What's the thinking on puppies mouthing? When we visited Fitz at the weekend he was having a lovely time exploring dd's hands by licking and mouthing them. There was absolutely no pressure from his jaws and his mouth felt as soft as butter. Watching him with his litter mates they were all doing the same to each other.
Obviously we don't want him to grow up still mouthing things and people but I've seen a couple of conflicting bits of advice as to how to achieve this. Unless I'm completely misunderstanding, the kikopup videos say you should never ignore mouthing as that's reinforcing biting but I've seen a couple of other things which say that this phase is essential in developing a soft mouth. Which approach is right?
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basildonbond · 04/09/2013 07:57
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