Press Release Summary = If you have a puppy, you must start training early, but do
it gently.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
03/11/2006
When Should I Start Training My Puppy?
If you have a puppy, you must start training early, but do it gently.
Your puppy has to have confidence in you before he can begin learning. Remember
that puppies are like children - they have growing bodies, short attention spans,
and will only learn things when the conditions are right.
That said, the earlier you start training dogs, the better. More specifically, it\'s
best if you start “socialization” from 8 weeks, simple commands like “come” and
“sit” from 12 weeks, and more intensive training at 5 to 6 months.
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While some early training can be started as soon as you bring your puppy home, the
optimum time to begin obedience training is somewhere around 9 to 12 weeks of age.
Keep in mind that training can cover a broad range of topics – I’m not suggesting
that you begin training your puppy at 8 weeks of age for agility competitions! Your
training should start off with the basics – teaching him “No!” and beginning
house-training.
Socialization skills are next – experts tell us the best window for your puppy to
learn socialization skills is between 3 and 16 weeks – that’s the best time to
insure that your puppy grows into a well-adjusted adult.
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A well-socialized dog will interact well with all types of people and situations,
even those he has never been in before. With appropriate social skills, your dog
will show little or no fear of most objects, people or other animals, and even if
startled, will recover quickly and won’t panic.
Bottom line, a well-adjusted dog is one that is comfortable in a variety of
situations and surroundings. He may be excited in a new setting, but not fearful.
The key here is to create positive experiences as you expose your dog to more and
more new situations.
Even training your puppy for 5 – 10 minutes per day as soon as you bring him home
will make a big difference in the social skills and adaptability of your puppy.
Keep in mind that puppies have very short attention spans, so keep your lessons
short and fun. How short an attention span? That depends on the age of the puppy,
his breed and how mature your individual puppy is – but a good rule of thumb is to
keep the training sessions within that 5 -10 minute range.
Depending on your puppy’s age and maturity level, sometime between 3 and 6 months of
age you should be moving the training into the area of the basic commands such as
Sit, Heel, Down, etc.
It’s important you have realistic expectations about your dog’s capabilities at this
point – I don’t expect a puppy to be responding to the basic commands with any
degree of regularity until they’ve reached 6 months of age.
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For More Information Contact:
Gary Neame
onefreekiwi@xtra.co.nz
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