Puppy Training School
In the list of things that are exciting to a family, getting a new puppy has to be ranked among the top 5. A new puppy in the family is a gift for everybody to enjoy, and more likely than not, for you to take care of and train by your self or using a dog training school. Always keep puppy training as a priority if you want your family to fully enjoy the new family member either through a dog training school or by yourself.
Learn at Pug how a puppy needs you to set some ground rules for him or her, or else what began like a dream could quickly become a nightmare. In general terms, you will be required to establish some rules, reinforce them and think of the appropriate praise and reward system. In order for you to be successful in terms of puppy training and dog behavior you have to keep in mind that you are dealing with puppies, they are not humans, they are not mature, they do not follow social etiquette, and they are not always eager to learn what you want to teach them. Remember, barking and crying are just instinctive to your puppy, chewing stuff and digging are too.
Whatever you teach your puppy he will do as an adult, whatever you fail to teach him or her he will fail to do as an adult, so do not blame it all on your trusted companion. Pug recommends to establish certain boundaries at an early age so that you can enjoy the results for the rest of your lives together. The most important steps in puppy training should be house training, where you will teach your puppy basic rules of the house such as the right place of the house to do every activity, running, sleeping, pooping and peeing, what things belong to the house and not to him, etc. Then, basic obedience, which is basically teaching your dog to obey certain commands such as “no” “quiet” and even more complex stuff such as “sit” and “stay” and “go out”. Also, puppy socialization is a very important factor, and involves socializing with kids (specially if they are going to live with kids and babies), socializing with other dogs, and socializing with people. Finally, we have the crate, leash training and dog collars that are pretty self explanatory.
Puppy training can be approached from two different perspectives, the easy way, through a dog training school, in which you will only have to pay and enjoy the benefits of your investment, and there is the more interesting and challenging way (which is also the hard way in case you haven’t thought about it). In case that you have decided that a dog training school is not an option for your dog, there are a set of tips that you have to keep in mind. First of all, you need to be very patient and loving at all times even when you find it difficult, encourage your puppy at all times. A very important concept from Pug when it comes to puppy training is consistency. Rules are usually learned by drilling and guided repetition. Encourage your dog to have fun and have fun yourself. A very important element that your should have in your puppy training repertoire is a good dose of being realistic. Puppy training is definitively challenging but all so often, also satisfying.
