Your neighborhood pet store chain no doubt offers them and many
veterinarians and community centers offer puppy behavior and
puppy obedience classes.
Some of these classes can be
very helpful; however it’s important to note the instructor’s
experience and training philosophy. If they have you using a
choke collar or any type of negative reinforcement, that’s
probably not a class you want to take. You could actually end up
doing more harm to your dog and its relationship with you and
your family than good.
Additionally, the idea of the
class should be more focused on how to teach you to train your
puppy rather than training your puppy new tricks. This way, when
the class is over, you’ll have a treasure chest of useful
training information because working with your dog and training
your puppy are a lifetime commitment – your puppy isn’t going to
come out of a three hour puppy class reformed and perfectly
behaved. However a three hour course can teach you much of what
you need to know to train your puppy today, tomorrow, and five
years from now.
You can also find many books
and articles on puppy behavior at your local bookstore,
pet store or library. These resources can be excellent however
it’s important to pay attention to when they were published.
New training theories and
approaches are found every day and old methods are set aside for
better ones. Additionally, pay attention to the approach the
author takes when it comes to training. Are they using positive
reinforcement training or
clicker training?
Finally, there are some
wonderful visual training programs which include CD’s, DVD’s,
and videos or downloadable video. Many people are visual
learners and it helps to actually see a professional training
and demonstrating techniques instead of reading about them.
Our online
dog training course
includes a ton of information on about every problem you will
encounter with a new puppy.
Additionally, a visual
puppy obedience product can be watched again and again.
This means when you have questions or you’re dealing with a
particularly troublesome puppy behavior, and you probably will,
then you can just go back to your video and fast forward to the
area where you’re having trouble.
What to
Expect From Puppy Obedience
While puppy behavior tends to
have common characteristics, each puppy will have their own
unique reaction to training and their own challenges. Some
puppies are very easily house trained while others tend to need
a little more patience. Some puppies are amazing chewers and can
destroy a closet full of shoes in seconds flat while others will
have very little interest in chewing.
Puppy classes and puppy
obedience training covers a wide area of puppy behavior which
will give you a little information on a lot of issues. If you
have specific concerns or puppy behaviors you want to correct
then one-on-one training or a training product or class devoted
to those specific issued may be what works best for you.
Finding the right puppy
obedience training program is the key to your success.
Puppies grow and unwanted puppy behavior quickly turns into
unwanted dog behavior. The faster you nip it in the bud, the
easier you and your dog’s life will be.
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