Hello, Mike here and today I would like to take a minute to discuss the beginning of our family dog training – puppy training.
- The most important tip for training your puppy is to be patient – cleaning poo 10 times a day can get quite annoying, but it’s just a phase so remember to be patient – never punish your dog physically because he/she moved his/her bowls.
- You must have one of the following dog training tools : a crate/ a flight cage/ an empty room just for the puppy. Obviously, you can’t watch over the puppy all the time and you can’t leave him/her alone (he/she will make a feast out of your furniture) so a place of his own is crucial.
- You’ll be surprised how precise dog’s sense of time is so having a toilet schedule is a big part of our family dog training.
- Reward your puppy every time he/she pees/poops outside – gather your happiest voice (like you just won the lottery) and praise him. When an “accident” happens shout at him/her, but only if you caught him/her on the spot. Dogs have short term memory so if you shout at them even 5 seconds after the deed is done, they won’t understand what’s the fuss about. The same rules apply when they destroy your furniture.
Remember – dog house training is all about being patient and acting right on time… just like everything else in family dog training.
