 Have a new puppy at home? Here are some tips:
- Prepare your home and family for the puppy’s arrival
- Establish house rules with everyone in household
- Puppy proof house and yard
- Get necessary food and equipment
- Establish what your daily routine will be
- Find a veterinarian and emergency care near your home
- Understand your Puppy
- Observe your puppy’s behavior and get to know their personality and temperament
- Be the Pack Leader
- Always determine when a game will start and finish
- The pack leader eats first
- The pack leader always has the highest and best sleeping places
- The pack leader controls grooming and physical contact
- Confident
- Patient
- Objective
- Sit or stand up straight
- Hold your head up
- Be consistent
- Praise Your Puppy
- Teach your puppy to enjoy listening and responding to your commands
- Showing and praising desirable actions are much more effective training methods.
- Types of praise
- Soft, gentle encouraging voice
- Enthusiastic encouraging voice
- Bright smile
- Expression of approval
- Light physical touch
- Enthusiastic petting
- Game or reward with toys
- Food treat
- Use correction only to stop undesirable behavior patterns
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