Teaching Your Dogs The Basics Of Dog Training
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An obedience class is better than no training at all. You will have better results if you Google dog training clubs for your area. These folks will be happy to show you the way. It's a bit of effort, but a well trained dog is as fine a companion as you could ask for.
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- You can start training him now. Puppies are like little sponges, willing to learn whatever you want to teach them. Remember, puppies have very very short attention spans, so keep whatever your trying to teach him very short and very fun. Start teaching him his name immediately.
Naturally, you will start housebreaking now. Get a crate thats big enough for him to stand, turn around and lay down. Any bigger, then he will learn to elminate in his crate. You can also buy a regular size crate for an adult sized lab and make it small with cardboard.
Start taking him outside to elminate right away. Of course, keep in mind that puppies bladders are not mature enough to hold pee or poop for any length of time, so in order for him not to have accidents you have to take him out very often. Puppies are peeing / pooping machines. You will not belive the amount of liquid that come out of these little creatures.
If he makes a mistake in the house, you can only blame yourself for not watching him closely enough or not getting him out often enough. If he drinks water, take him out 10 minutes later. When he eats, figure you need to take him out a 1/2 hour later. He should not have free reign in the home, unless you can give him undivided attention to make sure he doesn't get into trouble.
What I found real helpful was I borrowed a friends XPen and kept the pup in the kitchen in the pen. I put paper down on one side and water on the other, this way, the pup wasn't in the crate the whole time, could move around and was in "family" area of our home.
Have fun, keep learning short & positive. Oh yeah and socilize, socialize, oh and did I say socialize. At this age, he should be meeting lots of nice people. Keep him away from strange dogs. If there are other dogs in the home, I would only allow them to interact while supervised, otherwise, the pup should be in the pen or crate.
Start looking for a good obedience class, one that offers a puppy class would be helpful. Visit the AKC website to find a local obedience training club http://www.akc.org
Lastly, remember that puppies have sharp little needle like teeth, your pup will need to chew chew chew. He will also loose his baby teeth and get adult teeth, like human children do. - Congratulations on the new addition!
The first thing you should do is find a puppy class, so you'll have a chance to socialize and train your dog starting immediately. Check out www.apdt.com or www.ccpdt.org for a trainer near you.
Next, get Dr. Ian Dunbar's puppy books (my favorite is "how to teach a new dog old tricks.) He has some great puppy stuff on www.dogstardaily.com, including a free download of one of his puppy books.
If you have any immediate concerns, such as house training, play biting or socialization, there are tons of articles on dog behavior on www.aspcabehavior.org:
http://aspcabehavior.org/search.aspx?pet…
And lastly, take lots of pictures! They all grow up so fast, and I always find myself wishing I had more puppy pictures of my dogs! :) Enjoy your new puppy! - Hi,
Congrats for having a new member to your family. It's important to help your new pet acclimate to your home by being prepared and being patient. It may take anywhere from a few days to two months for you and your new dog to adjust to each other. Here's more info:
http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/wg6.html - lol you make him sound like a car! Sign him up for obedience classes! Good Luck! <3
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