As soon as your pup was taken from it's mother, it's litter mates, and you took it home, you unquestionably assumed one hundred percent responsibility for that animal.
Although you might not look like a mother dog, you better act accordingly.
A responsible dog owner begins training at a young age to reinforce the four basic obedience commands: Sit, Come, Stay, And Lie Down.
These commands should be well within a first-time dog owners grasp even if they can't get the help of a trainer or puppy school.
Working with your dog until they've mastered these commands are the first step.
After this, regular outings into public and encouraging socialization with other dogs and humans will enhance the laid-back attitude of your pup.
After a while, you'll have that mischievous puppy who chews on everything turned into an upstanding canine that others will envy and maybe even steal! My only suggestion is put a tracking chip on your pooches collar.
How does a dog trainer find the time to potty train a hyper active dog, teach it from destroying cushions, and stop it from raiding the garbage? Do they have any extra time in their busy lives to just rest and relax? Well to be fair, the four basic commands don't take an hour every lesson to teach.
Puppy trainers try to account for the dogs short attention span, and spend only 5-10 minutes every session working with the dogs.
That's about the length of a Chef's "smoke break".
I recommend for new dog owners to put the puppy on a leash, with the handle looped around your belt or belt loop for a few hours every day.
This way the dog gets into the habit of sticking close to you instead of going off and causing mayhem.
It also provides a dozen opportunities to interact with the pup and run him through some of those basic commands you were working on.
Since dogs are creatures of habit, consistency is crucial no matter what level of training you're trying to achieve.
Everyone in the household should be aware of what commands mean what, so that the puppy doesn't get any mixed signals.
Last helpful hint: Don't be a nag! Repeating the same command over and over gets annoying for everyone within listening distance.
You don't want to confuse your dog by saying the command once on some occasions, and on other repeating it 5 or 6 times.
Believe it or not, dogs will take a moment and try to think back on what it is you want.
So try to give your dog some time while being consistent with your commands.
Although you might not look like a mother dog, you better act accordingly.
A responsible dog owner begins training at a young age to reinforce the four basic obedience commands: Sit, Come, Stay, And Lie Down.
These commands should be well within a first-time dog owners grasp even if they can't get the help of a trainer or puppy school.
Working with your dog until they've mastered these commands are the first step.
After this, regular outings into public and encouraging socialization with other dogs and humans will enhance the laid-back attitude of your pup.
After a while, you'll have that mischievous puppy who chews on everything turned into an upstanding canine that others will envy and maybe even steal! My only suggestion is put a tracking chip on your pooches collar.
How does a dog trainer find the time to potty train a hyper active dog, teach it from destroying cushions, and stop it from raiding the garbage? Do they have any extra time in their busy lives to just rest and relax? Well to be fair, the four basic commands don't take an hour every lesson to teach.
Puppy trainers try to account for the dogs short attention span, and spend only 5-10 minutes every session working with the dogs.
That's about the length of a Chef's "smoke break".
I recommend for new dog owners to put the puppy on a leash, with the handle looped around your belt or belt loop for a few hours every day.
This way the dog gets into the habit of sticking close to you instead of going off and causing mayhem.
It also provides a dozen opportunities to interact with the pup and run him through some of those basic commands you were working on.
Since dogs are creatures of habit, consistency is crucial no matter what level of training you're trying to achieve.
Everyone in the household should be aware of what commands mean what, so that the puppy doesn't get any mixed signals.
Last helpful hint: Don't be a nag! Repeating the same command over and over gets annoying for everyone within listening distance.
You don't want to confuse your dog by saying the command once on some occasions, and on other repeating it 5 or 6 times.
Believe it or not, dogs will take a moment and try to think back on what it is you want.
So try to give your dog some time while being consistent with your commands.
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