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Everyone in your family, including dogs, has to have rules and boundaries in the house. You should start teaching the puppy rules and boundaries as soon as you bring them home. Giving a puppy too much freedom and the ability to do anything it wants, is a recipe for disaster. Setting Rules Rules refer to what a puppy is and isn’t allowed to do. Here are some examples: No jumping on furniture when not invited No pulling on the leash when walking No jumping on guests when they are greeted No “...

These 5 things need to begin even before the basic obedience training command such as sit, down, stay, etc. Potty Training - Episode #3 Crate Training - Episode #21 Rules and Boundaries Puppies Name Stopping Play Biting - Episode #5 If you teach your new puppy these 5 things from the very beginning, you can prevent a lot of frustration. Video Resources: How I Potty Trained My Puppy in One Day: https://youtu.be/KumQMZt90lE How to Stop Puppy Play Biting: https://youtu.be/0zYgl3jeKKI Website...

I have a lot of clients with puppies that pee when they get excited. This is a huge issue with some new puppy owners, and in this episode I will provide some tips to help you deal with excited or submissive urination in puppies. In this episode I discuss: What is the difference between submissive and excited urination? Why do either of these happen? What steps can you take to minimize submissive urination? What steps can you take to minimize excited urination? When to get profess...

Setting unrealistic goals for your new puppy is a huge mistake. This is just as bad as trying to “fix” all of your puppies unwanted behaviors. As discussed in the last episode, we always want to focus on what we want the puppy to do, not what we want them not to do. Be patient, take it slow, don’t force the puppy to try and learn too fast. Remember, they do not live with the same technology as humans in the digital world. Their life is analog, and they learn at their own pace. SMART Goals Spec...

There is one secret to raising your puppy so that they continue to do what you ask from them, and stop doing the behaviors that you don’t want such as barking, jumping, play biting, and chewing. Listen to this entire episode for complete details. Visit the shows website http://puppytalkpodcast.com Visit our sponsors website http://topgundogtraining.com

In this episode I discuss the importance of using hand signals in addition to vocal commands for foundational work such as sit, down, stay, come, etc. 3 reasons to use hand signals: Dogs easily habituate vocal commands when overdone Dogs sight is dominant over their hearing - Dogs perceive the world through her nose, eyes, and ears (in that order) Body language, spacial pressure, and hand signals combined together can help calm a puppy over a lot of vocalization and commands. Top G...

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In this lesson, I am going to discuss how to teach the “drop-it” command to your puppy.

In this episode I teach you you to teach your puppy the leave-it command before they pick unwanted things up in their mouth.

In this important episode, I discuss how to prevent unwanted puppy behaviors.

Today we talk about leash training tips for puppies.

This is a great question, and one I get asked a lot. This episode breaks it down for you and provides important information that will help you understand the importance of sleep for puppies. 8-12 week old puppies need 16-18 hours of sleep per day 12-16 week old puppies need 14-16 hours of sleep per day 16 weeks - 1 yr old puppies need 12-14 hours of sleep per day Puppies 1 yr+ need at least 10-12 hours of sleep per day Don't underestimate the power of sleep for puppies. Listen t...

This episode was inspired by a post from Juliette Jones of Inquiring Noses Dog Training in Rockwell, TX. Her website and Instagram page is listed at the bottom of the show notes.

Maintaining and adjusting the puppies schedule so they become a well behaved and balanced adult dog is extremely important.

Here is a list of Essential Equipment for New Puppy Owners. Essential Equipment for New Puppy Owners Play Toys: Mendota pet has great toys Mental Stimulation toys: Kong, LickiMat, Puzzles Chew Toys: Bully sticks, dear antler, Nylabone puppy starter kit Leashes: Mendota Pet slip lead, 6” snap leash, collar, long line. Create: basic wire crate is fine For our blog post link to all of these items click here https://www.puppytalkpodcast.com/blog/essential-equipment-for-new-puppy-own...

The correct answer to when you should start training your new puppy is the minute you take possession of the puppy.

There are a lot of things to consider when getting a new puppy. Here are just a few questions to ask yourself and my suggestions. Who is the puppy for? Why are you getting a puppy? What activities do you want the puppet do? Is this going to be a house dog? What is your lifestyle? Can you take the puppy for lots of walks? Can you socialize the puppy? Can you train the puppy yourself? My suggestions: Retriever for outdoors Poodle or Maltese for indoors Mini A...

Dog Obedience Training vs Behavior Modification

This episode discusses the best ways to use your voice for communicating with your puppy.

This is the final installment in our puppy training series, teaching puppy recall (come). Todays Lesson: Make sure you have a good sit, down, and stay before expecting a good recall under distractions. DO NOT call you puppy to you and punish them or make them do something they don’t walk like go to crate, etc. Use high value food reward 3 Types of recall Place puppy in stay, release them with an “ok”, then call them to you with “come” - be energetic and use high pitch voice. Use ...

Puppy Training Series: Teaching Stay. Unlike sit and down, we are not going to use shaping or luring with food. Down-stay is the ultimate calming command for any puppy or dog. 4 Steps to “stay” Make sure that your puppy has a good sit and down, episodes #31 and #33. Program the command “stay” firmly with held signal at same time. Start with 10 seconds and build up from there. Mark and reward every 10 seconds while standing next to puppy Slowly increase the 3 D’s: distance, durati...

This episode is part a change in the format for Puppy Talk Podcast. Once a week I will be providing detailed instructions of training commands for your puppy. This episode coaches you how to teach your puppy the "down" command. Todays Lesson: Teaching down using shaping Need training treats - see episode 11 for recommendations Also need a quiet place with no distractions for you and your puppy Lure into sit. 4 parts: food lure, down, mark the behavior (yes or click), reward Clic...

Interview with Michelle Dart and Yo Armendariz of The Empowered Dog Show