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 These
puppy training tips go along with the other puppy training pages you can
find from the menu...
 Get
everyone in the family involved in puppy training, with one
person more or less overseeing what is going on. If you live alone,
see if you can get a neighbor (especially a child) to help out,
so the puppy learns to respond to people besides you.
If
your puppy bites or even just nips at you, carry on like you
have been badly hurt. This will convince the puppy that you
are fragile and need to be treated more carefully. (This is how
puppies learn from playing with their littermates that they must
moderate their bites.) You will have to do this a number of times.
You
can do a lot of puppy training in ways that don't take up a lot
of your time, just in daily life... But also do make time for specific
puppy training sessions. At first they may only be five minutes
or less, followed by
another five minutes of play and attention. Gradually you can make
them a bit longer. Working a couple of puppy training sessions
into your schedule now makes it easier to develop a habit
that will last.
Don't
let your puppy run free in areas that are unfenced or insecure.
Even if he usually comes, there's quite a time gap between being
pretty good about coming and being truly reliable.
Make
it fun for everyone!
Experiment
with clicker training for
fast results.(See the menu for pages on this.)
Rosana's Ramblings:
One of my happiest memories of Teddy Bear, our Australian Shepherd
who died of old age a few years ago, came when he was a puppy and
he and I were at a puppy training class. The students and dogs
were running around the large room together with loose leashes.
As Teddy and I ran, there was a moment when our eyes connected
in deep joy.
Excuse me while I dry my eyes... How much these seemingly insignificant
moments can mean! |
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