Dog owners will often ask me when I am teaching a dog obedience class if a behavior their dog is exhibiting is good or bad. What I tell them is each of them has to decide for themselves if it is something they wish to have in their relationship with their dog or not. What this means is that first, if it is something that you are concerned enough about to ask your dog's obedience class instructor about, it is probably not a good thing. The next question needs to be is this safe for me and the dog? I ask my students to keep a list of behaviors and interactions they have with their dogs. If it is something they dislike or like, they add information on what happens before and after the behavior happens. This gives them the tools to stop a behavior if they do not want it or to encourage a good behavior. Safety for the humans in the household is always the first thing which must be considered - especially if the dog is nipping or biting as part of the behavior you question. Und...

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