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Article #381: Puppy Training 101

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When and How Do I Train My Puppy? completely. You can not expect the puppy
Anyone who has ever had a dog knows that to go more than a few hours without
training a new puppy is a challenge, but having to eliminate, and don't expect him
essential. With any new dog, puppy to wait once he is out of his crate to
training starts the day that you bring go, instead take him straight outside to
your new pet home and continues for avoid any problems.
months as they continue to learn the Before taking your puppy out for the
basics becoming a part of the family. By first time, decide what word or phrase
the time you bring your new puppy home you would like to associate with his
they are ready to learn. In fact, puppies behavior or action that you desire. In
can be trained from a very early age as the beginning, the puppy won't understand
long as we don't expect too much of them the word, but if you use "hurry up", or
right away. By natural design the mother "go potty" and continue to repeat the
dog has been educating her litter for phrase until he goes, praising him/her
several weeks, preparing them to survive when it happens, your puppy will learn to
on their own. By seven weeks the puppy's associate these words with the action.
development allows him to leave the Later, when in a hurry or inclement
mother and ensures the strongest human weather you can use the cue word to get
ties and best socialization possible. your dog to relieve himself in quick
Older puppies may be less inclined to time, without having to wait in the
attach to humans right away, but scorching sun, or freezing rain.
eventually with love and affection and Method Two: Crate Training with Doggy
our constant interaction the bond will be Door
just as strong. No matter what age you Another, and many say easier, method for
bring your puppy home, the important house training is to use a crate with a
thing to remember is that they are ready dog door and an enclosed dog run. First,
to learn, they just need patience and you position the dog crate against the
practice! dog door which will allow the dog to go
Dog training at this early stage will out whenever he needs. Because his small
focus on the essentials; house training, size, the dog door may need to be taped
chewing, digging, jumping, and learning or otherwise rigged up so the puppy can
to wear a collar and walk on a leash. The comfortably go through the dog door. With
most important thing to remember about the crate set up to the dog door, your
training your puppy is that you are puppy learns quickly to let himself out
creating boundaries and establishing of his containment area to relieve
house rules that will be in place for a himself. This method also helps him
lifetime, making your time together the develop some independence always having
best possible. The groundwork you lay his human to watch over him. One
today will allow you to have a wonderful, important thing to consider with this
productive relationship with your dog system is that when you first let your
every day. puppy out of his crate, you should still
Responding To His/Her Name: take your puppy immediately to the
The first place to start training is to outside area so that he can go. Even
begin training your puppy to respond to though your crate has access to the
his name being called. You can begin by outside, puppy may have been resting and
calling the puppy's name as you feed him not recently "emptied out." It won't
his meals so that the puppy starts to take much excitement or physical movement
associate his or her name with his food- for the puppies need to "go" to be
a good thing! After a few days you can present and we don't want mistakes that
change the order, so that you call his could easily have been prevented.
name, wait for him to look at you, and When the pup isn't in his crate, you need
then give him a treat. Once he's to use constant supervision to keep him
responding on a regular basis, you can from having accidents. The best way to
phase out the treats, using your voice have a constant eye on your puppy is to
(good puppy!) and your and petting to literally tie or tether the pup to your
praise him and let him know that you are waist with a leash or line, or you can
pleased with him. Treats can still be tether him to a piece of furniture, but
used on an unpredictable schedule as a be sure that he has no more than three
reward, but the puppy is responding to feet of freedom in any direction.
your voice and praise more than looking Remember that a puppy tethered to
for his payment of the food or treats. furniture should be watched carefully or
Having your dog recognize his name and he may chew it. Crating, supervising and
respond by looking at you will prepare tethering are examples of management
him for dog obedience, puppy training systems used to support the dog until he
classes and more! is fully trained.
House Training Because dogs are inherently pack animals,
On his first day in your home you should they prefer to be with us rather than to
begin house training your puppy. Most be alone. Most cases of adult "separation
people are surprised, but house training anxiety" would never develop if the dog,
is one of the easiest things to teach a as a puppy, had been trained in the one
dog. Because dogs are clean by nature and of the management systems just described
do not want to soil their 'den', it can because early on the puppy would learn to
be particularly useful to use the crate deal with being alone, handling is own
method of house training. The first thing needs, without access to chew or destroy
to keep in mind with house training is things. Give it a try and see if it
that you must supervise your puppy benefits your new puppy and your family.
closely and give the pup the chance to go Remote Collar Training:
outside when he has to relieve herself. Have you wondered if using a remote
Young puppies are not ready to have full electronic collar can work for training a
access to your whole house, it will puppy? The answer is, yes. Why? Because
overwhelm and either intimidate or the Sit Means Sit remote collar training
over-excite them. One of the biggest system, developed by Fred Hassen, is a
pitfalls in house training fails is when proven, effective and gentle training
people allow their puppy more freedom method tailored individually to your
than he can handle within the home and dog's needs. Dog training, obedience,
don't supervise his initial experiences puppy, and even agility training are well
going potty outside. It is important for suited to the remote collar training
owners to set aside time to take the new method. Sit Means Sit uses the better
puppy out, watch them go and bring them quality remote collars on the market,
back in so that the puppy begins to which means that these are fully
understand how you want them to handle adjustable for different dogs. The remote
their natural urges. We can give a collar is used as a cue system similar to
general outline of what you can need to a tap on the shoulder that says "yoo-hoo"
do to maximize house training, remember to someone in an effort to let them know
that you should always consult a you are talking to them. In other words,
professional trainer to guide you through the collar is never used with a puppy as
the process. punishment, but instead as a means to
Method One: Crate Training successfully gain the puppy's attention.
You can tap into the puppy's natural In any case, you should seek a
desire to be clean and not soil the area professional's advice and aid in this
in which he sleeps by using a crate. type of training to avoid any elements of
Using a crate to replicate the safe, confusion for your pup.
secure "den" environment can aid your Is there a specific age at which dogs can
house training efforts, as long as he is begin remote collar training? No. Common
given the opportunity to get out of his sense will tell you when your dog is
crate when necessary. physically coordinated enough to go for
After hooking the puppy to a leash, let walks on a leash, which is a good
him out from the dog crate and take him indicator that he is ready for further
out to the area, the backyard, a nearby training. Another indicator may be when
park or green space, where you want him he is active enough that you feel he is
to 'go' or 'eliminate'. If he goes, ready for more advanced training. He's
praise him. If he does not then put him your pup knowing when he is ready for
back into his crate and try again in further training is personal choice akin
about 15 minutes or so. Continue with to whether your child is ready for
this dog training cycle, building a kindergarten. Some children are ready at
routine for you and your dog. If an just under five while some need another
outing is successful, then you can allow year. Pups, like kids, mature at
the pup some freedom for twenty minutes individual rates. He's your puppy, enjoy
or so and you can gradually extended the him but remember he needs rules,
time as he grows older and more reliable supervision, attention, exercise, good
about not having accidents in the house. positive mental outlets, good food and
Remember a seven-week-old puppy does not lots of rest to grow up strong, healthy
have a great deal of bladder control, so and well behaved!
accidents are nearly impossible to avoid






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