Dog Training and Obedience
in Essex & Kent
for a happy well behaved obedient dog
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Dog Training and Obedience
in Essex & Kent
for a happy well behaved obedient dog
07710 309999
All dog and puppy training obedience including behaviour problems
Puppy house training and behaviour problems
by Master Dog Trainer in Essex & Kent
Puppy House Training
What exactly is Puppy House Training?
Quite simply it is teaching a puppy what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.
Puppy Induction Visit
I offer a puppy induction visit to your home to provide you with the knowledge and skills to give puppy the best start into it’s new family.
The puppy home visit includes
How dogs learn - How to teach puppy your house rules - How to encourage good puppy behaviour - How to correct unwanted behaviour
I will correct any behaviour problems your puppy may already have and provide expert advice regarding the best training methods
Provide information on
Puppy flea and worm treatment - Collars and leads - Puppy crates - also advice on the healthiest diet - and answer any questions
Puppy House Soiling
For most puppies the first eight weeks are spent in the litter. Puppies will ‘toilet’ where they stand with ’mum’ clearing up the mess for them. By the time they leave the litter this process will be well imprinted in them. When puppy arrives into it’s new home one needs to teach puppies where it now needs to eliminate.
Substrate Training
Substrate training is where puppy associates eliminating itself, for example concrete, tiles, matting et cetera. If it has been used to toileting on a certain surface it is likely to search out that surface again.
Learn when puppy needs to ‘go’
Puppies are similar to babies inasmuch as they need to eliminate shortly after feeding. One can soon judge how soon after feeding that puppy will need to ‘go’. If one gets the timing right we should put puppy on a collar and lead and take it to a selected spot in the garden. Hopefully puppy will soon go and we should praise it. As puppy is ‘going’ use a word so as ‘wee wee’, ‘tiddles’, ‘quickly’ or similar. Puppy will soon associate the word with the action.
Never tell puppy off if it has an ‘accident’ toileting where it shouldn’t. It will not understand the reprimand but may then fear ‘going’ in your presence.
Puppy Chewing
It is essential for puppies to chew to maintain the health of their teeth and gums and to provide relief when they are teething. Chewing also relieves anxiety and boredom and is an entertaining pastime.
Teaching puppy what it can chew
Bitter Apple
Tidy up
It is good practice to tidy up regularly so items are not left around for puppy to find.
Teach puppy to wait before feeding
Kong Toys
puppy feeding from kong
puppy chew toy
Puppy House Rules
From the first moments we need to teach the new puppy house rules.One needs to bare in mind puppies grow up and it is far better to teach it one set of rules from the start. Here are the golden rules that need to be adopted from the moment puppy arrives home.
*Have a bed ready in a quite secure place such as the kitchen or utility room, (see crate training). There will be times when puppy needs it’s own space away from the family and vice versa.
*If puppy cries for attention enter the room but do not speak or acknowledge it. Puppies learn to cry for your attention and will continue until if you respond.
*Ration puppies strokes and cuddles. Should it persist for your attention tell it ‘No’ and send it away.
*Do not allow puppy to jump up for attention.
*Never allow puppy upstairs or into bedrooms.
*Do not keep picking puppy up or allow it onto furniture.
*Do not leave items where puppy may chew them.
*Keep all toxic substances locked into cupboards.
*Discourage family members and visitors from fussing puppy as soon as they enter the house. Encourage them to wait a while before interacting with it.
*Puppy’s toys should come out for a period then put away after use. This will keep puppy interested in them and help teach it when they can be played with. Show puppy how to play with it’s toys as you would with a young child.
*Teach puppy to wait or sit before feeding it. Do not openly share your food.
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Puppy Crate Training
Dog crates are extremely beneficial for new puppies for the following reasons.
It helps puppy to feel safe and secure.
It prevents puppy from wandering around and toileting or chewing in the home.
Ideally one should teach puppy not to toilet inside the cage.
Crates need to be at least twice the size of puppy allowing for growth in larger breeds.
Think how big will puppy be in 9 months time.
Place puppy’s bedding into the crate. If the crate has a tray in the base cover first with newspaper then lay the bedding in.
Ensure puppy always has a supply of water in a spill proof bowl. Many pet supplies sell bowls that can be hung from the side of the crate to prevent spillage.