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Dog Training Basics - Training The New Puppy
By Tony Robinson, Fri Dec 9th
Bringing home a new puppy is always an exciting time for theentire family. Getting that new puppy off the right start withproper training is very important to making that puppy a valuedmember of his human family. There are a number of talents thatevery new puppy must master, including going up and down thestairs, and how to accept a new collar as if she's worn it herentire life. It is best to introduce a new puppy to the household wheneveryone in the family is present, and when the household is ascalm as possible. That is why animal care experts discourageparents from giving and kittens as holiday presents. Theholiday season is typically much too busy, with far too manydistractions, for a young puppy or kitten to get the attentionit needs. It is best to wait until the holidays have passedbefore introducing the new family member. Once the puppy is part of the household, there are some thingshe or she will need to learn. One of the first challenges of amulti-story home will be learning to climb up and down thestair. Many are afraid of stairs, and that usually meansthat they do not know how to climb them properly. It isimportant for the puppy's owner to slowly build the confidenceof the dog, starting off at the bottom of the stairs. Ingeneral, a wide stairway will probably be less frightening tothe puppy.
To build confidence, the owner should go up the first step, thenencourage the puppy to join them, using their voice, treats or atoy. After the puppy has joined you on the first stair, go backdown and repeat the process until the puppy will go up that stepon his own. It is important to build confidence slowly and
notrush the process. Taking a one step at a time approach is thebest way to teach the puppy to not be afraid of stairs. Another thing every new puppy must learn is how to accept thecollar. Learning to wear a collar is important to every dog, butmany are baffled, frightened and bewildered by this newpiece of equipment. Many constantly try to remove theirnew collar by pawing and pulling at it. Fit is important when choosing a collar for your new puppy. Aproperly fitted collar, chosen for your puppy's size, is morelikely to be comfortable and accepted. While choke collars, slipcollars and training collars can be good training aids, theyshould never be used as a substitute for a sturdy buckle typecollar. And of course that collar should have an identificationtag and license attached. This identification will be vital inhaving your puppy returned if she becomes separated from you. The best way to introduce the puppy to the collar is to simplyput the collar on and allow her to squirm, jump, roll and paw atthe color to her heart's content. It is important to notencourage this behavior by trying to soothe the puppy, but it isjust as important not to punish or reprimand the puppy. The beststrategy is to simply ignore the puppy and them her work throughher issues with the collar on her own. Introducing distractions,such as food, toys or playing, is a good way to get the puppyused to the color. Getting the puppy to play, eat and drinkwhile wearing the collar is a great way to get her used to it.After a few days, most will not even know they arewearing a collar. About the author:Tony Robinson is an international author and dog lover. Hiswebsite http://www.dogtraining4u.com contains valuable insightsinto the life of our canine friends.
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