Puppy Obedience Training

Some people say that you can’t teach new tricks to an old dog. Of course, that’s not true. You can teach them anything regardless of how old they are. It’s all a matter of patience and consistency. Granted, it takes more time than puppies. So if you have puppies at home, then consider this part of the article as a guide.

8 to 11 week old puppies

The best time to start training is as early as possible. Avoid lavishing too much attention on your puppy but it doesn’t mean that you have to neglect him.

• Never allow anyone, especially strangers, to intimidate or scare your puppy. This is important as this influences your puppy’s psyche on how to interact with other people.

• This happens to be the best time to start training your dog with detection skills by teaching him basic fetch commands.

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• Basic commands such as Stop or Come can be started after learning to play with the Fetch command. Although some experts would argue that it’s the other way around, it’s all basically relative, so do as you like.

• Your puppy is generally afraid of everything, so helping him to acquaint himself with the surroundings gives him a sense of confidence that you’re there to guide him.

• Positive reinforcement of good things and ignoring the bad things helps your puppy to understand what is most beneficial for him even at an early age.

• Give him treats for every time he obeys you.

• Ignore his pleas if he doesn’t.

• Bring your puppy to a vet before you can take him out for walks or other socialization gatherings of other animals.

• Expect wailing in the night so prepare to train him during these hours. A good trick is to dash him with water in the face every time he starts howling or crying.

• They’re still babies so don’t be too cruel. Yield from time to time but be firm when they’re starting to take you for granted.

• Ignore your puppy if he starts jumping up and down in excitement when seeing you. Praise him when he calms down and give him treats.

• Be patient and consistent with your training.

• Keep the training short yet fun but do it everyday.

• Don’t yell or scream.

• Let other members of your family know the basic commands so that they won’t confuse your puppy.

• Make the treats sporadic, not predictable.

Try to teach everything you can think of to your dog but make it enjoyable for the both of you. Dog obedience training should not be considered as a stressful job but rather a fun one. With this mindset, you can ensure yourself a long and fulfilling relationship with your dog and he’ll be loyal to you forever.

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