Not long after a puppy is born, the puppy obedience training can begin. The breeder who you bought the puppy from could have begun basic puppy obedience training already.
Puppies, according to studies, are not ready for any training until at least three weeks of age. Their entire world revolves around their mother, eating and sleeping. At this point the puppy elimination is controlled by reflex. This will change around the 21st to 28th day. They will leave the blanket behind and search for a place to eliminate. During this stage, puppies start becoming more conscious of their environment, and also become more sensitive to stimuli. Any experiences they have will have a more profound effect on the puppy, so this is the most probable time for shaping up the puppy’s manners and behavior – in short, the perfect time for them to learn puppy obedience.
Getting Puppies Started with Encouragement
While training puppies to obey, you need not use punishment to induce their readiness to please and do the right thing. Verbal praise along with special treats are more effective. Saying “no” and holding your hand in front of the puppy are the only acceptable methods of negative reinforcement. Striking a puppy or injuring it in any way is cruel and should not be used as a form of punishment.
Whenever a puppy does what you ask it to do be sure to shower him with a reward of affection and praise to reinforce this behavior. Puppies must be praised to avoid developing a sense of apathy with regard to obedience. After your pet does a command correctly and you praise and caress them, they will then learn that following these things are fun and rewarding. Puppy obedience will also be developed as he learns that repeating proper actions will reap rewards. Using a positive reinforcement and a treat will strengthen the dog’s understanding and increase’s the dog’s willingness to follow commands.
A Consistent and Proper Timed Approach
The timing is more important than anything when you puppy training and that should be kept in mind. Details such as actions, movements, and corrections will affect the puppy’s ability to follow commands. Younger dogs may be confused by discipline, so it is critically important that puppies understand the link between their disobedience and the resulting disciplinary correction.
For instance, a puppy who’s chewing on a bone or toy in another room is unlikely to act in response to the command “come,” and if no one brings him to the trainer, he will learn that the command is the same as “ignore.However, if the young dog is told to “come” under circumstances such as when on a leash, followed by a gentle pull towards the trainer, and subsequently followed by praising the dog, then he will find out that when hearing “come”, he should head towards the trainer, and that rewards will be waiting.
While instilling puppy obedience training on your pet, keep it simple and do easy exercises one at a time. It will be simpler concept for your puppy, instead of trying to teach all the exercise is a single session. If you are patient and use positive reinforcement, puppies will steadily learn over time to obey your commands.
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This post was written by admin on April 20, 2009
