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When To Start Training a Pup?
We just got an 8 week old Golden puppy - she's a wild child with an attention
span of about 3 seconds. The trainer that we'll be using starts pups between 3 1/2 and 4 months, which is 2 months from now. What do I do in the meantime? We've started on housebreaking, she's started walking (meandering) on a lead and we're doing what we can to control her nipping. When do we start training things like sitting, down, etc.? I ask this because the puppy doesn't seem to have a clue as to who's boss yet (we've had her for a week). Maybe she needs reinforcement via training - maybe sh'e just being an 8 week old puppy. Your input would be appreciated. Thanks. Bob |
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, AuralFeast wrote:
We've started on housebreaking, she's started walking (meandering) on a lead and we're doing what we can to control her nipping. When do we start training things like sitting, down, etc.? training starts as soon as the pup comes home, whether you're conscious of it or not. dogs pick up on subtle clues that we often aren't aware of, so they're always learning. as for formal training, you should start with sit, down, etc. right now. work for only small periods of time (a few minutes). for a young puppy, three or four two-minute sessions spread over the day will be much more effective than one longer session. make it fun! the puppy will be more interested in training if you turn it into a game. -- shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette |
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, AuralFeast wrote:
We've started on housebreaking, she's started walking (meandering) on a lead and we're doing what we can to control her nipping. When do we start training things like sitting, down, etc.? training starts as soon as the pup comes home, whether you're conscious of it or not. dogs pick up on subtle clues that we often aren't aware of, so they're always learning. as for formal training, you should start with sit, down, etc. right now. work for only small periods of time (a few minutes). for a young puppy, three or four two-minute sessions spread over the day will be much more effective than one longer session. make it fun! the puppy will be more interested in training if you turn it into a game. -- shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette |
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Hi ,
These websites will give you some idea of how to care for and train puppies. http://www.perfectpaws.com/pupstuff.html http://infopet.co.uk/pages/0111.htm Alison Links to animal information websites http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/ "AuralFeast" wrote in message ... We just got an 8 week old Golden puppy - she's a wild child with an attention span of about 3 seconds. The trainer that we'll be using starts pups between 3 1/2 and 4 months, which is 2 months from now. What do I do in the meantime? We've started on housebreaking, she's started walking (meandering) on a lead and we're doing what we can to control her nipping. When do we start training things like sitting, down, etc.? I ask this because the puppy doesn't seem to have a clue as to who's boss yet (we've had her for a week). Maybe she needs reinforcement via training - maybe sh'e just being an 8 week old puppy. Your input would be appreciated. Thanks. Bob |
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Hi ,
These websites will give you some idea of how to care for and train puppies. http://www.perfectpaws.com/pupstuff.html http://infopet.co.uk/pages/0111.htm Alison Links to animal information websites http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/ "AuralFeast" wrote in message ... We just got an 8 week old Golden puppy - she's a wild child with an attention span of about 3 seconds. The trainer that we'll be using starts pups between 3 1/2 and 4 months, which is 2 months from now. What do I do in the meantime? We've started on housebreaking, she's started walking (meandering) on a lead and we're doing what we can to control her nipping. When do we start training things like sitting, down, etc.? I ask this because the puppy doesn't seem to have a clue as to who's boss yet (we've had her for a week). Maybe she needs reinforcement via training - maybe sh'e just being an 8 week old puppy. Your input would be appreciated. Thanks. Bob |
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