Concerning pet caring, and especially dog breeding, one of the most exciting activities we can practice is the training of our own puppy.

There are no huge changes between the way we will train an adult dog and a puppy dog. Nonetheless, there are some particular and important points that we must take into account to get the desired success when we will train a newly born dog.

We should carefully consider that a puppy dog, the same as a little infant, needs a certain amount of time to habituate itself to their new life and condition and, naturally, to pick up what he or she should do and what not. We could in no way claim to make understand lots of behavior guidelines to an infant overnight. For the same reason, we will not be able to educate our little dog in a way that it acts correctly after the first lesson.

Therefore, this will be our first rule to help our puppy dog to progress in its new life: we must be patient and tolerant with him or her. That doesn’t mean that we are not going to correct their bad tendencies at all… of course we are! However, we should assume a kind and gentle – but firm – position to do that. Why? Because, if we reproof our puppy or treat it badly, shouting at him/her and moving violently, the little dog will interpret that as a sign for us being their enemies and not their friends. That would be very negative for our future relationship. For that reason, we will correct our puppy with soft movements and with an easy tone of voice. Besides, we should not forget to show our contentment when the puppy performs correctly by fondling it and playing with it for a little while.

Keep our training practices brief and easy. Another very useful advice regarding our puppy obedience training is the need for keeping our exercises short and, first and foremost, simple. Our puppy must learn little by little, beginning with the learning of the easiest behavior habits. Again, if we are always patient and kind to him or her, our little dog will learn sooner and happier. We should not strain our puppy with long training activities either; it is better to practice during little spans of time, so that it will learn without discovering that it is “at school”.

Last but not least, we should build a friendly relationship with our puppy. We should combine easygoing training activities with some playing with our dog. This will develop a balanced relationship based on confidence and so our puppy will always be willing to remain with us and carry out our bidding.

Bearing in mind all these tips and putting into practice this method, we will see our puppy learning little by little, day by day, until it will become the ideal companion in our home for the whole family.