Puppy Manners Video of Trooper
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
The first 3 weeks with your new puppy.
It is important that you get your new puppy started off well. And training begins from the first day you bring them home. The first 3 weeks are important and to bond with your dog. The tone you set now will effect your relationship with your dog for the rest of it's life.
Set a feeding, toileting and training routine with your pup. This will work with any puppy but works best when you first bring a new puppy into the home. I gear my advice to those with pups from 8 weeks to 5 months. But it works with older pups and dogs too.
Putting the puppy on a feeding routine 3 times a day for pups from 8-12 weeks and 2 times a day for puppies 12 weeks up. Lets you know when you puppy has to eliminate so setting up a potty routine. Using a crate as I cover before also helps.
I use the feeding schedule to teach my puppy the Sit Command. When I have the dish I hold it up over the pup so they look up and naturally sit. As their bottom hits the ground I say YES Sit good puppy and I wait a second or two before putting the dish down with an OK command. "OK" I only use as a command to eat. I never use it for any other reason. As we progress I add WAIT to the sit and the pup must stay put first until I put the dish on the floor then a little longer each time until they will sit and look at me for the OK Command. Believe it or not a puppy can do a good Sit and Wait by the time they are 12 weeks old.
Follow the leader is vital and great fun. Getting your puppy to follow you around the house, keep a pocket of yummy soft treats in your pocket and make it a game. Say their name and reward them, play follow me and when they reach you, Praise first then reward. They learn to keep an eye on you, and to come when called so it is the beginning of your recall command. You can also use a squeaky toy. At the end of 3 week your puppy will come whenever you call his name.
If you work on these few things in the first few weeks you begin to develop a deep bond with your puppy. These simple games are based on praise and reward.
If your puppy makes a mistake and potty's on the floor it is your mistake not theirs so do not tell at them. The first few weeks should be about fun and play there should never be anything but a short AH AH shown for disapproval.
Now there will be other problems that come up, chewing and biting but for now work on bonding and soon the pups will be with you and your dog will know it is a safe and fun place to be.
Set a feeding, toileting and training routine with your pup. This will work with any puppy but works best when you first bring a new puppy into the home. I gear my advice to those with pups from 8 weeks to 5 months. But it works with older pups and dogs too.
Putting the puppy on a feeding routine 3 times a day for pups from 8-12 weeks and 2 times a day for puppies 12 weeks up. Lets you know when you puppy has to eliminate so setting up a potty routine. Using a crate as I cover before also helps.
I use the feeding schedule to teach my puppy the Sit Command. When I have the dish I hold it up over the pup so they look up and naturally sit. As their bottom hits the ground I say YES Sit good puppy and I wait a second or two before putting the dish down with an OK command. "OK" I only use as a command to eat. I never use it for any other reason. As we progress I add WAIT to the sit and the pup must stay put first until I put the dish on the floor then a little longer each time until they will sit and look at me for the OK Command. Believe it or not a puppy can do a good Sit and Wait by the time they are 12 weeks old.
Follow the leader is vital and great fun. Getting your puppy to follow you around the house, keep a pocket of yummy soft treats in your pocket and make it a game. Say their name and reward them, play follow me and when they reach you, Praise first then reward. They learn to keep an eye on you, and to come when called so it is the beginning of your recall command. You can also use a squeaky toy. At the end of 3 week your puppy will come whenever you call his name.
If you work on these few things in the first few weeks you begin to develop a deep bond with your puppy. These simple games are based on praise and reward.
If your puppy makes a mistake and potty's on the floor it is your mistake not theirs so do not tell at them. The first few weeks should be about fun and play there should never be anything but a short AH AH shown for disapproval.
Now there will be other problems that come up, chewing and biting but for now work on bonding and soon the pups will be with you and your dog will know it is a safe and fun place to be.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Please do not get a Puppy under 8 weeks of age.
Never mind that this is illegal now in Most States it is also just Plain Wrong. At Six week puppies should not even be fully weaned. And they are still learning good manner from their moths and siblings that will make them good dogs.
At Six weeks they should still be nursing and getting vital immunity from mom. Many will say the mother does not want them anymore. In truth if they clip then puppies nails starting at 3 weeks the Mothers will normally have no problem with them. Puppies do not use teeth when nursing so this is not an issues. You would be offering very runny gruel type food starting at 4 weeks but they should be nursing most good moms will nurse to eight weeks or even longer. This help supplement vaccinations you start at SIX weeks.
Puppies learn not to Bite to hard from their mother and siblings, all puppies go through a biting stage but the longer they are with their family the more they learn that biting HURTS and with your follow up and redirection when you bring them home they will get over it quicker. A puppy at six weeks has not learned this and will be generally more dog aggressive and not understand when you reprimand them for biting you or your children.
A good breeder will keep their pups to at least 10 weeks of age so they dogs learn how to be be dogs and they learn how to use their biting properly. This avoid so many issues also by letting the mom wean them naturally and at an older age they learn to respect a dog when it growls and will learn now to back down. Getting a pup earlier then 8 weeks they really have not learned this and it can cause aggression toward other dogs or a lack of knowledge that can get you pup into trouble when confronted by friendly or unfriendly dogs.
Insist your pups are 8 weeks old at the youngest and a 10 week pup is even better. It is hard if you feel sorry for a pup but better to wait for the right dog then get yourself into a situation you may not be able to handle or control and end up with a dog that is going has a huge disadvantage in the learning department if you are not experience with puppies and what to expect.
At Six weeks they should still be nursing and getting vital immunity from mom. Many will say the mother does not want them anymore. In truth if they clip then puppies nails starting at 3 weeks the Mothers will normally have no problem with them. Puppies do not use teeth when nursing so this is not an issues. You would be offering very runny gruel type food starting at 4 weeks but they should be nursing most good moms will nurse to eight weeks or even longer. This help supplement vaccinations you start at SIX weeks.
Puppies learn not to Bite to hard from their mother and siblings, all puppies go through a biting stage but the longer they are with their family the more they learn that biting HURTS and with your follow up and redirection when you bring them home they will get over it quicker. A puppy at six weeks has not learned this and will be generally more dog aggressive and not understand when you reprimand them for biting you or your children.
A good breeder will keep their pups to at least 10 weeks of age so they dogs learn how to be be dogs and they learn how to use their biting properly. This avoid so many issues also by letting the mom wean them naturally and at an older age they learn to respect a dog when it growls and will learn now to back down. Getting a pup earlier then 8 weeks they really have not learned this and it can cause aggression toward other dogs or a lack of knowledge that can get you pup into trouble when confronted by friendly or unfriendly dogs.
Insist your pups are 8 weeks old at the youngest and a 10 week pup is even better. It is hard if you feel sorry for a pup but better to wait for the right dog then get yourself into a situation you may not be able to handle or control and end up with a dog that is going has a huge disadvantage in the learning department if you are not experience with puppies and what to expect.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Puppy mentoring available.
Covering the basics of Housebreaking, Kennel training, Socializing, getting and keeping your puppies attention for easy training and other things my clients will want to work on.
We will do real world training at home and in the public in person, or through the phone, video and photos of the behaviors you want to be working one.
Those in the Eugene, Springfield, Junction City or Venta area can contact me directly by calling 541 998 2014
or email me at pups(at)smallbusinessreferralnetwork.com at the @
We will sent up a phone consultation and our first meeting.
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