Puppy Training like a Pro – The Basics
Puppy training is a very critical responsibility. These adorable little things have just arrived and everything is so new and scary for them.
Born in Your Home
If the puppy is born at your home, then the responsibility of the initial training can be left up to the mother. However, this is not completely the mother’s responsibility and you as an owner must also know how to train a puppy.
Purchased from the Store
If you have purchased a new born puppy from the store, you need to be even more careful. Today we will talk about a few basic steps on how to train a puppy. If you have other dogs at your home while your puppy arrives, you will have to be very careful as the relationship that develops between your older pets and the newly arrived one needs to be fostered so that it is a safe and happy existence for all concerned.
Even if the pup is born to your own dog, you must try to gradually separate it from its mother and siblings for some time daily and gradually increase the time period. This is the first and foremost step of learning how to train a puppy.
Give a Sense of Security
The newborn must be provided a sense of security. Therefore you should try to arrange a small place in your house or yard to call its own. You could put up some soft fencing that won’t hurt the puppy or make it feel isolated or perhaps cover the entire area with disposable sheets or paper so that littering won’t cause any nuisance to you.
You should consider keeping the food bowl and bedding in one corner as well. In another corner keep a tray where your pup could urinate or litter. The pup must know the difference between its feeding and littering place.
All the members of the family must agree on a predefined set of rules which must be implemented during the first few months of puppy training. This is the most important pre-requisite for learning how to train a puppy. You cannot expect to train your puppy effectively if all the people in your house aren’t treating it in the same manner.
Just about 10 years ago I thought it would be a great idea to have my son’s dog get pregnant by my brother’s male of the same breed. Lacey was at the end of her first heat and I don’t know even with all of the information I read up on that I was as prepared as I thought I was.
Without boring you with all of the details in this post, I will tell you she had 7 puppies. All but one went to family and we ended up with 3. It is HARD to train puppies when there are only so many of you and so many of them.
Although Lacey is gone now, we still have 3 of the 7 and now they are coming up on their 10th birthday on 9/11. They aren’t bad dogs but if I could have had more one on one time with each one they would be better trained. Just a little food for thought.
Good luck with your puppy training, and whatever you do, don’t give up!
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