Puppy Obedience Training

 No one can resist an adorable puppy. They are so cute that it makes people want to cuddle them. When they get older, they'll be around you soiling your house, barking excessively, destroying your belongings, fight other dogs and even bite you. Dogs are social animals and usually behave like that when they are untrained. This is the reason why most dog owners want their puppy to undergo puppy obedience training.

 People sometimes come to argue if it's possible to train a puppy and debates if it's also possible to train older dogs. A dog's behavior is constantly changing and the best way to keep a well-behave dog today is to undergo them for obedience training especially for puppies. Doing this will definitely save the pet owner from so much trouble in the future.

 A puppy can start learning some tricks and follow commands at an early age of 8 weeks. Unfortunately, pup's stamina, concentration and physical coordination limits the puppy's capacity to undergo such obedience training. It is believed that an ideal age for a puppy to get formal obedience training is at four months where the puppy's vaccination is complete. However, after being placed on their permanent homes, pet owners can instantly enroll their puppies for a socialization class. If your pet's old enough, start your puppy's obedience training with some basic commands such as sit, down and come. I recommend you get an obedience training course such as SitStayFetch if you are unfamiliar with puppy obedience training.

 Start the come command by saying "come" and calling your pet's name in a distance with a treat on your hand. Do the sit command while facing your puppy with a treat in your hand. Be sure that your puppy sees the treat for him to follow every movement you do. In its desperate attempt to keep his eyes on the food, your pet will be forced to sit. When he does this, say "sit" for your pet to familiarize the command.

 For your puppy to learn the down command, he should master the sit command first. Do the down command by telling your puppy to sit, and hold him by its collar. Stick the treat in front of his nose and move it slowly downward to the ground. The puppy will then follow the food, trying to grab it while its collar restraints him to do so. It will leave them no choice but to submit to your command. Say "down" as your pet descends on the ground. Reward you pet when he lays down, with stomach on the ground and both feet in front.

 Try to let your pet do a command twice a day. You can then remove the use of treats while training your dog and use saying praise instead. Always give your pet a treat after a successful obedience performance. This will motivate them to do more good work in order to impress you. Forcing your pet to do a certain task is not advisable. Puppies should enjoy their training as they tend to have short span of attention, therefore figuring your pet's interest would be very beneficial for both of you.

 I highly recommend the SitStayFetch Course by Daniel Stevens if you want to know more about puppy obedience training. It's the easiest puppy training program I've seen with real-life case studies and extremely effective dog training techniques that can short cut your puppy training time.

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