Train Your New Puppy, Easily!

Train your puppy right by using only proven, gentle methods. But watch out because not all methods will work. You should never be aggressive or frightening to your puppy; especially when they're young. Logical, (from the standpoint of DOG psychology) gentle training is crucial in forming a happy and loving relationship between you and your dog. It sets the stage for your dog to love you, to automatically obey you.

Relate to your puppy correctly and obedience will just naturally fall into place. Always establish the "right relationship", (using "dog" psychology). We all "train" our dogs very well... it's just a matter of "what" exactly we are training them to do. 90% of pet owners accidentally or unknowingly teach their dogs and puppies to do exactly the opposite of what they want them to do.

Here is an example of "inverse" or incorrect training: dogs who don't come when called. This is a very common problem and guess what? It's only because the dog has accidentally been "taught" not to come... even during the process of attempting to teach the "come" command.

Another example of 'inverse training': Puppies or dogs who are making messes in the house and have accidentally been "trained" to do so. The owners may not have intentionally done this. As a matter of fact they were really striving for just the opposite. But in not understanding the dynamics of the "dog mindset", the puppy or dog was accidentally taught the exact opposite of what the owner wanted.

What we need to remember is that this is not the puppy or dog's fault. It's no one's faultand laying blame on the dog is not going to accomplish anything but to destroy the fun and enjoyment of owning a pet. Knowing that, this is a very simple analogy that may help you with puppy training. Imagine you're behind a securely locked door. You can try forcing it open and you might very well destroy the door to force it open. OR you can find the KEYS with which to open that door, and it will open easily and with no damage. This is the very idea with which I approach the concept of puppy training. There are very simple keys based on the psychology of the dog that make the experience of owning and training a pet exactly what it was meant to be and that is fun, enjoyable and a journey of easy and quick learning and positive experiences together.

The door analogy is like your dog's mindset and we don't want to slow down learning or break his spirit with the use of anger or any force. Understand this: dogs do not function according to the rules of "Human" psychology or logic. We may be tempted to attribute human qualities to them but that doesn't mean they possess them.

Puppy training (and/or dog training) is SO much easier when we teach our dogs in a way that they can easily comprehend.

The author, Mike Dodd, being raised around many dogs, knows a great deal about puppy training.