Introduction
The skills covered in this puppy training video series are humane, grounded in science, and used to train animals of all ages and species, so it’s sure to work for your dog, no matter the age.
By following along week-by-week, your puppy will be well on their way to being a well-manned, well-trained, life-long companion. These videos will break down important and complex companion dog tasks into simple and fun exercises.
- Relieve boredom
- Offer your puppy mental, physical, and physical stimulation
- Build trust and positive associations between you and your puppy
- Fail-proof house training
- Chewing appropriate items
- Chew toy training
- Accepting grooming, handling, and gentling
- Coming when called
- Sitting for friendly interactions, such as greetings and petting
- And everything a puppy will need to know to grow into a lifelong companion
Developmental Deadlines
Developmental Deadlines
All puppies go through important developmental stages, where they learn about themselves and their world. In these periods they learn:
- Who their family or pack is
- How to communicate with other dogs
- How to "be a dog"
Many aggression issues, fears, and phobias are developed through bad experiences during these deadlines.
Introduction to Training
Introduction to Training
In this video, we'll cover a few basic "how-to's" and "why's" of dog training.
Because we want puppies to enjoy training, we do not use harsh physical corrections on our puppies. Instead, when our puppy is doing something we don't want, we simply train a better behavior in its place.
Another thing to keep in mind when training your puppy or dog is that his attention span is very small. This is why we start our training with short sessions that are no longer than five minutes.
Puppies forget things, just as small children do. In dog training, we don't consider something to be "learned" unless the dog can offer the behavior fluently, meaning offering the behavior:
- 8 out of 10 times in a row
- In 8 out of 10 different locations
- In 8 out of 10 training sessions
Treat training is a proven method to build behaviors quickly and efficiently. However, you shouldn't always reward your puppy for every behavior offered.. In fact, we do away with the treat as a lure in the first training session. As our dogs offer us the behavior reliably, we only reward for the best and fastest responses. Then we move to rewarding randomly. this will keep your dog guessing and only offering excellent behaviors.
Perfect House Training
Young puppies are not born knowing the appropriate place to relieve themselves, nor can they let themselves outside to do so. House training should begin as soon as you bring your puppy home.
When do puppies need to go out?
- After they wake up
- 15-20 minutes after eating or drinking
- Every 15-30 minutes they are awake
- When excited
- During play
- When you enter a room
- Before bed
- In the middle of the night
Additional Resources
Bite Inhibition
Bite Inhibition
Mouthing and chewing are two of the most important behaviors to control, behind house training. Chewing and mouthing are normal and natural behaviors. Puppies and dogs explore their world with their mouths and use chewing to ease stress and for entertainment.
Teaching bite inhibition will help decrease any damage done by a dog bite to any other animal. This behavior is essentially teaching your puppy its own strength. As usual, always supervise your puppy during play.