| The basis of training your puppy is
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| | about proper training collars. You can
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| winning his trust,respect,
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| | also check with your
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| and confidence. Real training can't
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| | pet store or breeder.Begin to walk and
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| begin until
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| | allow your dog to walk beside you. If he
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| your puppy has accepted you as his
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| | begins to pull, gently pull on the
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| leader, respects you,and has
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| | leash. This, in turn, will
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| confidence in you.A mistake many puppy
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| | tighten the training collar and give
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| owners make is confusing love and
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| | your dog a gentle
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| affection for respect and confidence.
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| | correction. If the gentle pressure is
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| It is important to
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| | ineffective, it may be
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| love your puppy. It is equally
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| | necessary to slowly increase the
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| important for your puppy to
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| | pressure. Always be careful not
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| respect you, have confidence in you, and
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| | to over-correct your dog. Using too
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| see you as the
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| | much pressure could
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| pack leader. Dogs are naturally pack
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| | frighten him and cause him to strain
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| animals and every pack
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| | more. If the opposite
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| member looks to the pack leader for
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| | problem occurs and the dog lags behind,
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| direction. Making
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| | you should gently
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| yourself the pack leader is vital to the
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| | encourage him until he is walking beside
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| success of training
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| | you.Most dogs figure out the heeling
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| any dog. If you don't, your dog will
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| | concept fairly rapidly and
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| assume the role. If that
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| | they soon realize that they should walk
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| happens, neither of you will be
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| | beside you, neither
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| happy.Failure to gain the confidence and
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| | lagging behind nor pulling ahead. You
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| respect of your puppy can
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| | should also pick up the
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| create a dog who is out of control,
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| | pace and allow him to speed up as well.
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| disobedient, and even
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| | Finally, walking along,
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| dangerous. It is important to train
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| | changing pace, and changing direction
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| your puppy correctly from
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| | often will reinforce the
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| the start since retraining a problem dog
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| | lesson the he should always walk at your
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| is possible but more
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| | heel.From heeling, the next step is for
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| difficult than training a puppy
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| | him to halt when you stop
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| correctly the first time.It is critical
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| | walking. The halt works well as an
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| for any new dog owner, whether working
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| | adjunct to heel. As you are
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| with a 12
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| | walking, stop and watch your dog. Many
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| week old puppy or a 12 year old dog, to
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| | dogs immediately
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| get his respect. That
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| | understand that they are expected to
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| does not mean using rough or dangerous
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| | stop when their human does.
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| handling methods, but it
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| | Others may need the reminder of the
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| does mean letting him know that you are
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| | leash and the training collar.After the
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| in control of the
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| | halt has been mastered, encourage your
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| situation. Dogs need structure in their
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| | dog to sit on
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| lives and they will not
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| | halt. Once your dog has stopped, gently
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| resent you for taking control. As a
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| | push on his
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| matter of fact, your dog
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| | hindquarters to encourage the sit.
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| will appreciate your taking the role of
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| | Usually after this walk,
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| trainer and coach as you
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| | halt and sit procedure has been done a
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| begin your training sessions.When you
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| | few times, he will begin
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| start working with your dog it is
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| | to sit on his own each time he stops.
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| important to keep
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| | Of course, it is
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| the training sessions short at first.
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| | important to provide lots of praise and
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| This is particularly
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| | maybe even a treat every
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| important when working with a young
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| | time he does as he is expected.These
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| puppy. Puppies tend to have
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| | three commands should be taught without
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| much shorter attention spans than older
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| | voice. Get your
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| dogs so keeping the
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| | dog used to your body language. We will
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| sessions short is fun and essential for
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| | cover halt and sit off
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| proper training.Beginning training
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| | leash in later articles. For now, get
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| sessions should focus on the most basic
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| | your dog to walk beside
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| commands. The heel command is one of
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| | you, halt when you stop and sit
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| the most basic as well as
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| | immediately. You will be so
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| one of the easiest to teach. Start by
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| | proud of him and he will be proud of
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| putting the puppy in a
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| | himself.Join me on the web and sign up
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| properly fitted training collar. Be
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| | for my newsletter at
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| sure to follow the
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| | Perkins is a dog lover who is allowed
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| instructions for fitting and sizing the
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| | to live with her two dogs, Tillie and
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| collar to insure that it
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| | Pierrot, in the beautiful foothills of
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| works as intended. There are other
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| | North Carolina.
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| articles in this series
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