knewf's Aeonity Blog - Puppy Training Tips: from HERE......to THERE

Puppy Training Tips: from HERE......to THERE	Aug 28th, 2007 2:19:43 am - Subscribe
I am in the process of training my fourth Newfoundland Search dog. Along the way I have come across some good puppy training tips. some of them have come from other really great sources and some of them are my own....but hopefully you will find a bit of hope if you are frustrated, and can use these "puppy training tips" to help you over some of the rough spots. I will be using this blog to go through a few tips, step by step. One of the first puppy training tips is the one about keeping the new puppy from nipping and chewing. From long experience of raising up puppies, I have found that a very quick "pinch" on the back of the nect at the EXACT time that those tiny needle sharp teeth are piercing your pants leg is often all that is needed. This pinch should not be a "shake," nor a "lift up", it should be a "pinch" and should be quick and sharp enough to elicit a yelp from the puppy. It is good to also use the sharp tone of voice and the word "NO" , not necessarily overly loud, but definitely in a growling tone of voice! This is VERY effective and works pretty fast, I suppose because it very much resembles exactly what mamma dog does when she wants to warn the puppy that she has had enough. Uusally once or twice is enough to teach the puppy that this is NOT an option. The other thing to do, (and this is part of the pinch and follows immediately after....offer the back of the hand or the palm of the hand to the puppy to LICK, (not nip) and as soon as the puppy nuzzles your hand, tell him in a soft and soothing tone of voice, "good puppy, good dog". That is just one small step of course but the results are BIG! Of course another LARGE part of the puppy training question is the POTTY TRAINING question. That will be the next question that I will deal with soon, in my next entry.
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	anonymous	August 28th, 2007
	Really good tip for the first time trainer with their new puppy. Thanks.