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My puppy keeps biting its tail. Is this normal or a problem?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 3 days old

Why is my puppy often biting its own tail.

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Answered By C. Rathjens, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 28th, 2018

At that age, he's exploring and figuring things out and just having fun! With an older dog, I'd be worried about it being more of an obsessive compulsive disorder if it was very frequent or hard to distract him from, but it's normal behavior for a baby.

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