Similarly, classrooms typically contain some students who can demonstrate mastery of grade - level skills and material to be understood before the school year
begins — or who could do so in a
fraction of the time we would spend «
teaching» them.
Because of the relative ease of
teaching at this age, because the puppy has not yet learned any bad habits that will later have to be cured, and because the puppy is just a
fraction of his adult size and weight, this is the ideal time to
begin obedience training in a positive, non-punitive manner, taking into account his physical limitations and short attention span.