best way to play with my puppy without making him aggressive?

Answer 1

Play fetch, hide and seek...Don't play tug of war or rough house with him. Find games to play that challenge his mind. Tug of war actually teaches them dominance.

Answer 2

Take him/her on runs, teach them to stay in the yard, play fetch, also you can take the puppy to training classes and they will show you how to control/stop aggressive behavior and I recommend that especially if you have a breed that's known to be aggressive. I have a Rottweiler and she's never bitten or been aggressive to anyone. We took her to training only for a couple of weeks when she was a puppy and that helped significantly. If training is not what you're looking for, even though it's the best option, I just suggest lots of love and attention-it'll make a friendly dog.

Answer 3

Play with your puppy using toys and not hands or feet! Discipline whenever puppy bites you. Don't be too harsh just enough to get them to understand that behavior is not allowed. Play fetch with balls and other non-aggressive activities. Don't allow jumping up. Gentle play can help make gentle puppy.

Answer 4

depends on the breed,but fetch is a good way. Also teaching tricks are fun. Run with the dog and always smile and laugh,stop now and then and give them love so the can see that its a happy thing and rub the belly make them play then calm them down with affection,eventually they will like the two and know the diffrence..

Answer 5

Mainly..use toys for playing.. do not "rough house" with the dogs with your hands.. or wrestle with the dog as a puppy. Let the puppy learn that toys are for playing and people are there for feeding it and petting it.

Answer 6

Don't play games with your hands (i.e. always have a toy in your hand so he doesn't think your hands are toys). I wouldn't play status games - no tug-of-war...fetch is good, you can play hide and seek with your puppy...take a look at the link for some ideas and

Answer 7

I always liked the toys that have treats inside - they have to figure out how to work to get the treats out. It keeps them busy, rewards them for appropriate play behavior, and its great for when you can't be there or are too busy to play. I also liked to hide my puppy's toys and make him find them or figure out how to get them out of tight spaces (under furniture, etc). It was a good way to make him think and it kept him busy for hours. (I may be a dork for trying to teach my dog to problem solve by hiding his toys, I guess that's just the teacher in me coming out!)

Answer 8

I think it is important for puppies to learn bite inhibition. Dogs that have not learned that tend to bite hard if they ever bite as adults. Let him mouth your hands some during play, but if he bites hard, scream OUCH!!! and get up and walk away, end of playtime for now. He needs to learn to use his mouth softly on human hands.

Answer 9

fetch and tug of war (without growling) also i trained my great Danes to ring the bell hung on the back door knob to tell me when they want out. two yrs later they are still ringing to go out!. course we have been through a few bells!teaching "tricks" is very good play and requires your pet to think. the more you require him to think the smarter dog you will have!

Answer 10

Start training him. I clicker train and when I put my clicker and treats away after a training session, my dog follows me around offering sits and downs. Check the link.
http://www.dragonflyllama.com/%20DOGS/%20Dog1/levels.html
Read the intro on this page and then click on the book of training levels and get started!