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New Tips To Train Your Puppy Easily


March 27, 2009

Looking to the future is your first task when preparing for training your puppy, because it can only improve the process of relocating a young dog or puppy from his happy and playful home to his new and unrecognizable surroundings. It can be disconcerting for a young pup when he is taken away from his mother and siblings, and then is suddenly moved to strange and confusing habitat where there is nothing but unfamiliar people and strange smells.

These emotions don’t just apply to young puppies. Fully grown dogs are not immune to bouts of anxiety caused by everything new that happens to them when they get relocated. Don’t forget your dog will need lots of reassurance when you take him away from his old home; he’ll just notice that his friends are gone and he doesn’t recognize anything.

If humanly possible, the perfect way to get to know your new family member is to visit him before he moves in with you. So, when you get round tofiguring out, how to train a puppy the familiarity between you will result in a quicker learning experience. I appreciate this is not always possible so, try taking home something from the current owner that the puppy is familiar with - like maybe a piece of clothing that he’s slept on, or just something that will remind him of home and get used to being in an alien environment without the familiar smells and faces.

Pretty much everybody agrees that the best time to introduce your puppy to his new home is when you will be at home for a few days on the trot. This way you’ll always be there while he’s finding his feet. A holiday period - a long weekend - or even take a few days off work. Please don’t move you dog in, then home him in kennels while you go on vacation. Being there for him in those first few days will help him settle in, and help him overcome any separation anxiety he may experience.

In the same way that we humans make preparations for a new baby, by creating an environment to satisfy the baby’s needs and requirements, training your puppy should be just as exciting. Having a different number of legs shouldn’t mean you get less priority.

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