If you have a well behaved dog, good for you. If not, you may be in need of dog training. You should use the tips from this article to keep your dog under control and train it properly.
Crate training your new puppy is most effective when you take small steps. Once they have grown accustomed to being in the crate with the gate open, try closing the gate and feeding them small treats through the crate. Use small increments of time, and build them up as your puppy or dog becomes more relaxed with the process. If the puppy becomes upset, you may be progressing too quickly.
Make sure that there is a calm environment in the room where your dog is. Your dog should have the patience to wait for you to get settled and signal that you are ready to play with him. Do not acknowledge the animal when you enter and by doing so, you create a controlled atmosphere in which you decide how and when play time begins.
Dogs have a short attention span and you will have to attract his attention. If you do it enough times, your dog will wait for your signals instead of focusing on other things.
Do not tie more than one dog in the same area. The restraints for each dog can become tangled and in an effort to free themselves, they can be injured. Particularly in the case of a large dog and a small dog, the animals may get so tangled that the smaller dog has his airway cut off and dies.
Even the worst dogs can learn better behavior. You can train most dogs as long as you know what to do and exercise patience. Use the information you have read to eliminate hardship connected with training a dog, as well as to maximize those efforts.