Thursday, February 17, 2011

Puppy obedience training-top tips

Puppy Obedience training-how to succeed. When should you begin puppy obedience training? Puppies in age-5-7 weeks


Your puppy's  age plays an important role in deciding when to start the program training ...


5-7 weeks-this is the age where puppies start to act and behave like dogs. The mother will begin to wean young puppies from around the forth week (although this may vary.) From the forth week (approximately) mother dog will begin to teach puppy discipline that bite inhibition-this is a process in which teaching puppy how much pressure should be put on a bite (so the puppies do not go around biting too hard on her litter mates.) Age from 5-7 weeks is also very important in a puppies development because it is the time when the mother dog begins teaching puppy social skills-this will enable puppy to learn how to interact with other puppies, dogs and people. Important – if teaching a puppy too early during these stages of development, it can have disastrous effects puppy on its behavior and obedience in later life.
The importance of Housetraining early ...


If puppies are properly trained in this very crucial phase 5-7 weeks + they then teach the basic concepts for housetraining. Puppies  will not be expecting that in their crate/whelping box (if they have learned from his mother, and not separated too early). If for some reason (you may have left him for a long time in the crate/whelping box), your puppy eliminates in his den-he might think it is ok, and continue to do so.
Puppies aged 8-16 weeks.


This is a critical stage in the life and development of your puppy. Then you are setting yourself up for large puppy obedience and behaviour problems in the future. At this age your puppy begins to realize if it's a whole world to live in or a scary and frightening world. Important-your puppy if not meeting and interacting with other people, children and other dogs at that age he can become frightened, and as we know, a nervous and scared dog may lead to an aggressive dog. Now if you are incompatible with the housetraining process will then your puppy conflicts with housetraining later in life.


Don't be fooled!


You might think that your puppy is completely housetrained at this stage-he can move towards the door when he wants to eliminate "but ... This is where the fundamental and very common mistakes happen in the learning process-you have unrealistic expectations ... Just for your puppy to think he is a big boy-he has learned the concept of the process of going out-but biologically, he is still a baby and may pee on the way to go outside because as a baby he was still struggling with bladder control. At approximately 8 weeks puppy your can keep his bladder approximately 2 hours, and this will increase to around 4 hours when he reaches 16 weeks. Don't expect your puppy to stay-if you do, you are asking puppy your to get a urinary tract infection.
Puppies aged 4-6 months.


This is where all your training is proven to work or fail!


If you thought that everything went well and your beautiful puppy was housetrained-don't hold your breath as this is where you could be proven wrong. At this age your puppy is very easily distracted-just when you think he is going to pee, he will go and chase a fly-this is normal. Puppies at this age can keep their bladder for about 4-5 hours without a break around-potty. Approximately 6 months your puppy should last about 6 to 7 hours.
Puppies aged 6-12 months.


This is when your little puppy begins to develop sexually-this brings its own problems.


If you own an unneutered male-as he develops sexually he may begin to increase his anxiety and pee on your furniture. If you own a female, she can have her first heat anywhere between 6-12 months. If you have been consistent in your housetraining your puppy should then keep his bladder between 7-8 hours between potty breaks. Don't make the common mistake of thinking that your puppy is totally House trained at this age-many have let them run in the House where they are-just to find accidents around the House-this is because puppies can attach their crate with the whole house until they are about 1 year old or more.


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