There's lots of training questions on here, so I wonder when most people begin training a new puppy. I'm talking about more than house training her too. Does it start the day the puppy comes home? Do you wait a couple weeks, let things slide, because puppy needs to settles in to the new home? Do you wait until 6 months or older?
Just curious when people think it's the right time to begin proper training.
2007-09-08 11:51:03 · 23 answers · asked by Shadow's Melon 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Training starts the FIRST DAY you bring the puppy home. It takes a while, but you start immediately. NO... you NEVER wait till a pup is 6 mo old to start training him.
You can find details on HOW to do it at the websites below.
2007-09-08 11:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by Nedra E 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It starts on the day you bring a puppy home. I would use a crate and set up a regular routine when to eat, when to play, when to sleep, etc. You take the puppy out first thing in the morning, right after eat, right after play, right after waking up, give lots of praise as the puppy goes, if make mistake, no fuss over it, ignore and just simply clean it up. It will take up to 6 month before the puppy can be house trained, even if the pup knows its wrong to go in the house or crate, the muscle can not control it. Just like human child when they wet the bed. Repetition, consistency, fair makes it easy for the pup to learn. The hard part is yours. But once this is done, you know you can have a lot more peaceful quiet evening. (Even well trained adult if you have to leave the dog for more than 6 hrs, it is not fair for the dog to be expected to hold himself / herself.) I would create an RUN where dog can go, and where the dog can sleep in such situation. When you come home, you just clean it up. No fuss.
2007-09-08 12:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I brought a new pup home last Sunday. I gave him 2 days to settle in and get some what acquainted with everything and my other dogs then the training started. Not just potty training ( that started right away) but not to bite and not to jump on me or anything else to be pacient if he wants something and not to just take what ever it want to.
I have worked with just him and I together for 10 minutes in the am and then 10 minutes in the pm. He now knows how to sit and wait, shake hands, almost got go to the door to go outside for potty. He does not take toys away from the other dogs and if he is pacient and sit nice then he will get a reward. Oh by the way he's an 11 week old Golden! :)
2007-09-08 12:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think training should start the same day you bring that puppy home.. of course only the basics at first till he settles in with family and all..
But I find this way he will know from day one what he can and cannot do..
I think if you wait too long to start he will have already gotten into some mischief and will probably think you are chastising him for something he did before that he cannot now..
Just my opinion tho
2007-09-08 12:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Rebel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start the way you mean t go on, the breeder has probablly spent a lot of time oscialising the puppy, and if it going to be shown will have been standing it etc.Start straight away a crate is a good standby as it allows the puppy to feel secure and you know where the puppy is when you are busy throughout the house.Use a clicket and treats to assist with basic training, food tends to help puppies to focus,,
2007-09-14 09:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by catherine k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I start training for acceptable behavior from day one (no nipping, no chewing furniture, I'm the boss, not you, etc.) and house training from day one, but to be honest, I do wait for a few weeks before I start training for command behaviors. An 8-week-old puppy is not going to get "sit" no matter how much you work with them. Training sessions at that age are frustrating for the pup, frustrating for you, and ultimately accomplish very little, if anything at all. I usually wait at least a month before I do that kind of training, because by that time their attention span is a tiny bit longer, and their mind can grasp concepts easier.
I know many say to do training sessions from the first day home, but I've yet to see that accomplish anything. It's quite possible I'm wrong, but that's how I see it.
2007-09-08 12:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by Mandy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Training starts the day puppy comes home:
where to potty, sleep, eat..any off limit areas
most other training is laying on floor with puppy, playing and bonding....puppy comes to you, puppy follows you, puppy is picked up and held
puppy get brushed, gets toenails trimmed, puppy lays on its back in your lap, look in its mouth,,,etc etc...
learns which toys are theirs, what are not toys ;-)
more toy playing: more coming when called, learning to down, sit, not run out doors until invited.....down and wait in particular area for its meal.....
collar training....leash training...great fun to follow you for treats and toy play......
Easy a puppy, trained through FUN play, can be housebroken, know sit, down, wait, come and walking on a leash at your side, bring it, give, and rules of the house by 6 months.....and a lot more! Not as perfect as an adult, but pretty much there!
2007-09-09 04:11:09 · answer #7 · answered by Marna O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone starts training the moment they pick the dog up or bring the dog in the door whether they realize it or not. They either train with good habits or train bad habits without realizing it. I start the day a pup/dog hits the door by not allowing bad habits to form and by reinforcing good habits and starting them to become familiar with a clicker. Focused training usually starts within 2-5 days depending on the pup in many many short sessions daily (sitting at doors, sitting before food, sitting before treats etc.) Every moment is an chance to learn.
The younger the pup the easier they catch on and less bad habits they already have that have to be extinguished. I much prefer a 8-12 week old pup to start with than a 5mth old full of his self already.
2007-09-08 12:14:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you should start traing your puppy at 12wks old. pups younger then 12wks are like infants the do not process the training and also the have very short attention spans. Never let things slide it will only make it harder for you to teach right from wrong.
2007-09-14 15:52:46 · answer #9 · answered by patriciacastaneda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would start training the puppy right away. when we brought home our puppy, we didn't know either so we waited a while and soon it was too late. now the only person she listens to is my dad.
2007-09-08 11:55:58 · answer #10 · answered by Susan J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋