| PUPPY MOUTHING |
| PUPPY TRAINING |
| PUPPY BEDTIME |
| PUPPY HOUSE TRAINING DONT'S |
RAISING PUPPIES AND KIDS TOGETHER, A GUIDE FOR PARENTS
Paul Owens has also written: The Dog Whisperer
and: The Dog Whisperer, Beginning and Intermediate Dog Training
The Loved Dog, The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior
Barking the Sound of a Language by Turid Rugaas (Here Turid disagrees with
many and states that indeed dogs do have emotions which I do agree with. They may not think like us but they definitely have feelings/emotions.)
We recommend the potty bell training system. The one we use
isn't available anymore, but this link is to a website that sells hunting
dog supplies and they claim the bells can be heard from a considerable
distance so should work in a home to alert for potty:
The mouthing is always an issue with this age as that is all they know from their littermates when they leave us. As time passes and their teething needs diminish it just stops by itself, but coming up to that and not being bloody all the time is important.
Roger's method is for an adult (children may be to rough
or gentle and you need the right quick pull for this to
work) to sit down on the floor with the puppy and immediately when he puts his teeth on him take your
index finger and thumb and grab the loose skin on the
back of the neck and give a firm quick up and down jerk
and using as high pitched a tone as possible yell "ouch"
or "Awck" to startle him. Three times usually
stops it for the time. Whenever he is mouthing use
the "scruff shake" this is not to hurt the puppy of
course and you don't lift him off the ground, it's ok if
he gives a little yipe when you do it. Usually the
yipe is because he doesn't want to be interfered with. Sometimes the puppy will go away and soon enough will
return to play but should behave better each episode.
Along with that as you can teach sit and and other
obedience commands (like "spin right" and "spin left" )
then you can start interacting to expend his energies
more so that when you do want to sit down with him he
will be calmer and quieter. Please remember when he is
mouthing not to be lifting your hand up and away from
him as he will just keep following your hand, never play
with his face with your hands always try to use a toy
and try to get it into his mouth or retrieving it, not
teasing him back and forth with it as this encourages
the mouthing. His
teeth and gums are in a pretty constant state of
discomfort when he is this age and still has his baby
teeth growing and then they will fall out between 3.5 to
4 months on the average and his adult teeth will be
coming in and he will still be uncomfortable so lots of
good things to chew on will help satisfy his need to
chew and relieve the pain and discomfort. He doesn't
necessarily just mouth there is a reason for it. They
now have teething toys that you can put into the fridge
to get them cold just like for babies. I haven't used
them so take care that they don't come apart too easily
and stuff. Flexible Nylabone like the fish can be
refrigerated to help soothe and attract his attention
and there are other puppy age appropriate ones that can
be refrigerated too to help.
Take heart as this stage will actually pass fairly quickly and he will be onto becoming that wonderful companion that you want in this area.
If the above don't give you some relief please let me
know and we will seek out some other manner of help for
you. I also sometimes just put my hand around the
muzzle and hold it GENTLY, but firmly, and say "no bite" to help him
understand that I am in charge as I see the momma dogs
do this a lot and I do mean a lot. That is one of the
ways they teach them to stop nursing and being shark
toothed around them.
Young puppy has a short attention spans and is easily distracted.
Two facts that can make training very frustrating. Get your puppy’s
attention by making eye contact with them just before you give a command.
Decide what you’re going to do to make them look up. You might want to
say their name in a firm, clear tone; use a clicker or give a quick whistle.
Consistency is key, so once you find a method that works, stick with it.
So you bought a crate, or kennel, but now you don’t know
how to get your puppy inside. It’s really not that difficult.
Simply bribe your dog. which means, train your dog with
food at mealtime. Before you put the food bowl down,
take a small handful of dog food and toss one piece at a
time into the kennel, then as your puppy goes in to eat
the food say, "kennel up!" (Or whatever phrase you want
him to learn. But keep it short and make sure it’s not a
commonly used phrase your dog will hear others
saying at random.) If dog food isn’t enticing enough,
try using his or her favorite treat. Soon your new pal will
be running inside whenever you give the command.
-Do not reprimand your puppy for mistakes. Reprimand has no place in housetraining.
-Do not leave food and water out all day and night for your puppy to eat
and drink at whim. Use some common sense here. Obviously if the
weather is hot, it is appropriate to give the pup access to water, but if this
is the case, then you need to be more alert to the possibility of the pup
needing to urinate more frequently.
-Do not allow your pup to eliminate anywhere other than his toilet area.
-Do not give your puppy free unattended run of your house
If you are an owner of a dog that belongs to a 'dangerous breed' category
And you also have a small child please take this as a warning.
Don't leave Your dog with the child unattended under any circumstances.
Only a moment was enough for the following to happen. See the photo:
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination."
Albert Einstein
