An 8-week-old puppy schedule helps create structure during the most important early weeks of training. A consistent daily routine makes potty training, feeding, exercise, and sleep easier to manage and helps new puppy owners avoid common problems caused by inconsistency. …
Category: Puppy Training
Discover advice and tips and techniques for puppy training, including obedience, housebreaking, socialization, and behavior management. Learn how to raise a well-behaved, confident puppy with positive reinforcement, crate training, leash training, and solutions for common puppy challenges like biting and separation anxiety.
Preparing for a Puppy
Bringing home a new puppy can be so fun and exciting, but just like when you’re welcoming a new baby, there are some important preparation steps to take before your new puppy arrives!
Preparing for a puppy requires thought, and …
Stop Puppy Pooping in the House
Training a puppy to stop pooping in the house requires patience, consistency, and positive reinforcement. We’ll discuss several options within this post. I’ll also tell you about a free, step-by-step puppy potty training video series called, Potty Training Made Easy. …
What is the Best Way to Potty Train a Puppy?
In this article, we’ll go over several steps to potty train a puppy. I’ll also give you information about a free, step-by-step video series from Professional Dog Trainer and Behavioral Specialist, Doggy Dan, on the best way to potty train …
Socializing a New Puppy
The importance of socializing a new puppy cannot be overstated. Socializing a new puppy means helping him learn how to interact with people, other dogs, cats, children, as well as getting used to sounds, sights, smells and environments. The world …
First Time Vet Visit for Your Puppy
Ideally, your puppy’s first vet visit should take place within the first few days after bringing your puppy home. Once you’ve got them settled (refer to this article, Preparing for a New Puppy), get them acquainted with your family, …
Bringing Your New Puppy Home
Bringing your new puppy home is a very exciting time, but it can be quite an adjustment for the people and pets already living in your household. Minimizing everyone’s stress is the key to making the introduction of your new …
Puppy Training Techniques
Want to learn the right puppy training techniques to train a puppy to behave? Don’t enroll your new puppy in puppy training classes or puppy obedience school. That’s the biggest and costliest mistake puppy owners can make!
Right now, thousands …
How to Train a Puppy
There’s a lot of talk about how to train a puppy with the hope of ending up with the perfect dog. It’s what we all want, but is it really possible? I think the possibility of there being a perfect …
How to Stop Your Puppy from Jumping Up
Your puppy jumping up on you or your guests may not seem so bad, or possibly even seem cute, when they’re small. But when the dog has grown to full size, it becomes a real problem! Learning how to stop …
