Dog Behavior Training Tips For The New Pet Owner | Dogs

By DavidHarding
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Getting a new puppy can be an exhilarating experience for the entire family. But with this new pet comes a lot of hard work and responsibility. Your new puppy is cute and cuddly now but in only a few short months, it will be much larger and have picked up a few habits, good or bad.

It is a good idea to get the entire family involved right from the beginning even before you bring the new puppy home. Let everyone understand that there will have to be rules not only for the dog but for the family too.

So when is the best time to start your new puppy's behavior training? As soon as possible. It will be best for the pup if it knows as soon as it arrives in your home what the rules are.

Make a space for the dog, placing a mat or pillow for bedding and a place where the dog will eat. Outside you will need to section off the yard and designate a place where the dog will be taken to go potty.

Once the place for the puppy to sleep, eat and toilet has been decided and the family is in agreement on each of their roles with regard to the training of the puppy you need to decide who will be in charge of the dog. Someone has to take sole responsibility to training the right behaviors while everyone else fulfills a backup role.

Repetition is key to any good training program for your dog. Always remember to praise your dog when a task is performed well and use a frown or form of disapproval to let the dog know you are not pleased.

Some think that the growl method of training is silly or not useful, but watch a mother dog with her pups and you will soon realize that the puppy's actions are curbed by a snap or growl. We are not saying to nip at your pet but a low growl or a sharp, "No" will cause the puppy to discontinue its unwanted behavior.

Behavior training should be done in the moment. This means that should your puppy start to do something you don't want it to do like chew on a slipper, for instance, you will need to enforce discipline right there and then. The dog will not learn if you wait until later and then try and teach it not to chew on shoes.

From this point on, your dog will respond to a sharp "No," knowing that what it is doing needs to stop.

Having patience is imperative in order to be in control while you train your dog. The level of time spent with the dog will pay off in the long run with a well behaved and respectful animal.

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