Whenever you start
teaching your puppy something new it is best to begin inside away from all distractions.
Not exact matches
Although there has been a limited number of research done, the idea that female dogs who have had
puppies will actively try to
teach a human baby how to behave like a dog and in that sense will nip lightly at the nape of the neck or hands and feet if they do
something that is considered «bad behavior».
They only
teach the
puppy that people can be unpredictable and
something to fear.
Combine a commitment to clearing up with
teaching your
puppy to spin around when he hears a special signal from you that means you have
something «great» to give him (a nice handful of juicy cooked chicken for example)
Your tone of voice, the way you communicate with the
puppy and «loom» over top of him, make strong eye contact in a canine - language challenge, all associated with the trigger of a homecoming, can
teach the dog to act contrite every time you return home, whether he's done
something wrong or not.
This quickly
teaches the
puppy to run whenever he finds
something, and it will usually be
something with your scent on it (the remote, your cell phone, gloves, shoes, etc.).
The goals of working with this normal
puppy behavior are to redirect your
puppy's desire to put
something in her mouth, such as an acceptable chew toy, and to
teach her that putting her teeth on skin is never acceptable.
Alone Time and Crate Training
Teaching a
puppy to be able to cope with time alone is
something that is often overlooked.
Puppies must be
taught from an early age that being held and touched is not
something to be afraid of.
«Mother May I» is a game out of Sarah's book My Smart
Puppy (written with her partner and husband, Brian Kilcommons) with the goal of
teaching your dog to look to you whenever
something tempting (or concerning) comes into view.
If done when your pet is a
puppy, it
teaches him that when a human «competes» near their feeding bowl,
something positive will occur.
The goals of working with this normal
puppy behavior are to redirect your
puppy's desire to put
something in her mouth onto acceptable chew toys and to
teach her to be gentle when a hand is in her mouth.
Contact targeting, i.e.
teaching your
puppy to touch
something.
There are other reasons to always have your
puppy on a leash, but most important, it is a safety feature for you and your
puppy as you introduce her to the world and not just
something to use when you are
teaching her to fetch.
It also
teaches the
puppy that just because
something either feels or looks different it doesn't mean that it is bad.
It's important to
teach puppies that a grooming session is
something to look forward to which means the experience always should be a good one.
This lesson
teaches the
puppy that a child's hand reaching toward the food bowl means the child is giving him
something and not taking anything away.