Best dog training secrets

[Happy Pet Cebu]

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PUPPY-PROOFING

102.It is essential to “puppy-proof” your
home for your newest family member.
Keeping her safe is your first goal. Since puppies
have no self-control or concept of right and
wrong yet, you do not want to risk her safety by
having ingestible items readily available.

103.Plug up outlets with childproof outlet
covers. Whiskers and tongues
may find investigation a shocking experience! All
jokes aside, this could be very dangerous, if not
life-threatening to your puppy.

104.Hide television, phone, and computer
wires under furniture or
objects. All too often, these tempting “toys” satisfy
not only unsafe investigation instincts, but unsafe
chewing needs as well. Not only is this dangerous
to your puppy, but it can also cost you money in
electronic repairs.

105.Bitters extract sprays can be purchased
to spray on items that you
wish your dog to remain away from. These tastes
are so pungent that your dog will immediately
spit the object out of his mouth and create a negative
association with the object. Later, the smell
of the spray alone will be enough of an association
with the taste to keep your puppy away from
the object. The sprays need to be reapplied every
other day or so to completely break the habit of
chewing the object.

106.Houseplants can be poisonous, so do
some research on the plants in your
home. Bitters extract spray products exist specifically
for plants, but supervise your puppy around
plants.

107.Puppy-proofing is not a license to let
your puppy have free roam of the
house or even of a given area. She can find the
smallest of items to investigate and it could prove
harmful to her. You remain her best safeguard in
her daily life experiences.
MOTOR MOUTHING MONSTERS
108.Nipping and mouthing are very natural
instincts. Everything puppies
know instinctually tells them that using the
mouth is one of the most natural things they will
do (just like crying is to a newborn baby). This
does not mean that your puppy is aggressive or
temperamental, just using the only tools he
understands.

109.You will not do any one thing to get
them to believe that this deeply
imprinted mouthing instinct is wrong. So don’t
try the “quick fixes” like spray bottles, shaker
cans, or holding their mouth! Attempting these
reprimands will not work and will only serve to
break your puppy’s trust in you. There are ways to
manage your puppy’s mouthing and nipping as
opposed to using “quick fixes.”

110.Each “mouthing moment” has a different
origin, so each “solution” or
management option is, of course, going to be different.
You can keep a running list of “origins” and
a list of “managements” to help you troubleshoot.

[Happy Pet Cebu]

Managing Mouthing and Nipping

111.The first step in managing nipping
and mouthing is to identify the core
reason for the mouthing/nipping at any given
time.Your puppy will use her mouth for many different
reasons and at many different times. Keep
a log of the times and circumstances of the behavior.
You will quickly see patterns in the behaviors.

112.Once you’ve identified the source of
the mouthing, you can apply a management
technique to quell it (for the time being).
Remember that puppies are constant management,
and managing this behavior today means
managing it tomorrow until your puppy can learn
right and wrong concepts and self-control.We will
outline a checklist of actions to take when your
dog is “bite happy.”

WHY DO NIPPING AND
MOUTHING HAPPEN?

Communication. Puppies will nip and mouth to
communicate. Try to figure out what it is they are
trying to communicate and meet that need. They
may need interaction, a walk, or a nap. Mouthing
to communicate only stops when a new communication
channel is introduced. This channel is the
obedience training language. Until obedience
training, try to figure out what they are trying to
communicate and resolve it—don’t punish it.
Investigation. Puppies will nip and mouth to
investigate. They will also use their mouths to
explore textures—carpets, clothing, shoes, pillows,
furniture, etc. To redirect investigation,
encourage other play with safe, approved
objects. Use a specific “approved chew toy” to
help your puppy quickly identify which material is
approved for chewing.
Teething. Puppies will nip and mouth to teeth.
Your puppy will begin teething as early as four
months and continue through five months
(smaller breeds may be delayed as much as one
month). If your dog is teething, divert with a chew
toy. If your puppy spits the chew toy out and
returns to your hand, you either do not have the
material she needs to soothe her teething, or she
has another need.


Frustrated. Puppies will nip and mouth if
they’re frustrated. If your puppy feels you don’t
understand her needs, she can become quite
frustrated. This is where mouthing usually jumps
into high gear. At this point, it is best to crate
your puppy so she can get out of her “tizzy” and
calm down. Find out where the communication
breakdown is coming from. It could be a forgotten
potty break, hunger (mealtime), thirst (empty
water bowl), or other unfulfilled need that needs
tending. If your puppy ends up snoozing soundly
while you’re playing detective, then there’s your
answer—the need was rest all along!

[Happy Pet Cebu]

Recipes for Quelling a Mouthing Situation

113.Give your puppy a bathroom break.
This is the quickest and easiest
potential solution.

114.Stop! Cease all action by placing
your puppy into a SIT position facing
away from you. Once she is sitting, praise her
calmly. Keep her in this position for one to two
minutes and introduce calming words like “settle
down” or “enough” spoken in mild vocal tones. Do
not stroke or pet your dog at this point. You will
need both hands to do this correctly, and stroking
your dog’s fur can be very stimulating to your
puppy. Do not release your puppy if she is resisting
or fighting you. Release your puppy when you
feel her body relax.

115.Try to divert with chew toys. Place a
toy in your puppy’s mouth and
praise for her taking it. Try to keep it there and
help her concentrate on this new action rather
than the previous nipping action. This is usually a
great troubleshooting action as you will quickly
know if the need has been met with this one!

116.Maybe a little interaction is the
thing. If your puppy diverts for a
short time with the SIT redirection or the toy redirection,
but is still insistent in mouthing you, try a
game of fetch or other game that will not overstimulate
your puppy. (We recommend not using
the “chasing the kids around the house” game as
an outlet!)

117.Lastly, it is time for a nap. If your
puppy has lost the ability to control
herself, any attempt at “making” her have selfcontrol
will be met with failure. Now it’s time for
a time-out. Pick your puppy up and talk quietly to
her as you place her in her crate, and give her a
treat for going in. Shut the door and let your
puppy relax for at least fifteen minutes after her
initial fidgeting in the crate has stopped. She
might even need a good, long one- or two-hour
nap.

Thank you for reading...
Next post will be all about Adolescent
Dogs...

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[Happy Pet Cebu]

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[raissah]

Ako ra ma share ra jud ani sa kay know your dog. Know what makes him tick. Sa ako puppy kay luckily grabe ka attentive.
And everytime naa cyay buhaton nga gnhan ko, ako cya i praise. Like kanang mag sit still cya before ko mohatag ug food. D na gani mi mag tingog sa ako sis. Puros ra good boy madungog sa balay. Hahaha

Share ko gamay sa ako experience.

Ako kay beginner man jud ko ky my Mom never allowed me to own a dog when I was a kid. We had a German Shep but dli man ipahikap. Gi sige lang ug tanggong. Now that daku na ko, iya ko giregaluhan sa akong (mind you) 28th birthday ug puppy mix jap spitz x shih tzu. (she waited 28 long years before ko niya gisaligan nga magka dog ) hehehe

Ako gidala dre sa cebu at 1 month and 2 weeks old.

1st week niya sa akoa dre sa cebu - I decided to train my puppy how to sit. He learned it in 30 mins.
Perfected it in 1 day. Meaning uska sulti nlang nako or sometimes action ra kbalo na cya mo sit dayun.

2nd week niya dre sa cebu (1 month and 3 weeks old) - he learned to lie down sa command nga "down"
Perfected it in 2 days.

3rd week niya dre sa cebu (2 months na siya ani) - he learned to play dead everytime mo command ko ug "bang!"
Wla pa niya ma perfect kay malimot man siya sige haha. I think lisuran cya mo higda kay matuyok man cya usahay. hahaha

4th week niya dre sa cebu (2 months and 1 week old) - learned to shake hands in less than 15 min. Perfected it in less than 30 min. Actually yesterday pa nako siya gitudloan to shake. So ako sulayan balik kron nig uli if nalimot ba cya or not. So murag duha duhaan pa nang perfected dra kay basin nalimot na to ron. hahaha

Kamo dra? unsay inyong mga experience ug unsa sad inyo style mo teach mo dog?

OT: sige pangutot ako puppy baho au hehe

[andersonl]

FOOD! mao rajud ni ako way pag teach sa ako golden retriever..
same2x ra lagi tag tricks da!

SIT - sit down, 1 month old, 15 mins training, perfected after 3 days
DOWN - lie down, 1.5 months old, 15 mins training, perfected after 3 days
SHAKE - shake hands, 2 months old, 15 mins training, perfected after 3 days
BEG(passive) - mu sit cya infront nako, then mu paw2x cya sa ako leg while looking at me, asking for food. 2 months old, 15 mins training, perfected after 3 days
UP - stand up on 2 legs, 2.5 months old, 15 mins training, perfected after 1 week
BANG - play dead, 3 months old, 30 mins training, perfected after 1 month (mag sigeg usab2x iya position)
IN - go inside doghouse, 15 mins training, never got this to perfect, dili rapud kaayu gamit..
ROLL - roll over during play dead, 6 months old, 30 mins training, perfected after 2 weeks
HIGDA - lie down on her back facing up. 9 months old, 15 mins traning, perfected after 1 week

ako jud na e balik2x everyday iya complete tricks para maka hinumdum cya, then kung dili pa perfect kay e repeat jud maayu. mu obey cya but sometimes pud dili. but if u have food and she's a bit hungry, obedient kaayu, hehe. surpised ko nga medyo easy ra diay mu train..kelangan lng jud ug diligence..

out of the tricks i taught her, ang BEG ako favorite..although passive ra cya, it's a solid communication nga she wants food man gud..it's cute to look at pud when she's begging

she's 1.5 years old now, currently trying to teach her to catch a frisby...so far iya ra e block with her chest -_-
try teaching your dog how to roll over after the play dead

Ako ra ma share ra jud ani sa kay know your dog. Know what makes him tick. Sa ako puppy kay luckily grabe ka attentive.
And everytime naa cyay buhaton nga gnhan ko, ako cya i praise. Like kanang mag sit still cya before ko mohatag ug food. D na gani mi mag tingog sa ako sis. Puros ra good boy madungog sa balay. Hahaha

Share ko gamay sa ako experience.

Ako kay beginner man jud ko ky my Mom never allowed me to own a dog when I was a kid. We had a German Shep but dli man ipahikap. Gi sige lang ug tanggong. Now that daku na ko, iya ko giregaluhan sa akong (mind you) 28th birthday ug puppy mix jap spitz x shih tzu. (she waited 28 long years before ko niya gisaligan nga magka dog ) hehehe

Ako gidala dre sa cebu at 1 month and 2 weeks old.

1st week niya sa akoa dre sa cebu - I decided to train my puppy how to sit. He learned it in 30 mins.
Perfected it in 1 day. Meaning uska sulti nlang nako or sometimes action ra kbalo na cya mo sit dayun.

2nd week niya dre sa cebu (1 month and 3 weeks old) - he learned to lie down sa command nga "down"
Perfected it in 2 days.

3rd week niya dre sa cebu (2 months na siya ani) - he learned to play dead everytime mo command ko ug "bang!"
Wla pa niya ma perfect kay malimot man siya sige haha. I think lisuran cya mo higda kay matuyok man cya usahay. hahaha

4th week niya dre sa cebu (2 months and 1 week old) - learned to shake hands in less than 15 min. Perfected it in less than 30 min. Actually yesterday pa nako siya gitudloan to shake. So ako sulayan balik kron nig uli if nalimot ba cya or not. So murag duha duhaan pa nang perfected dra kay basin nalimot na to ron. hahaha

Kamo dra? unsay inyong mga experience ug unsa sad inyo style mo teach mo dog?

OT: sige pangutot ako puppy baho au hehe

[chamchammxx]

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[mattchei]

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