One of the things you have to get started as soon as your pup arrives home is golden retriever puppy training. But during your pup’s first couple of days in the house, training doesn’t need to focus on teaching distinct tricks or other advanced lessons for that matter. What is important to puppies around eight weeks old is socialization, a stage in which your canine friend is introduced or exposed to other animals, people and other things he will need to deal with later on. Early encounters greatly affect a dog’s adult life so he ought to be appropriately trained at the earliest possible time.

A well-mannered dog is a pride of his owner and a joy to everyone around. For your puppy to develop good manners, below are a few guidelines you might like to consider:

• Get your puppy accustomed to being touched or handled. Belly rub or stroking other parts of the body on a regular basis can do the trick. A pup that is used to being petted by human is not very likely to snap or growl when other people comes near. This act can also help make grooming easy.
• When introducing your pup to things, people or places, make every experience a worthwhile one. By doing so, it can help him associate that certain thing into something good, not something he needs to be afraid of.
• Teach your pup to perfect the fundamental dog training commands like sit, stay, come and others. If your young pup understands all these, it won’t be hard to get him to behave properly.
• Correct behavior issues as soon as it occurs. Be it jumping or extreme barking, eliminating it is one step towards a well-mannered dog. You can’t consider a dog well-mannered if he jumps or barks each time someone comes near him, right?

A dog with good manners isn’t just a joy to be around with. You can also be rest assured that everyone is safe.