| Top Social Training Techniques For Puppies |
| Written by Jack Hamersom | ||||||||
| Thursday, 26 February 2009 | ||||||||
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One of the most important training skills a puppy must be taught in order to be sure that both the dog and the people it comes in contact with will be safe. I puppy with good social skills will be a happier dog, and will make them a more enjoyable pet to have in the home. A puppy with poor social skills is not only miserable, but can also pose a danger to both humans and other pets around it. The best time to start training your puppy and teaching them social behavior is when they are puppies, so that they do not start to learn bad habits, and the dog is starting with a clean slate. What your puppy will learn in the first months and years will affect the way the puppy acts for the rest of its life.Once you dog has learned the correct social skills it will have less aggression and you will be able to take the puppy in public without it showing signs of aggression to other people or pets. The will enjoy the new experiences instead of being stressed out about the new environment. When looking to start teaching your puppy social skills the prime age to start training them is around 12 weeks. It is during this time that social training will be most effective for your puppy, and it is much harder to teach a puppy these skills after the 12 week window is gone. Top Tips On Teaching Your Puppy Social Skills How to Teach your Dog Social Skills When you make the training fun and excited they will look forward to the training sessions, but if you make it stressful for them they will not want to want to take part in the next training session. You need to have a wide variety of different people and pets come over and visit the puppy. This will teach the puppy to enjoy company from other people and will help it to adapt to new environments. It is crucial that you take you puppy out and let it see new place, people, and pets. When you dog gets out it gets a chance to enjoy the outdoors while learning valuable social skills that they will need. Make sure your puppy learns to enjoy things such as getting a bath, or having its nails clipped, etc. This will make it easier to care for the pet. About the Author: Learn about all types of pet urns including Dog Cremation Urns Honor your cat with a beautiful Wood Cat Urns pet urns are wonderful way to honor your cat Views: 378
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