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How to Train Your Puppy Fast and Build Lifelong Good Habits
Discover how to train your puppy fast with this easy step-by-step plan. Learn key commands, routines, and tips for confident, happy new dog
New puppy at home? This quick step-by-step guide shows how to train your puppy fast using patience, structure, and positive reinforcement. ✨🐕
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Reactive Toward Other Dogs
A big issue with most reactive dogs is other dogs. We need to find a way to communicate to our dogs what behavior is most effective for quietly dealing with their anxiety and getting the result they want, and we need to do it in a way that they can understand and trust, even when inside, our poor pooch is panicking. Most dogs self-reward with reactive behaviors because whatever habit they form works. If they bark, lunge, growl, whatever, the interaction that they don't want to happen stops. That isn't to say you should push the interaction of they are pulling, that doesn't usually help. Instead, come up with a replacement behavior that you can ask of your pup the next time that you see their trigger, before they panic. The more you practice this, the easier it is for our dogs to ignore other dogs passing by and prevent the stress that comes with them for our reactive dogs.
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Reactive Dogs
When we label a dog as reactive, it means that they are quick to react to their environment. Reactivity is part of a dog's personality, and it is important to teach them how it is appropriate to react to any situation so that they can thrive in a world filled with surprises, providing them with a low-stress life. There are a lot of ideas about how to train a dog not to bark, growl or lunge toward things, but what trainers agree on is that reactivity is an anxiety response, and the trigger needs to be identified. Over the next few weeks, we are going to discuss common anxiety triggers for dogs and how to address them with your pup at home.
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Reinforcement
When we talk about reinforcing our dogs, a lot of people think that just means offering a treat, but it is so much more than that. Some dogs are highly food motivated and will never get tired of taking treats, but for most dogs, there is more to life than food, and you've got to use every urge to keep them engaged and happy.
This doesn't mean letting them do whatever they want. It means adapting your reinforcement techniques to what they want most in the moment. If your dog wants to get in the trash, then yes, we are looking at a food motivator. If they want to run after smaller animals, we want a chase motivator, like a fetch toy or really any toy you can play chase with your dog with. If they want to dig and scratch, a puzzle toy would be right up their alley. If they just wanna be in your lap, affection will be your best motivator. If they like to sit and stare at you but don't get close enough to pet, praise is the reinforcer that you want to go for.
Waffles is a mixed bag. She loves treats, but when she gets full, I know that she will take a different motivator based on her behavior. I can either throw some treats in her Search and Destroy Toybox or use it to ask her to find a toy if she seems excited, and she can pick out a toy that she knows is the most fun based on what urge she is feeling. If she wants praise and I offer her toybox, she will obediently put her nose in it then look back at me for approval. If she wants affection, she will put her nose in the toybox and then come charging at me with no toy for snuggles. As we continue to build our communication and trust with our dogs, we will be able to reward them even more effectively.
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Enclosures
When we have puppies and untrained dogs, we want to maintain as much control as we can over their environment and what they are able to interact with so that we can build positive habits while making structured playtime and time to explore more even more exciting and allowing us to use these activities as reinforcers.
Crate
Somewhere safe and secure to sleep
Keeps them from getting into trouble or getting hurt while we sleep.
When we condition them properly to their crate, it also provides our dogs with a space they can go to be alone and decompress.
Playpen
Larger enclosure allows room to play and roam
Usually easier to move
Collapsible play pens
Usually made of a canvas material
Great for trips
Teach dogs that she can relax and decompress anywhere
Kennels
Large enclosures with a roof to keep dogs safe and secure for extended period of time
Fences are great for enclosing a yard and making a nice big area for dogs to play in, but it is important to check for damages areas in the fence or holes that could be dug under on a regular basis to keep your pet safe and secure.
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Leashes
I have two absolute favorite leashes. The one that is my favorite for training is Waffles' rope leash. Pretty self-explanatory; it's a leash made out of rope. The key here is to recognize that this leash has the same mouthfeel as her tug toys, so I can encourage her to bite and play with it while we are walking, reinforcing her for staying close to me. This is especially useful when she has had a lot of food already or just isn't feeling very good motivated.
I have a couple pretty leashes that are fun to use when visiting someone or going out, but my other favorite leash is my oddball leash. It's exactly the same length as I am tall, fairly heavy and I bought it second-hand, so the clip is a little finicky. The length of this leash is most comfortable because I don't have to pick up a bunch of extra slack when Waffles is in a perfect heel position, plus I don't have to worry about her chewing it apart if I am distracted due to its durability. 6 foot leashes are most common, but I find that it's hard for me not to step on the leash when my hands are full and I don't like accidentally giving Waffles collar corrections for being a perfect puppy, which is why it's nice to have a leash that is 5 feet and 5 inches, like me. If you are taller than 6 feet, and you find that your dog reaches the end of their leash sooner than you would like, you may want to try a slightly longer leash for day-to-day use.
The other super important leash that we use is our long-line. A long line should be at least 10 feet long. We use them to allow our dogs more room to explore when we are on freedom walks, to communicate to them that we are following them because it's free time, and to teach a strong recall by calling your pup and giving the long line a little tug when it's time to come back. This is a great tool to teach our pups boundaries while we are exploring.
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