Home Training For Puppies

If you can’t afford to hire a dog trainer, don’t worry about it. Especially when it comes to puppies. The younger the dog is the easier is for him to learn good habits.
The first few days in a new home are extremely important for your puppy, the harm done to it’s training in this period is very hard to be undone, but if you do it right from the beginning the good habits also will be very hard to forget.
Remember that if the puppy is not from one of your female dogs, he has just been separated by her mother and is feeling vulnerable and impressionable.
Avoid having an agitated dog. Having a new puppy in the house is always exciting, especially for the kids so they will want to feed, play and hold the puppy all the time. This is not good for your puppy.
Here are some rules in order to have a calm, healthy dog:
1. Act gently with the puppy and don’t make loud noises, he is already scared of being in a new environment.
2. Give him space and let him come to you rather then grab him all the time.
3. Don’t put him on the couch, in the bed or in any other place that you don’t want to find him later.
4. Don’t give into the temptation to let him sleep on your bed the first night because he is whining, it will be
harder for him to adapt to sleeping alone.
5. Puppies need a lot of sleep so make sure you don’t overtire him. When you take him out don’t plan long walks.
6. Resist the urge to go running to him every time he starts whining because he is bored or feels lonely. He will stat doing that all the time.
7. Never hit your puppy or give harsh punishments. For puppies is better to reword the good behavior than punish the mistakes.
Feeding habits. Prepare for your puppy two bowls, one for water and one for food. Keep the bowls always in the same place and make sure the puppy has easy access to them. Puppies eat small quantities of food several times a day.
Don’t feed the dog in any other way than from his bowls, not from your hand, not on the floor. This will prevent in the future that he will not eat from strangers, from garbage or other places. Keep in mind that this will save him from being poisoned accidentally or intentionally.
Toilet training. The best way you can “toilet training” your puppy as quickly as possible is to reward and praise your puppy every time he goes in the right place. The more times your puppy is rewarded, the quicker he will learn. It's important that you spend as much time as possible with your puppy and give him regular and frequent access to his toilet area.
Remember, puppies are just as vulnerable as human babies. Treat them with the same kindness and also with the same firm hand.
Home Training For Puppies