Dog Training for Newbies
The day you bring your brand new puppy into your home for the first time is a joyous one; but it can also cause a lot of stress, especially if this is the first time that you’ve had a dog. You’ll need to learn many things in order to be a good caretaker of your new dog.
The first step is to make your puppy feel safe and loved in its new home. Speak gently to your dog ad whatever you do, don’t yell at them if they do something which is out of line. Yelling at your puppy can cause them to become afraid of you; this is something which can be difficult, if not impossible to remedy. It’s better to take your new puppy for training as soon as you can after bringing your new family member home.
But there are other reasons that you would want to have your dog trained and it in reality it is not just your dog that needs training! You as the dog owner will also need training so that you know what the right way is and what the wrong way to handle a dog is.
Training a dog will become obvious to you when you get your puppy inside the house. It will be filled with energy and might run around and brake things, pee on the floor and chew its way through anything.
You’ll learn a lot of useful things in dog training classes, such as which commands are the most effective and just as importantly, what tone of voice to use when giving your dog a command. You’ll need to learn these things and practice them regularly? This will make your new dog a better behaved member of the family and while some puppy damage is almost inevitable, can prevent much of the damage your new dog may cause.
You’ll need to walk your dog at least once (preferably two or three) times each day. Your dog has to learn to follow your commands so that they will walk without you having to yank on their leash.
Not being able to control your dog when going for a walk and especially if it is not held in a leash can have catastrophic consequences. If your dog sees a cat or a squirrel running across the road in front of it your dog will most likely want to chase it.
Traffic accidents are one of the major killers of especially dogs and often times it are because the owner can’t control the dog with words and commands. That is why the training part is so vitally important in order to keep your dog from harm.
Pet health and well being is very important in order to have a fun and joyful Pet. As a dog owner you should spend enough time and energy in teaching your Pet and yourself the optimal ways to love and respect each other as you will hopefully be together for a long time.
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dog training | Jenash Muldavi | 10 March 2010 |
