How to Train a Puppy

Learning how to train a puppy is not really that hard, if you know how to go about it, either through past experience, or by using a training guide from someone who does. The trick is to have patience, and be persisten

Your new puppy has a natural desire to please you, and just needs to have the rules explained, the same as a small child growing up. Without being told the rules, your home is just a big playground to you new puppy.

Dogs are very intelligent creatures, and will usually learn quickly. When you visit the park with your untrained dog and the person next to you is playing Frisbee with their german shepherd and a poodle across the way is sitting patiently rather than attacking joggers, it is easy to think your dog should know these behaviors too.

We tend to forget the many hours of training that have been put into these well behaved dogs.  Your dog can have these same qualities, but it will take time for these lessons to be learned.  Do not expect your dog to learn all of these routines over night. 

Dogs are pack animals and quickly decide who is the leader and who is the follower.  If you do not take the leadership role from the beginning, you can be assured that your pet will.  A dog without a master will run amok and will quickly get into trouble chasing cars and people, destroying property and making a nuisance of itself. 

For this reason, it is important to begin training at an early age, before bad habits set in. When beginning to train your puppy, choose simple commands and stick with them. Commands like, sit, stay, and heel, are simple and easy to understand. This makes it easy for your puppy.

It is easy to forget that dogs do not understand our language. If we bury the command word in a sentence, they may not know what we are asking them to do. By keeping the commands simple - like saying sit - or put their name with the command - like Sandy sit - you will get better results.

If you don't feel confident doing this on your own, there are many books and videos created by people that specialize in this field that can be a big help in training your puppy. To read more Click Here

Being consistent is a big part of successful puppy and dog training. Rewarding for good behavior, and following commands is also important. Even if it is just a pat on the head, and a good boy or good girl, it is very important to your pet.

Learning how to train a puppy properly, is worth all the effort it takes. Having a well trained dog that behaves, does not jump on visitors, and that you are comfortable with in any situation, makes it all worth while.

How To Train A Puppy