Your Friendly Pets

Puppies grow into dogs and dogs are very social animals. However, there are times in which a dog must know how to behave. In this case, some may suggest that the puppy needs to be placed into puppy obedience training at around four months of age. But the truth is that puppies start learning from the moment they are brought into this world and that learning accelerates from that time you adopt them at around six weeks of age. That means you need to start teaching the moment you bring your puppy into your home.

 This means that, before you place your puppy in puppy obedience training, you need to practice some exercises with your puppy. Being that many puppy obedience training programs will not accept your puppy until a certain age, it is good to get a head start. Just look at it this way: It is a good idea to teach while the puppy is absorbing information. Here are ways you can teach your puppy:

 

1. You must teach your puppy through play. Although you are playing, your puppy needs to learn that you are the main dog. You are the one in charge. This is something that is taught in puppy obedience training, so you can get a head start. You do this by playing games such as tug of war and rolling the puppy onto its back. This doesn’t have to be done roughly.

 

2. If the puppy starts to nip and you and other people. You have to tell the puppy “no” in a firm voice. Puppies and dogs respond to tone of voice very well, so be sure to be very stern. When he does something good, praise him. He’ll notice the change in your voice and how you treat him when he does something good.

 

3. If you’re playing and he starts to bark, it might be cute, but you need to stop him. He is barking for fun and that is not a good idea. You will need to take his muzzle between your forefinger and thumb and firmly tell him “no.” You can also show him a closing motion with your other hand so he’ll get the point.

 These are three things that you can do to make sure that your new addition begins learning at the beginning. You don’t have to wait until puppy obedience training for your new family member to learn these things. The younger they are, the easier. You can then use puppy obedience training to teach your puppy those things that you are not able to. Before long, you’ll notice that your pup is a very obedient puppy. Before you know it, your little obedient puppy will grow into a very obedient dog that never causes trouble for anyone.