Sirius Puppy Training is a wonderful 90-minute DVD, a heartwarming program, an information-rich learning tool to watch over and over! Thinking of getting a puppy, or have a friend who is? Or do you have a puppy younger than 18 weeks? … Continue reading →
These puppy training tips go along with the other puppy training pages you can find from the menu… Get everyone in the family involved in puppy training, with one person more or less overseeing what is going on. If you … Continue reading →
Here’s a checklist of puppy supplies to have on hand on the exciting day when your new pup comes home. The images take you to Amazon.com. Further down the page, there’s a list of things you may want to add … Continue reading →
Puppy proofing is mostly common sense, but you might not think of some details…. Here’s a quick video I made about it: And here are the tips: Pick up trash containers that might contain anything harmful to the puppy. Put … Continue reading →
Your new dog’s old tricks will include many obedience commands if you use this book… But even more important, you will have what you need to know to help your puppy develop great temperament: learning to inhibit its bite preferring … Continue reading →
Puppies LOVE to bite. It’s part of how they explore their world. Fortunately, their mothers and litter mates tell them in no uncertain terms when they bite too hard. With much repetition of these reactions, a dog will naturally develop … Continue reading →
Puppies bite a lot, and one major reason is that they are teething until they are about 10 months old or so. Another is that they are learning about the world through their mouths. Their teeth are extremely sharp but … Continue reading →
Puppy training begins the minute you get your new pup. The times that you formally train are only the tip of the iceberg — puppies are little learning sponges whenever they are awake. The more you can include the puppy … Continue reading →
So many interesting and maybe scary things happen in our everyday world. Wherever you live, you have things going on nearby. Maybe some of these: Cars stop and start. Rock music blares out as a teenager practices drumming. Cats, squirrels, … Continue reading →
If you have a puppy, you have to deal with puppy biting. It’s just a natural part of how they explore their world and their interactions with other dogs and with humans. But what to do? The OUCH AND AVOID … Continue reading →
There is no getting around it: puppies have very sharp teeth and it hurts when they nip you. Here’s a short audio program, just under 4 minutes, where I talk about puppy bites and people, specially children. http://www.training-dogs.com/sound-files/puppybites.mp3 By far … Continue reading →
Here’s a little video I made on a simple method for teaching a very young puppy to sit. Have fun! Last updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Continue reading →Here’s a short video I made on how to puppy proof your house — that is, things around the house to check and take care of to make your puppy safer. If you are the sort of person who would … Continue reading →
I hate to start out on a negative note, but here is a sad-but-true fact: one of the most common causes of a dog being euthanized is that the people who had it as a puppy didn’t do the basic … Continue reading →
Young puppies use their mouths to explore the world and to play with their littermates. That includes both mouthing and – ouch! – biting. We can teach our puppies bite inhibition by using variations on the strategies that other dogs use: … Continue reading →
Will your puppy or dog have as much fun as you hope to at Christmas and on other big holidays? It’s up to you. If you are getting a new puppy, Christmas morning isn’t a great time. Kids are excited, … Continue reading →
Bite inhibition is best taught very early on. In fact, the process begins with the puppy’s littermates. As they play, they naturally “mouth” each other — that is, they use their mouths to nip at each other. Their little teeth … Continue reading →
Here’s a short video I made recently to celebrate… puppies! Hope you have as much fun watching it as I did making it! And below it I’ve added a video of very young Rottweiler puppies playing. And here … Continue reading →
Puppies are wonderful, and Christmas is a delight. But what about the combination? Whether this will be your existing puppy’s first Christmas or a puppy is planned as a Christmas gift, here are some tips. [1] Never give a puppy as … Continue reading →
If you have ever had a young puppy, you must have experienced puppy biting! It’s a very important part of how they experience things around them. Over time, the yelping of their littermates or the corrections of their mothers show … Continue reading →
A neighbor of mine once had two Doberman puppies. They were over four months old, and I’d been giving her a hand with the basics of training since she got them a couple of months earlier. They were brother and sister. At first, … Continue reading →
