Dog Training - A Vital Component of Your Dog's Life
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House training - keep him in a designated area and take him out often! A puppy can "hold it" for about an hour for every month they are old. At two months he'll need to go out about every two hours, day & night. Take him to the same spot everytime. If you walk him to have him go to the bathroom, don't turn around as soon as he goes because he'll learn that going leads to the end of his walk (not a good thing for a dog, they like their walks). Always praise him for going to the bathroom outside, don't punish him if you find an accident, but if you catch him in the act run him outside ASAP!! Learn the signs of him needing to go, sniffing, circling etc... Also take him after playing and before and after eating. If he's outside and can't go, play with him for a bit because it will stimulate him to go. Never ever smush his face in it or something horrible like that. It doensn't teach him anything and just scares him.
Chewing inappropriate objects - make sure that he has appropriate chew toys for his age/size and encourage him to play with them. Spray things that he shouldn't chew (including stuff like the bottom of your pants or his leash) with a chew deterent. I use either bitter apple (at pets stores) or diluted viniger.
Nipping - he needs to learn that though he could nip at his litter mates when they played, humans are much more sensitive. He's not trying to hurt you so if you yelp like your hurt he'll back off. If you yelp and he backs off the goes and tries to nip you again, yelp again and leave the room for a minute. This shows him that by biting he loses his play mate. The most important this about this is be consistent! Everyone in the family every time! Have some patience too. He's like a toddler so he doesn't quite "get it" right off.
Always remember to reward him for doing something good, being energetic (in a non-scary way), saying "good boy!", smiling and occasionally treats (you don't want to give treats everytime because then he'll come to expect them). You should consider enrolling him in a puppy class. They will address these issues and go over basic manners/obedience. Make sure that the trainers only use positive reinforcement, I'm partial to clink'n'treat training. don't ever use a pinch collar and if your trainer reccomends one, run don't walk out of there if you value your dogs spine and nerves!
Using a Dog Training Harness to Train Your Dog
- Positive and negative reinforcement, treat him when he does the right thing and punish him when he does wrong.
- I've found that crate training works best. As for the chewing...welcome to teething puppyhood! Try taking away the things he's chewing on that he's not supposed to be and giving him the toys he's allowed to chew on instead.
Google is your friend, do some searches on crate training and anything else you want to know about and you can get a lot of information. Also there are books at the pet supply stores or you can find them online too:)
Congratz on your new puppy! - Housetraining a dog is always hard to do.The best thing to do is look for signes that he needs to go out like scratching at the door,sniffing the floor,squating,ect.Thats when you should take him outside and when he goes use a word like potty when he goes so when you ask him if he needs to go potty he will know what it means and you can take him outside.
for chewing on thing it is natural for dogs to do that what you should do is get him a couple of chew toys and everytime you catch him chewing on something he isnt supposed to be chewing on you should tell him no and give him one of the chew toys to chew on instead.
Nipping is a bad habbit for dogs to pick up on.He is trying to show his dominice over you.If his bitting gets worse you shold flip him over onto his back and hold his muzzel closed.After a while he will pick up that it is bad for him to nip at you that should solve the nipping problem.But as every dog is a bit different these solutions might not work but if they do i'm glad i could help out. - when he bites you, tell him NO in a loud voice and give him a little slap on the nose, when he poops of pees, put his nose right next to but not in the accident he made and tell him again NO, when he chews on things take them from him and make him know that their yours by not letting him come near them, when he does good things, give him apraisal, treats, hugs, good dog you, etc. hope i helped :)
- Bite inhibition is a MUST for puppies.
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Housetraining: positive reinforcement is the best method. Watch him closely, if he looks like he's about to go (or if he starts to go) pick him up quickly and carry him outside to finish his business. Take him out often, always take him out right after eating or drinking and when he wakes up. Give him lots of praise when he "goes" outside.
Crate training is awesome for housetraining puppies. Type "crate training" into a search engine for more info. - 1.when it poops show them it and tap there butt.2.when they chew spray them with water from a spray bottle.3. when they have to go to the bathroom they wonder around and sniff.
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