Bringing a puppy home for the 1st time is an exciting and fun occasion. That is, until fact sets in, and you understand that you have a lot of work on your hands when it comes to house-training and stopping a mint puppy from gnawing and barking.
The 1st 30 days are the most vital when it comes to how to train a puppy after introducing it to your house. These 30 days will do or die the relationship you have with your pet for the rest of its life. The good news is that you can use useful training tips to greatly reduce several common behavior issues in new puppies, like:
- Biting
- Gnawing
- Barking
- Housetraining accidents
But where to begin? You need to begin training your puppy from day one. To train a pup, you need to speak in a way that it can understand “which is always in the instant. A young dog can only learn by what you reinforce with a reward or when you punish it for doing something wrong.
- Chewing: If your little dog is playful and spends time playing with its new toys, you can use that chance to strengthen. Give a treat and heaps of praise and petting to show your puppy that its good behaviour has been rewarded.
On the other hand, if your puppy starts to chew on your settee, punishment is necessary to stop the behaviour in its tracks. Punish by announcing an “AHH!” word to scare it and redirect attention to a chew toy. Once the puppy starts gnawing on the toy, reward it immediately.
- Housetraining: The only real way to stop a puppy dog from soiling in the house is to catch it in the act. This is then the chance to punish by astonishing the baby dog in the same way with an “AHH!” word and then take it outside. Once the puppy successfully uses the toilet outside, it should be rewarded with a treat, praise, and petting each time.
Jean Cote is a Pro Dog Tutor who is passionate about dog training and promoting positive training techniques on his dog blog.
