A FEW BEGINNING TIPS FOR YOU AND YOUR PUPPY
There are few tips to take care of your dog while you are training dogs. Such as: Avoid your dog from poop eating (coprophagia). If he is it is often the result of two issues, the first being the place where he spent his first eight weeks was not kept clean and young pups stick their nose into everything, and you are seeing an early created bad habit, which needs to be broken. Another reason it may come up is the pup is not getting enough proper nutrition from his meals. Early pet training must begin at home. It is where he lives and bonds with his owners and it is to them his allegiance and heart goes, not to some abstract visiting stranger. Seek help on what to do or be prepared in advance. There are massive amounts of good information available today via books, internet, CD’s, videos, etc. Do not wait until an issue becomes enormous before learning the proper training process, of which there is more than one. You will need to have a good sense of the basic nature of your pet to make a proper choice. Some training techniques apply across the board.
An easy beginning training item you can do before your pup is old enough to safely go to a class with you is letting the pup become comfortable with a collar and leash. Training a puppy to walk on a leash makes that puppy safer for the rest of his or her life and guarantees a primary basic social skill and obedience skill that will allow you and your dog much more freedom and ease in the world at large.
Training a puppy to walk on a leash only takes between a few days, to a few weeks - but don't worry if your willful little friend takes a bit longer. Just stick to it and be consistent, and it will pay off in the end. Remember: Walking on a leash is not a built-in habit for a puppy! Puppies are never as happy walking on a leash as playing freely and then just falling asleep when tired. Leash walking to a young pup is boring. They want to explore their world. To a puppy, every day is a new day of discovery. So keep leash lessons short and sweet. Be clear and consistent about what you expect. Every puppy needs to be taught how to walk on a leash, and that means they need to be given the clear repetition that every dog needs in order to learn. The first thing that helps your puppy learn the leash is simply to get him accustomed to wearing a collar. You can do this starting the very same day you bring your puppy home. The best choice for this is a plain, lightweight collar.
The socialization period of puppies generally start from 3 weeks old and will continue at different degrees and levels until a dog is two years old. To help your puppy get used to the collar, put it on him when you're about to play, or about to feed him - that way he'll forget all about the collar. Do not make it too tight. He might cry or try and remove it - don't give in! Eventually, he'll forget all about it, which is the whole point of this first step. When that is accomplished, put a leash on him for five or ten minutes in the house or yard and just let him drag it around and get used to the natural feel of the weight of the leash. He will not be afraid of it. He will become used to that too as it does not, he will see, hurt him in any way. When you first pick the leash up to begin his actually training with the leash remember the pup does not speak your language, in a baby, and hasn’t a clue what is going on. Patience and kindness with firmness and clarity is the way to go get started. You want your puppy to trust you. Have plenty of treats in your pocket to help reinforce what you want.
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