Looking After Pets

Puppy training is important whether for good behavior or fun. While your puppy is learning the fetch game, it is important that tasty treats be used as well as praise and there is a reason for this. The importance of praise hasn’t been firmly written on the chalkboard of your pup’s mind, so until it is, give your pup what is known to be a positive reward stimulus and that is food. The thought may cross your mind that proper training should appeal to the dogs mind and not the stomach and even though this is partially correct, the learning process is a game.

Dog and puppy training can be a fun time for both you and your dog. Try to get at least three fetching games of ten minutes each, into each day for three days in a row. The fetching drills should be included with a five or ten minute walk daily on the leash. We’re going to sneak in two commands while the puppy is having these “game times” and before it even realizes what’s happened, it will have been trained to respond to “come” and “sit”.

During your retrieving games, when your puppy has returned the play toy to you, place your left hand on its rear end and your right underneath its chin. Press lightly with your left hand while exerting a small amount of upward pressure with your right as you command, “sit”.

Good Puppy Behavior

Immediately after the puppy has been placed in the sitting position, shower him with praise and toss out the toy once more. After the puppy brings back the toy, refrain from praise until the ’sit’ command has been given and it is placed in the sitting position. In the case where the puppy breaks from your grasp and you do not successfully get him seated, refrain from throwing the play toy, withhold praise and please do not give up entirely. This will make for a well trained dog and start good puppy behavior.

Utilize the leash to bring the puppy to you, say ’sit’ and put the puppy in the proper sitting position, ending each round of the fetch-sit game with a special treat.

By the time you finish your third session of fetch-sit games, you’ll notice that it really doesn’t take much left-hand pressure at all to get your puppy seated. You will have a walk on the leash for 10 minutes on the schedule for the days numbered four through seven. The entire routine will be the same as on the preceeding days and keep four tidbits with you. As you lead the puppy outdoors, be sure to keep them securely in a pocket and out of scent range and also sight.

After you have ventured out on what the dog thinks is a routine walk, take out a treat and kneel to the dogs level, then say his name and follow up with the “come” command. carefully lure the puppy in your direction using the leash. While showering the puppy in priase, give him the tidbit. By giving the tidbit with the praise, your puppy will begin to learn that praise is synonymous with the reward. These dog training and puppy training tips can be utilized in many areas of your training.