Comments on: What Should I Teach My Puppy First?

By: l murray

l murray — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:34:46 +0000

In reply to Colby. I also would add the " watch me " .... It is super important and can be a benefit in all other training and makes it go smoother.

By: Colby

Colby — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 02:21:22 +0000

In reply to Jean Patterson. Awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience with your dog.

By: Jean Patterson

Jean Patterson — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 16:45:57 +0000

When I got my first Rottweiler he was a 7 1/2 week old male. I have never raised a male before. All my dogs were females. He was just like little boys rough and rowdy. So after I introduced him to my two female dogs we got started on “focus” or pay attention as I figured without that he would have a hard time concentrating on other training. Then we went straight to the recall. Now there is no limits of training. He is SOILD in off leash, killer recall and all the basic commands. I love learning new things to teach him. We are only limited by my knowledge. Or lack of. I believe that dogs can learn ANYTHING that the human knows how too teach them.

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:09:11 +0000

In reply to Dirk. We don't like giving our dogs human food either. Although we do feed them human grade dog food and sometimes spoil them with high end dog treats.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:22:30 +0000

I think a puppy should learn not to beg, and get used to dog food only, rather than the occasional human food

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 01:07:44 +0000

In reply to Jordyn.

Here are a couple articles on potty training:

https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-potty-train-a-puppy/
https://puppyintraining.com/my-puppy-pees-outside-then-pees-inside/

Most 8 week old puppies have short attention spans. If your having trouble with basic commands and training your puppy you might consider taking him to a puppy kindergarten class.

By: Jordyn

Jordyn — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 21:51:50 +0000

I have an 8 week old Lab mix, I believe he doesn’t have full bladder control because he will pee 3 or 4 times outside then come in and 10min later will pee in the house. The vet says that he is healthy and doesn’t have any bladder issues. He doesn’t do anything else in the house other than pee. Am I missing something?
Also, I have been trying to work with him on the basic commands, and he just wants to lay down and not pay attention. I have waited until he is playful and he still doesn’t want to pay attention. What should I do?

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:40:16 +0000

In reply to Kathy.

We tried to organize our training articles on this page: https://puppyintraining.com/puppy-training-tips/

Regarding crate training take a look at this one: https://puppyintraining.com/crate-training-puppies/

Hopefully that helps. Good luck with your training!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:42:11 +0000

In reply to Colby. My Maltese puppy is 4 months old and I just brought him hime. He is completely UNtrained. I have a crate and he whines, barks and chews the crate to the point of exhaustion (MINE). Please tell me how to begin this craziness! I am desperate!

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 21:59:28 +0000

In reply to Lindsay. Archer doesn't usually paw or grab as much, but he likes to pop up and touch things with his nose. It's our own fault for teaching him "touch" which he's very good at doing.