Tips for Professional puppy Training to Be Successful For You and Your puppy

Tips for Professional puppy Training to Be Successful For You and Your puppy

Ever wonder what your puppy needs from you?

Think a trainer will solve all your puppies behavioural issues? 

To understand your furry friend, you need to know that many of the puppies behaviours may arise from body language ques your puppy is picking up on, but you are not aware that you are projecting.

 Read on to find out what your job is when giving your puppy a job too!

All puppies big and small benefit from obedience training classes.

 It is best to start basic obedience training as soon as you can with a new dog or puppy.

Think of obedience classes as polite manners and socialisation for your puppy. Teaching your puppy effectively to "sit" and "stay", and "go" when you need them to is giving your furry friend a set of manners and coping skills.

 Having such a strong rapport with your puppy helps him or her stay safe as they will listen to you when they most need to be focused.

Puppy does not learn everything in half an hour - You need to practice daily outside of class time.

 Effectively socialise your puppy and teach obedience by making time to practice every day in a variety of environments.

Puppy respond better to the trainers because they project confidence & are someone new. 

The puppy already knows your limitations. So starting overtakes more time.

 You both have to undo the negative behaviours you have created together, to improve your communication with each other.

Puppy live for the moment; they don't dwell on any negative experience. 

Open your mind and live for the moment to help your puppy overcome any fear & anxiety.

 A puppy may indeed have negative coping skills from previous experiences as we see in some adult dog adoptions or sheltered dog adoptions.

 But it can be corrected. Correcting negative fear-based behaviour takes time and assertiveness and awareness to make sure that you are not indirectly reinforcing the fear.

Different trainers use different techniques, find out what you're comfortable with. 

A good trainer builds a supportive relationship with you and your puppy. 

They should be flexible and accommodating and provide you with the skills you need to train your puppy well.

Puppies are trainable at any age. Older animals take more time to learn and have shorter attention spans but are only limited physically due to pain or chronic illness.

Practising your obedience training in different environments helps socialise your puppy and decreases your puppies anxiety and chances of getting distracted when you need him/her most focused.

If your furry friend looks up at you occasionally while walking, it is a sign of respect, you are confident, and this makes your puppy feel safe with you! Congratulations you are on your way to success!

Yes, training your puppy correctly takes a lot of hard work and time from the whole family.

 Successful puppy training is an investment. A puppy with excellent manners builds a positive public reputation and brings everlasting enjoyment to the family.