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During a teething phase, puppies are prone to biting. For most dogs, it's a temporary activity that will fade over time. While teething, a puppy will try to sink his teeth into whatever he can find: furniture, clothing, shoes or an owner's hands and feet. The older he gets and the more toys he has to chew, a puppy will stop biting when he becomes an adult.
For many puppies, biting is a natural reaction to teething. However, it's up to his owner to train him to control the strength of his bite. There are many ways to teach a dog not to bite, including using bitter spray on places likely to be bit or redirecting his mouth to a chew toy. Finding an effective training tool and using it frequently will help a puppy to learn quicker.
While there is no definitive age when a lab puppy will quit biting, he will stop when he is trained not to do it. Some biting early on is due to teething, but the dog must be taught to control the strength of his bite and not hurt others.
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