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GSD bad habits poti and urine

I brought one male gsd one and half month back.he is now four month old.he has thhree bad habits. 1)he eats his poti.he dont have any particular timing for poti.he goes anytime.when he do in home than he eats it.we fead him thrice in a day at only fixed time of 8am,2pm,7pm.we tried after 15 mnts of feed and early in morning just after he wakes up.but no benifit.somtimes he do outside,sometimes inside the home.n if nobody is there he eats his poti. 2)he urinate anywhere in house.we have made a particular place for him in our apartment balcony but he sometimes urinate there sometimes in our living room.I beat him due to this habit.after that he is doim it anywhere even at places where he never done it before. 3)he bites everytime.wheneever we play with him he bites us.though he bites to play and bites softly but still his teaths are very sharp so somtimes it hurts us.also sometimes he catch the foot from behind when we walk fastly in front of him. Please help me.this is my first pet and unfortunately he is creating so much trouble,

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Well, MANY dogs eat their poop…there is 1000 opinions of why they do this, some say they need something in their diets, some say it’s from their mother keeping the nest clean, etc etc. The best and most efficient way of stopping this behavior is to pick it up immediately after they go.

As for urinating in the house. He’s not housetrained, that’s ALL that is the matter, and BEATING him isn’t helping matter at all. He’s a baby, so “guidance” is the key…not punishment!!!

EVERY time he wakes up…YOU take him to his pee spot…EVERY time he eats YOU take him out to eliminate…When he plays, YOU take him out every 20 he’s playing. Housetraining is a process, and YOU have to invest a LOT of time.

GSD’s are herding dogs…therefore he nips your heels. You shouldn’t be rough housing with him, anyway…you don’t want him trying to mouth your hands as he grows up. When he goes for your hands, say “NO BITE”…and hand him a toy…roll a ball across the floor…distraction is the name of the game.

This pup will be losing those baby teeth anytime now, so buck up…all puppy teeth hurt, but they don’t last long…adult teeth start coming in at 4 months.

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