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Obedience Training Puppies – Five Techniques For Obedience Training Puppies

When is the best time to start obedience training puppies?  Puppies are ready to learn from about 10 weeks of age.  You should start with the very basics, and not expect too much from your puppy too soon.

Puppies are babies, just like children, so keep this in mind when you start obedience training puppies.  It shouldn’t be all “business”, you should definitely include plenty of playtime or your puppy will not listen when you try to teach it some commands.

One of the most important thing about obedience training puppies is to make it fun.  Don’t yell at your puppy or be negative.  Positive reinforcement and praise are the best ways to teach a puppy a new behavior.

Here are the basic things you should be doing with your puppy:

1.        Immediately from when you get your puppy home, you should regularly bathe and brush him.  Trim his nails and brush his teeth.  Put a collar on him and attach a leash.  This will get your puppy used to the idea of being handled and also lets him know who is boss.

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2.        When you feed your puppy, take his food dish away several times.  This will teach him to not be aggressive when he is eating his food.

3.        Socialization is very important.  Take your puppy out for a walk where you will encounter other dogs.  Allow your puppy to explore those dogs and play with them, if possible.  Make sure your puppy’s vaccinations are up to date.

4.        When your puppy is about 1 month old, you can start to teach him simple things like “come”, “sit”, “wait”, “don’t touch”.

5.        Teach your puppy not to bite.  If your puppy nips or bites you, you should have a toy ready in your other hand to put in their mouth and then praise them.

Obedience training puppies requires a great deal of patience and love.  Never get angry with your puppy or hit your puppy.  Make sure that you spend a great deal of time playing with your puppy and never leave it alone with small children.

As your puppy grows older, it is ready to learn more complicated commands.  Around the five month mark, you can teach your puppy manners with commands such as “off”, “stand”, “down” and “stand”.  Never use punishment as a training method.  Any good training method uses rewards to motivate your dog to behave.

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