for their food. You’ll also hear it called things like predatory behavior, predatory sequence, prey sequence, prey drive sequence, etc. We will cover this more later on, but part of the way our dogs and puppies explore the world is with their mouth.Īnd even beyond that, there are genetically-ingrained behaviors that lead them to use their mouths even more!ĭogs have what is often referred to as “ prey drive ”. Want to see more videos like this? Please click here. Want to hear more podcasts like this? Please click here. Let’s sink our teeth right into it… ⬇️ (sorry for that dreadful pun □) LISTEN TO EPISODE In this article, we’ll cover the following: So, let’s break down why puppies bite, how they interact with the world around them, and of course, some other FAQs around puppy biting. Like many things in life, understanding the why behind our dog’s behaviors can actually help us more effectively train and raise a well-behaved pup! I tried all the puppy biting tips but nothing seemed to be working. After about the 73rd puppy bite of the day, I looked down at my bloodied hands and wondered aloud… WHY do puppies bite so much?! ![]()
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