Puppy Obedience Training Basics

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Puppy Obedience Training Basics
By Tina Blackwell

Dog training is a must for every dog or puppy. It doesnt need to be difficult, but it does require a great deal of patience, as well as the ability to figure out which types of training are best for your dog. Dog training is, quite simply, part of being a responsible owner. One important point to remember is that training your dog in the proper manner, is much more effective than using punishment as a deterrent.

Puppy Training

An important principle many people dont know, or act on enough, is that the best way to change a puppys behavior is to first change your own. A puppy does require discipline yes, but it also needs consistency in that discipline. Dont praise one day and scold the next for doing the same thing. It MUST know the difference between right and wrong.

Puppy training usually begins with potty training. Start this training early because it is always easier to teach good habits from the beginning than it is to break bad habits later. A puppy is like a young child, it is always learning, gaining valuable experience every single day. Waiting until the puppy is older and has already learned bad habits makes the training much more difficult. The sooner that you get started, the better. For most dog owners that means enrolling puppies in a dog training class.

Obedience

It is highly recommend that you set aside at least 15-20 minutes each day for a "Dog Obedience Training" session. Remember to have patience, the training will be worth it in the end. Dont expect your dog to pick up everything immediately. Dogs do not figure out basic obedience on their own, they must be trained. Both dog behavior training and dog obedience training are very important and need equal attention. After all, who wants an obedient dog who cant be controlled?

Dog training is very important for many reasons. It is not only for expensive dogs or show dogs and, importantly, is a process that we do WITH our dogs not TO our dogs. Dog training is far more easily accomplished when you take time to understand your dog and how it thinks.
Patience, with a lot of love and praise, is always the most effective method.

Tina Blackwell is the publisher of the free weekly Happy Dog Report.
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