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Secret Tips For How To Train A Puppy Effectively
Learning to train a puppy needs you to be organized and take copious amounts of notes. As simple as it sounds don’t glaze over and ignore it, as it’s a very useful record of what has worked, and will help you identify techniques that work when teaching new tricks. Your records are your future training tips showing what your dog responds to, and what areas either need more attention or a different approach. And just like anything else in life, planning and preparation are paramount to getting it right otherwise you’re simply planning to fail. It’s worthy of some time and effort.
Organizing your plan of attack needs to be at the top of your priority list when you start train a puppy, as it will make a big difference when moving your puppy from his familiar surroundings to the new and strange world you are providing for him. Puppies can become very stressed and anxious when his mother and littermates suddenly disappear, and he finds himself in new and unfamiliar surroundings with completely alien smells and faces to get used to.
It happens with older dogs to – they can get depressed by everything new that happens to them when they get relocated. You need to be constantly reassuring your dog when you move him to a new home; all he knows is that he is in a strange and somewhat frightening place.
Although it is not always possible, go visit your new dog at his existing home. There will be some familiar ground for him then, when he does finally move to your place. When you start out, training your puppy he will already be used to you and better able to learn his new skills. If you really can’t fit in a few visits, you can always take a piece of his current house to his new home, such as a cushion or familiar toy or any other item he recognizes that will help him settle down and get used to being in an alien environment without the familiar smells and faces.
The perfect time to bring your new dog home is at a time when you’re going to be at home for a few days to help him settle in and get to know you. A summer vacation is perfect, but only if you can plan on being home for the summer. Please don’t move you dog in, then home him in kennels while you go on vacation. You need to have at least a couple of days at home, and help him overcome any separation anxiety he may experience.
In the same way that we humans make preparations for a new baby, where we buy all the things we’ll need for the babies needs, training your puppy needs to be given the attention to detail. You should do the same for your new family member.
The perfect place for your new puppy is a cordoned off area in a main living area, as this will help a lot come house training time as accidents can be cleaned up much easier from tiled or lino flooring. Kitchens are great places because we spend a lot of our time in these rooms, which will make a big difference in helping your puppy get acclimatized quickly.
Your puppy had lots of friends and familiar faces at his old home. Having left them behind he will feel lonely and insecure so your new job is to become his new playmate. At the same time, you can’t let him get away with murder for a couple of days, and then lay down rules that prevent him doing those things when you start training him. Puppy potty training is a continuous process and should commence as soon as you bring him home.
It will only make it harder if you don’t control him from the off, simply because your rules aren’t consistent. Whatever works when you start training a puppy apply to the adopted adult dog as well. The stress and loneliness of moving can happen to adult dogs too – it’s not just a puppy thing. Your new dog will need lots of love, training and discipline as soon as he comes home with you. But the rewards are more than worth it.