In part one of this video, our nine week
old puppies demonstrate how to teach the two core concepts that attention is a behavior, and that distractions are cues for attention.
Not exact matches
The training techniques and tips are being
demonstrated by Miniature Pinscher
puppies, however, the techniques are exactly the same for an
Old English Sheepdog
puppy or an
Old English Sheepdog adult dog.
For example in England a ban was imposed on selling
puppies less than eight weeks
old in pet stores because of data
demonstrating that pups which are separated too early from their litter often have psychological problems (click here to see more about that).
Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor Whatever the task, whether keeping a four - year -
old quiet in public, housebreaking a
puppy, coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, Pryor
demonstrates it will go faster, better, and be more fun if you know how to use reinforcement.
He
demonstrates the work he does to get a small 12 week
old puppy used to the tug work with the decoy.
There is definitely evidence to
demonstrate that allowing
puppies access to stairs at under 3 months
old can lead to an increased likelihood of hip problems further down the line.
An international research team, led by Dr. Nicolas Mathevon of Hunter College, City University of New York and the University of Lyon / Saint - Etienne, has
demonstrated that
puppies are highly reactive to dog - directed speech but that
older dogs do not react differentially to dog - directed speech compared to normal speech.