Puppy Training Tips

By Stephanie Hetu

Why is house training your puppy so important? To make your life easier! When your dog finds out he is your master, instead of the opposite, you are in big trouble because your puppy will do whatever he wants, whenever he wants.

Puppy training tips become handy in this situation because it will help you to teach your puppy proper behaviour and it will put you in the right position.

A few general puppy training tips

1. If you have kids, teach them how to behave with the new puppy (and with any other dog for that matter). Kids need to know how to approach a puppy, slowly, letting the puppy smell them. If you don't teach them that, they might get bitten by the puppy which can lead to them being scared of dog for a very long time.

2. Give them toys to chew instead of your shoes or other personal items. This way, your puppy will learn what's his and what is not, which should help you save a lot of shoes! A good cord is great to keep your puppy teeth clean. The favourite toy of my cocker spaniel is the Kong. I make him homemade dog biscuits that I put in the Kong and he plays with it a lot.

3. Teach the basic commands like sit and stay using treats and a gentle voice when your puppy does it right.

4. Train your puppy not to jump on guests! How annoying, when you arrive at a friends house and the dog just jumps at you like crazy. This is annoying for visitors and scary for little kids. The first thing to do is to ignore the dog when you arrive home or when the doorbell rings. This way your puppy will learn to calm down when visitors arrive.

About the Author:

Stephanie Hetu Website: www.cutepuppydog.com/ Description: Stephanie is a dog lover and the editor of the Cute Puppy Dog Newsletter. (every subscriber gets 20 exclusive puppy pics, 2 dog screensavers and 3 dog ebooks).

Article courtesy of Zongoo.com.