Dog Obedience Training For Your Pet Dog

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1. by Delilah, on May 22 2010 @ 4:38 am

   

   Petsmart has a bottle called "apple bitter". Everytime your dog jumps on your son or does any type of unwanted behavior, tell him "no" then spray him in the mouth with this stuff. They hate the taste. Also, you need to teach him the down and sit command. To teach him to sit, hold a treat over his head close to his nose to force him to look up and sit down. When he is in the sit position reward him. Once he gets the sit command teach him down. To do this, get him in the sit command first, then hold a treat by his nose and lead it to the ground and say down, then reward him. If he is having trouble going down, lightly put a little pressure in the middle of his shoulder blades to show him down. To get him used to his kennel, put something soft for him to lie in at night along with some toys. Once he goes in his kennel reward him. Give him a treat everytime he goes into his kennel, this way he will associate a treat with going into the kennel. Also, during the day, leave the kennel door open so that he can go in and out of it to get used to the kennel. Put the kennel in a room by you so he doesn’t think he is alone. To potty train….Feed him the same time everyday. Do not leave the food and water out all day. Allow him 20 min to eat/drink then put away. This will teach your dog not to graze and that you are the boss and that he should eat when food is presented. It is not necessary to leave water out all day because he is indoors. Also, this will make it easier for you to predict when your puppy needs to go potty. After he eats, wait another 20 min. then let him out and tell him "go potty". If he is taking to long, then take him for a walk or get him running…the exercise will get his system going so that he will want to go. If he still doesn’t go, put him back in the crate, wait a few minutes then let him out again. Never let him run around the house until he goes potty. This will be part of his reward. Also, as soon as he goes potty outside, quietly tell him good dog, then immediately reward him with a treat. Always take him out: first thing in the morning, before bed, after waking up from a nap, 20 min. after eating/drinking and after playing for 30 minutes or so. You also need to calculate how long your puppy should be able to "hold it" when in his crate. Take the number of months your puppy’s age is and add 1. This will total the max. number of hours your puppy should be able to hold it. ie. if your puppy is 2 months old, do not expect your puppy to hold it for more than 3 hours. Never let the puppy out of your sight until he has earned your trust 100%. If you ever see your puppy sniffing around in circles, take him out. If he starts to get into position, make a loud noise to startle him, tell him "out" then take him out and tell him "go potty". Good luck with your new puppy. Also, monitor your son when he is around the puppy. See if he is doing anything to provoke the puppy and if he is, your son needs to also learn not to repeat his behavior.
   PS be sure your bought the right size crate. It should be barely big enough for him to stand and lay down in. If you buy one that is too big, he will potty on one side of the kennel and sleep in the other.

2. by lovetolearn, on May 22 2010 @ 4:38 am

   

   We have two dogs (one 8 years and one 4 years). The are both perfectly trained house dogs. Puppies are to be kenneled at all times. That is the first rule. The crate must be so small that the puppy can’t go to one side and relieve himself and still sleep in the other dry area. He must only be able to turn around in the kennel space. Next, puppies are to only have access to water when you can let them out to pee 30 mintes afterwards (typically four times a day). (Yes, this may mean getting up in the middle of the night). They need to be let out again 3 hours after every feeding. They are only to "play" after they have relieved themselves. Puppies should not play in the same grass in which they soil. This gives them the impression that pee time is play time. Always praise the puppy after they have went to the bathroom. Take him to the same spot every time. If he does have an accident, pick him up immediately and take him to the spot, even if he already did it in the house. This method has worked for me with 2 dogs. My vet recommended it. Good luck.

3. by poneysandhorses, on May 22 2010 @ 4:38 am

   

   Personally I would make sure that there are plenty of dog toys around for the puppy. Chew toys, rawhide bones are all good things to give a puppy to use a toy instead of your son. It is important that you have the appropiate sized kennel for your puppy but keep in mind that depending on the size of the breed they can get big and they do get big fast. you can place a dog bed inside the kennel to train the puppy to sleep on a dog bed if this is what you would like to do in the future. It is also a good idea to teach your puppy manners like training him to obey basic commands such as sit stay down … petsmart has a training program to help out with training.

4. by Shay R, on May 22 2010 @ 4:38 am

   

   -Potty Training –

   Puppies NEED NEED NEED to go out at these times: After eating, after drinking water, after sleeping, and after playing. It’s up to you to find out when they need to go after eating/drinking. For some they have to go right after,others an half hour,and yet others an hour or more. Make sure your feeding schedule is the same each day. Absolutely NO changes. It will help you learn when he has to go.

   Do you feed him the right amount? You should be feeding him three to four times a day up until a certain age, and twice a day afterhe reaches a certain age. Read the bag of food you give him, they usually tell you.

   Also keepa close eye on him. If he starts to "do the potty dance" (circles,sniffs) take him right out and keep him out until he goes. No playing!

   And as for the food/water out all day thing….it’s entirely up to you. I would never keep food out all day because it can attract ants (we’ve had it happen before with our old dog) and because a puppy can easily gorge on it and over eat. In my opinion water should ALWAYS be left out for the puppy. It’s easy for them to get dehydrated (even if they are indoor dogs, it can get hot indoors and they can’t tell you when theyre thirsty), and it’s easy for people to forget when "water time" is. Just be sure to observe when the pup drinks.

   -Obedience/Your Son-

   How on earth does this pup get your son on the floor? Does your son willingly go down or is he pulled down? If he wilingly goes down then i suggest you talk to your son and tell him not to do that any more. If he is pulled down then what you need to do is catch the pup in the act. When he has your son or is jumping on him then either shake a can of marbles or rocks, or blow an air horn to distract the pup. Any sound that bothers the pup will work. Redirect the pup to a toy and get your son to a safe place where the pup can’t reach (if possible).

   If this doesnt work,one of the quickest ways to discourage any behavior is "time out". Basically catch the dog in the act,put his leash on, then tie him to a doorknob away from any contact for thirty seconds. When the 30 seconds are up,let the dog loose.Unless he’s fussing (barking, whining, squirming)…then you let him stay there for five seconds at a time until he calms down. If he doesn’t in two minutes, throw a toy to distract him then go get him. This method works with any unwanted behavior.

   -Kennel –

   Basically, make sure he goes potty outside before hand. No food after six and no water after seven. Then just put him in. Ignore any whining or crying. Do not go to him. The only time it’s okay to do this is if he whines hours later, because he might have to go potty. If so, then take him out to do his business then put him right back in. No food, water or play. H’ll get it eventually.

   One more thing:NEVER use the crate as a punishment or he’ll resent it and you’ll never get him in it easily.

   Hope this helps!

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