Who wouldn’t want a new puppy? They are cute, they are cuddly, they are hilarious. But, just because you get a puppy doesn’t mean that it is all easy. If you’ve ever had a puppy before, you know that they have a habit of nipping and nibbling at you, and even though their teeth are…
Training your puppy, in general, can come as a difficult task at times. Puppies require a lot of hard work and patience. Crate training is a great way to house train your pup and get him or her trained quickly. As much as you’d like to show your puppy the crate and put him or…
Have you recently gotten a new puppy from a site such as www.mdpuppiesonline.com? If so, the next step is to ensure they are happy in their new home. Unfortunately, if you don’t take some time to learn about what a puppy needs, it may be more challenging than you think. The majority of puppies (and…
Dogs make our life so much more beautiful and happy. Whether it is the playful tail wagging or the cute head tilt, not many people can resist the charm of a new puppy or dog. But along with the cuteness and joy comes the responsibility to look after them, feed them, bathe them, and most…
No training is more basic for pet owners than that first important lesson: Do it outside! Teaching your pet to eliminate outside the home, not in it, usually starts between six and eight weeks of age. Dogs as young as four weeks have been started on the program, but at that age few have the…
A ten-week-old puppy should not be expected to respond upon command like a pro, anymore than would a child being taught to add and subtract while attending preschool. A puppy has the ability to learn upon completion of the seventh week of his life. Since that ability is there, it is important that the things…
The next step in preschool puppy training begins at around 10 weeks of age. We are now going to introduce your pup to the “stay” command. But first, a quick word of caution from the last training article. It involves the rewards given to the puppy when playing the fetch-sit game. As you near the…
At this point during the beginning of preschool puppy training you should now have your puppy slowly conditioned to expect his daily 10 minute walk, while learning that praise and tasty treats go hand-in-hand. As you continue each walk with your puppy, take notice to see if he is preoccupied with the sights or sounds…
While learning the fetch game, it is important that tasty treats be used in place of too much praise, as previously mentioned. The importance of praise hasn’t been firmly written on the chalkboard of his mind – so until it is, give your pup what is known to be a positive reward stimulus – food!…
The first positive command that your puppy should learn is the command to sit. By making it the first command, it therefore becomes the first positive word which we will write on the puppy’s “chalkboard mind”. In other words, at this age his mind is like a chalkboard – and not too much has been…
