Perfect Puppy: Food (part2)

Use feeding a puppy in order to form a relationship with him and give him realize your importance as a food source. During the first few weeks, the puppy should receive all their food only from your hands. You can use the feed from the hand to teach the puppy to a nickname, to teach him to pay attention to you, and to explain to him the importance of the marker behavior.

First, teach him to recognize his name, simply saying it before you give him another piece. You can repeat this about 10 times in the beginning of each feeding. Then, name the nickname of a puppy, but wait until he looks at you, and only then let him go. Not seeking long-term focus - just one or two seconds. The purpose of this exercise is not the generation of intense concentration. You just have to develop a puppy habit as often as possible to look at you. The fact that the dog you saw in the source of all good, it is very important for her successful performances in the future.

Tag behavior - Is that you installed a signal that tells the dog that she did everything right. This can be any word or sound that is unique and used only in that capacity. Many are used as a marker of the clicker. The dog out of the hands, you can teach the puppy to the sound of the marker, using it directly before to give the dog the next piece. Simply click, feed, click, feed it. If you are using as a marker word, replace them click. Word-marker should be pronounced the same way every time (tone, volume, intonation) and used only in this context. It makes sense to teach the puppy to the clicker, and a verbal marker (initially avoiding the use of different markers within the same class). Thus, you get two tools of training.

As soon as your puppy will understand the relationship between a marker and a delicacy (in most cases it is sufficient to 10 repetitions), start applying the marker to where the puppy does what you need. You will have to closely monitor the puppy and "catch" him the right things, encouraging them to click and treat. Enormous role played by the time you click, it should follow with minimal delay. Delicacy also need to give fast, but if necessary, can be a little delay. For example, if your puppy sits and looks at you, fix this step, mark it and reward treat. As a result, the likelihood of a repetition of this action in the future increases.

Games and toys

Most puppies love toys and games. They naturally love to hunt, to pull, chew and tear something. It is useful to encourage the game with appropriate objects, especially if you're going to train the puppy to sports performances. Dogs who have a motivation for a toy, much easier to train than those who have no such motivation. For some dogs play and toys are a powerful reinforcement.

First, you can use a toy to take a puppy. If he is "looking for trouble, you can give him a toy that he could use his energy for peaceful purposes." Stuffed toy snack (peanut butter, cheese, etc.) you force the puppy to focus on the positive use of energy. Working with groups of dog training for puppies, we ask owners to bring to school toys, stuffed treat. At the end of classes. when we take time to calmly talk about the behavior and problem solving, puppies get their toys and calmly lie and gnaw them, as we speak.

Having at hand "pogryzushki" type Nylabone, you can replace them in time such inappropriate objects as their own slippers or cushions.

If the dog will participate in competitions in obedience, agility, flaybolu etc., is very important to encourage the puppy's desire to hunt for a moving object (and from time to time aportirovat it). Running and aportirovka - also a good exercise for almost all dogs. You may have to experiment to find a toy that is most interesting to your puppy. For some dogs chasing a moving object - a natural occupation, while others do not see the point in this process.

If the dog is not enough desire or energy to chase things, to start you can play "two specialties. For puppies, we use cereal Kix, and for older dogs - cheese balls (or any delicacy which good rides and is easy to see). Show the puppy a treat, be interested in it, then drop it, so they rolled, encouraging the dog the command "Sic!" Once the puppy will eat sweets and turn to you, show him a piece, interest and cast him in another direction, again, encouraging his team. Repeat this exercise often. Eventually, your puppy will understand the rules of the game and will enthusiastically respond to the command "Sic!". Then you can start typing in the game toys.

On games with the dogs in the "pull-push" said a lot of bad. In the past, these games were forbidden, especially those puppies that have the potential to be big and strong. However, if you follow certain recommendations, "pull-push" can be very fun exercise. In addition, it is a great way to encourage desirable actions. It is important to teach the dog that loves this game, the command "Stop!". When the dog pulls, just put the treat to her nose. When she opens her mouth, use a verbal marker, and give a treat. Once it starts to let go of the toy is guaranteed to treat, add the command "Stop!" before you hold the treat to his nose dog. A few of these games lessons your puppy should be let go of the toy on command, and then you can highlight and reinforce its action.

Games and toys - great reinforcement. Clicking or a verbal marker, you can give the dog its favorite toy or take her fun game, instead of giving a treat. Begin to vary the type of reinforcement that you are using, until the puppy is still small. You need to have at its disposal a variety of ways of reinforcement. If you use a toy or game as a reinforcement, then this game should begin and end quickly. For example, if your dog lay down on command, you can click and get the cord in order to play tug within 15 seconds. Then remove the toy and continue training.

The world around us and socialization

Enriched with the outside world - one of the most important things that the owner can give the puppy. In one very well-known study, one group of rats was placed in enriched, and the other - in impoverished conditions. In the enriched environment, animals have provided a variety of toys, which are regularly replaced, and the ability to communicate with other rats and humans. In impoverished rats were kept in individual cages without communication, companies or occupations. At the end of the experiment was to compare brain volume in rats, which showed that the brains of rats kept in enriched conditions, was larger and heavier. In their mind to establish more connections between neurons (brain cells), resulting in increased speed of information processing.

To ensure the puppy enriched the world around us, you should acquaint him with various kinds of sound. smells, tastes, experiences and activities. Nevertheless, common sense. Do not suppress and do not frighten the puppy. One or two new events in the day - it was good. Just Vary experience obtained puppy as often as possible.

For the puppy is also very important socialization and interaction with other animals and humans. It is absolutely necessary to learn to communicate with other living beings. If you do not teach him that from childhood, most likely, it will not be able to learn than ever. Unfortunately, some trainers recommend that owners of puppies to keep them away from other dogs and people, to develop contact with the owner and get the dog to concentrate only on him. If you strictly follow this recommendation, some puppies, or become afraid of other dogs and people, or become aggressive. Instead, part of the upbringing of your puppy should be limited and controlled communication.

Find friendly dogs of all ages, types, sizes and types, and let the puppy interact with them. In general, adult females are very well know how to explain the puppy that he is too obtrusive, while not causing him pain. In determining when to allow communication, and when the limit it should also be guided by common sense. You must also give the puppy an opportunity to meet and talk with different people, while he was still small. Among other things, such communication - a good opportunity to teach the puppy to greet people properly.

Total Training All dogs must be formed in the basic skills of obedience. If you plan to participate with your pet in a sporting event, he should be able to do much more action for the team.