It is Important to do Puppy Obedience

Puppy obedience should start early on in the whelping box. The amount of respect and puppy obedience in training is determined by the actual owner you purchased from.

Studies show that up to the age of three weeks, puppies are not yet ready to take in even a little in the way of education. They are not aware of anything else except for their mom, food, and sleep. During this period, puppy elimination is done by reflex, but they change around the 21st to 28th day of puppy life as they begin to leave the blanket and search for a place to eliminate. Now, dogs begin to gain an awareness of the environment surrounding them, and to respond more directly to external stimuli. Lessons that an animal learns at an early age will have a greater impact on their obedience training as a whole.

Encouraging Puppies with Positive Reinforcement

While training puppies to obey, you need not use punishment to induce their readiness to please and do the right thing. A great solution is to use positive treats and reinforcements. Saying “no” and holding your hand in front of the puppy are the only acceptable methods of negative reinforcement. You should not hit or otherwise hurt a puppy as it is counterproductive.

Whenever a puppy does what you ask it to do be sure to shower him with a reward of affection and praise to reinforce this behavior. If not praised, puppies will lose enthusiasm and interest in obeying you. When your dog has executed a command properly given a praise soon after will help teach them the fun and rewards from being obedient. Good feedback and rewards are the surest path to puppy obedience. Using a positive reinforcement and a treat will strengthen the dog’s understanding and increase’s the dog’s willingness to follow commands.

A Consistent and Proper Timed Approach

While puppy training, you should keep in mind that timing is everything. Details such as actions, movements, and corrections will affect the puppy’s ability to follow commands. It is important for puppies to learn that corrections are given for the action or behavior that is expected from him.

For example, when your puppy is chewing on a bone or playing with a toy he is likely to not come to your command.He will find out that “come” means that he should head for the trainer and that it will also bring in the goodies if the puppy is told to “come” under controlled situations, like when he’s on a leash and is gently pulled toward the trainer then praised.

Teaching puppy obedience training can be done at home if you focus on one exercise at a time and keep your instructions simple. It’s a whole lot easier to enlist in a training programs that is separated into phases rather than trying to teach your dog everything at once. Be patient and always allow for positive reinforcement so that your puppy will learn to obey your commands though slowly, yet surely.