Having a new puppy in the house is very exciting and fun. Everyone will want to touch the puppy, everyone will want to play with the puppy and everyone will want to feed the puppy. When you first bring your puppy home, you should take note that you are taking the puppy away from the mother. We know, your puppy is an animal and that is what animals do, but believe it or not, your puppy was used to the mother. This means your puppy is going to be vulnerable, so for the first couple of weeks, in order to go through successful puppy training, you should keep the puppy on a routine.
You may not realize this right now, but those first couple of weeks you have you puppy in the home is very critical. Before you got you puppy, you should have gotten certain items such as a dog crate or dog bed, water bowls, puppy chow, leash, toys, collar, etc. All of the family members should have decided and agreed upon the responsibility, rules and the routine.
Right now, everyone wants to feed the puppy, play with the puppy and hold the puppy. Those rules that have been established can easily be broken. Everyone has previously agreed that the new puppy will be sleeping in the crate of her own. However, as soon as the puppy came home, everyone insists that he or she should be sleeping in the bed.
When you first bring your puppy home, you should start the training right away. There are some individuals that believe waiting the first couple of days to train the puppy is fine. However, if you wait the first couple of days to train your puppy, you will find that the puppy will get used to this routine. Obviously, you do not want your puppy to get too used to doing the wrong thing. What exactly is the wrong thing?
Well, chewing on the shoes may be cute (or frustrating), and you should not allow your puppy to do it, even if he or she is not doing any harm to the shoes. Going to the bathroom on the floor is not acceptable. Sure, accidents happen and we understand this, but on your behalf, you should make sure you take the puppy out at regular intervals. In fact, you should take the puppy outside every couple of hours and after each meal.
As you’re learning how to train a puppy, one thing you must do when you first get the puppy in your house, you should make sure all of the rules are clarified with the other individuals. All it takes is one person to ruin the puppies routine, so you should make sure this does not happen. Make sure everyone in the home knows that the puppy needs to be on a routine, no matter how cute he or she is when she is chewing on something that does not belong to him or her.
When you play with your puppy, make sure you play gently and quietly. We know this may be irresistible to do, but don’t go flooding the puppy with activity and attention. If your puppy looks like he or she wants to lay down and take a nap, then step back.
You should take note that puppies will need their sleep, just like you. Once you’ve learnt the real technique of puppy training and you have mastered it, you will be able to tell by the obedient dog that is sitting in front of you.