The Best Puppy Training Tips On The Planet

Is that a bold claim or what? Well in my opinion there are a few things you must do as a new puppy owner must do to make sure you have no problems in the future as the dog grows older.

1. Get a dog crate. Dogs are denning animals and a crate goes a long way to helping them satisfy that inherent instinct. Not only does it satisfy that instinct, it also helps you as a new dog owner to establish a place where the dog can go at night when it sleeps, a place to go so it can't destroy or chew things and also establish training. Note, do not leave toys or other items that are used in future training.

2. Toilet train the puppy. Upon waking, every time is sleeps, take it to a place you want it to empty itself. Say a command, like..be quick, toilet or whatever word you want to reinforce the empty action. Once the puppy is emptying itself, give lots of praise and pats.

3. Begin Obedience. Simple commands like sit, come and stay are very simple to start teaching your puppy. Use flavoursome tiny tidbits like cheese, ham or whatever is very tasty to lure the puppy into these positions. A sit for example will entail moving a small morsel above the dogs head until the dogs bottom hits the ground. As soon as it does, give the dog the reward and praise profusely.

4. Bullet proof your puppy. Take your puppy to parks, side of roads, meet lots of kids, other people, make noises around, drop pans on the ground. The best way is to make sure you are doing something really really fun when exposing your dog to these situations so they have a positive experience to them and they are not startled. This will ensure they are not startled in thunder storms or any other situation that may startle them unexpectedly.

5. Take it to puppy school. Socialise your puppy to other dogs. Your dog needs to continue to learn dog behaviour and dog body language. If your puppy can interpret when dogs are feeling fearful, anxious, happy, angry it will continue to know how to act around other dogs. Dogs use calming signals continuously to communicate with other dogs to exhibit how they feel. Continual exposure to other dogs will allow your dog to interpret these signals and act accordingly.

Glen Wilson is a professional dog trainer that served 14 years in the Police Dog Squad, Queensland Australia. He was the Qld and Australia/New Zealand Police Dog Champion. If you need information on dog training information, tips or techniques, visit http://www.ozdogtrainer.com.au

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