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Puppy Training
Whether you are planning to adopt a puppy or you have already gotten your puppy home, it is very important to begin right away with training your puppy the right way.
Puppy and dog training will vary slightly depending on the breed of dog. It may be a bit different for a beagle or collie than it would be for a pitt bull or a doberman, but basically it's all about discipline, repetition and rewards.
You have to begin housebreaking as soon as you get the puppy into your home and work steadily with your dog to become accustomed to his or her surroundings.
If you are going to be crate training, which is a highly recommended method of house breaking any dog, here are some tips for you to keep in mind.
Purchase a crate that is just large enough for your puppy to turn around in and not much bigger. If it is larger than that, make sure it has a panel that can be added at one end inside to temporarily reduce the size of the crate. Later on, you can remove it entirely allowing for the growth of your dog as he or she matures.
In the beginning, especially if your puppy is very young, like 4 months or less, make sure you take the puppy outside to go at least every couple of hours and reward the puppy immediately upon relieving itself. Have treats or dog cookies with you and when the pup starts to pee or poop, say "good boy" or "good pee" every time and reward him or her with a treat right there on the spot.
If you delay the reward even just a minute or so, they won't understand what you are rewarding them for. It has to be done just as they start to go or the very second they finish.
You can say "outside" very enthusiastically each time you take the puppy out to go.
Walks should be frequent and very short in the beginning.
Don't expect your very young dog to go for long walks at first. Just be happy if you can go for two or three houses and back again. Of course, always bring bags with you so the neighbors won't want to call you dirty names!
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As with any training program, appropriate and proper use of the training tools is directly related to the success of the training.
* The remote trainer is not a short cut or a “punishment” tool. It should be used to train your dog to avoid unwanted behavior and to reinforce the training, not as a way to punish him for bad behavior.
* Keep your training sessions short, especially early in the training. As your dog learns, he will respond more quickly and training sessions may be extended.
* Always begin with a low intensity level until you determine the appropriate level for your dog.
* Consistency is critical for successful training.
* Timing of the correction is also critical. The correction must occur at the time of the behavior. If the behavior is not occurring when the correction occurs, the dog will not associate the correction with the behavior.