How To Prevent Your Dog Or Puppy From Embarrassing You
There are many ways you could learn How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarrassing you. The biggest way to help your puppy or dog is through some basic training and obedience classes.
If you have a puppy, beginning obedience training classes as soon as they are part of your family is recommended. The sooner they realize that you are the leader of the pack and that they need to listen to what you are saying and commanding them to do, the better it will be for both you and the puppy.
Puppies need to know they are going to be cared for and loved as well as where their boundaries are. Boundaries are important for a dog so they know what they can and can not do, so they know what is expected of them and so they won't embarrass their owners. Although it can be both frustrating and rewarding, training a puppy is well worth the long hours and time put into it because eventually, you will have a well behaved dog.
It is most embarrassing when people come to your house and a puppy or dog full of energy comes bounding around the corner and jumps up on the visitor. This is especially difficult when the person visiting does not like or care for dogs.
One of the best ways to help keep your dog or puppy from playfully attacking family members such as grandma or other visitors is to help them learn simple command such as sit, stay or down and stay. Then you could place them in the sit stay position or down stay before opening the door for your guest. A well trained dog or puppy will stay on command until you tell them 'release' no matter what is going on around them. This is the beauty of good training and will help cut down or eliminate the embarrassing moments.
Schools for dogs and puppies are wonderful places for your pets to learn the good behavior they need and to control their excess energy some have. Depending on the dog's breed and the amount of effort an owner puts out, this will determine when a dog or puppy 'clicks' with their training and masters the correct commands for stay, heel and sit.
One of the more important commands a puppy should learn is 'leave it'. This command is very helpful when taking a puppy or dog on a walk and they want to sniff or investigate everything or anything along the way. For example if there is something on the sidewalk, a discarded cigarette or a sandwich wrapper, a dog's natural curiosity and hunger will send them barreling towards the item, but if they know the command 'don't touch' they will continue on with their walking and leave the item alone, not giving it a second thought. There is another time in which the 'no' command would be necessary and that is when the dog or puppy would come face to face with another dog. This is because proper dog welcoming is to sniff the rear and not lick the face. Some dogs are sensitive to other dogs getting in their face.
In puppy or dog classes, owners and their dogs will practice what is known as the 'meet and greet' in which the class splits up into to groups and walks towards each other. They stop about a foot apart and put their dogs on a sit stay next to them. Then they shake hands with the other person and sometimes the teacher will have them swing their arm out over the dog and pat each other on the arm or shoulder. This exercise shows the dog that it's okay for their 'parent' to interact with others while they sit by and watch. No jumping or barking is requires.
Learning How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarassing you takes a lot of effort and time on the part of the owner but it will be worth it to have a dog that is well behaved at all times. A commitment to practice with your dog is also needed and to follow through with that commitment so that you and your dog are working towards a goal of no more embarrassing moments either in the house or in public.
If you have a puppy, beginning obedience training classes as soon as they are part of your family is recommended. The sooner they realize that you are the leader of the pack and that they need to listen to what you are saying and commanding them to do, the better it will be for both you and the puppy.
Puppies need to know they are going to be cared for and loved as well as where their boundaries are. Boundaries are important for a dog so they know what they can and can not do, so they know what is expected of them and so they won't embarrass their owners. Although it can be both frustrating and rewarding, training a puppy is well worth the long hours and time put into it because eventually, you will have a well behaved dog.
It is most embarrassing when people come to your house and a puppy or dog full of energy comes bounding around the corner and jumps up on the visitor. This is especially difficult when the person visiting does not like or care for dogs.
One of the best ways to help keep your dog or puppy from playfully attacking family members such as grandma or other visitors is to help them learn simple command such as sit, stay or down and stay. Then you could place them in the sit stay position or down stay before opening the door for your guest. A well trained dog or puppy will stay on command until you tell them 'release' no matter what is going on around them. This is the beauty of good training and will help cut down or eliminate the embarrassing moments.
Schools for dogs and puppies are wonderful places for your pets to learn the good behavior they need and to control their excess energy some have. Depending on the dog's breed and the amount of effort an owner puts out, this will determine when a dog or puppy 'clicks' with their training and masters the correct commands for stay, heel and sit.
One of the more important commands a puppy should learn is 'leave it'. This command is very helpful when taking a puppy or dog on a walk and they want to sniff or investigate everything or anything along the way. For example if there is something on the sidewalk, a discarded cigarette or a sandwich wrapper, a dog's natural curiosity and hunger will send them barreling towards the item, but if they know the command 'don't touch' they will continue on with their walking and leave the item alone, not giving it a second thought. There is another time in which the 'no' command would be necessary and that is when the dog or puppy would come face to face with another dog. This is because proper dog welcoming is to sniff the rear and not lick the face. Some dogs are sensitive to other dogs getting in their face.
In puppy or dog classes, owners and their dogs will practice what is known as the 'meet and greet' in which the class splits up into to groups and walks towards each other. They stop about a foot apart and put their dogs on a sit stay next to them. Then they shake hands with the other person and sometimes the teacher will have them swing their arm out over the dog and pat each other on the arm or shoulder. This exercise shows the dog that it's okay for their 'parent' to interact with others while they sit by and watch. No jumping or barking is requires.
Learning How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarassing you takes a lot of effort and time on the part of the owner but it will be worth it to have a dog that is well behaved at all times. A commitment to practice with your dog is also needed and to follow through with that commitment so that you and your dog are working towards a goal of no more embarrassing moments either in the house or in public.
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Puppy training can be frustrating. Training a dog requires discipline and consistancy. When experiencing problems, consult a professional.
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