You thought you were bringing home Lassie from the pound, but some days it feels more like you might have brought home Cujo! However, there’s still hope! A bit of training goes a long way in reducing bad dog behavior.
A healthy diet is important to the health and well-being of your dog. A dog with an unhealthy diet may manifest several symptoms, including sluggishness and poor behavior. It can make your dog behave badly and is not good for their health. A proper diet can affect how well they react to training.
You have to be consistent with the crate training of your new puppy. Give the puppy consistent opportunities to relieve himself every time you let him out. As you continue this training, your pet will begin to wait until he gets to the appropriate location to relieve himself.
When you are house training your puppy, remember, what goes in, must come out. If you want your puppy to relieve himself with regularity, keep the diet regular too, like feeding him good food two or three times daily at consistent intervals. Doing this will provide you with some idea of when you should let your puppy go outside to use the restroom. This will decrease the risk of any accidents.
When training your dog, keep track of time during each session. Your dog is going to get bored doing the same thing over and over. Training sessions should be limited to about 10 minutes of time or less.
Whenever the dog jumps upon you, grab its paws and give them a soft squeeze so they know it is not okay to jump on humans. While this will not seriously hurt the animal, it is certainly unpleasant and therefore makes a powerful statement. They learn that if they want to avoid that discomfort, they need to refrain from jumping up.
You will be amazed at the results once you start applying these tips. Try some of the tips above if you feel a strain on the relationship between you and your dog.