If you are getting or have a new puppy, training the dog is the most important thing to you right now. Here are some important information and tips.
The first time your puppy is ever in your house is probably going to be a scary time for them, they have most likely never been in a different place or without their litter mates, but before you even let them in the house once, right when you get home from picking up the puppy, take him/her out to the bathroom and make SURE they go. Accidents will happen but you have to do all you can to prevent them. The first thing you need to do is make your puppy feel comfortable. Instead of letting them roam around the big house, confine them to one room. You should have water in the room incase the puppy is thirsty but don't let them drink too much, and take them out again soon after. There should be a blanket on the floor and a few toys scattered around. You should NOT have a whole bin of toys right out for them because it could overwhelm them and they could get scared. You should ALWAYS keep your eyes on your puppy because they can get into trouble even if their just in one room. Hopefully these tips will help your first day with your puppy be a success.
Housetraining is different for each dog. Some dogs will train in a few weeks others will take months even a year! But the most important thing is you have to be patient because it's not the dog's fault. There are many different tactics to housetrain, you could have the dog whine at the door, scratch the door, ring a bell, or if you have one, go through the doggie door. If you want the dog to whine at the door when they need to go out, you don't have to do anything special, you just train them to go to the bathroom and whining to go to the bathroom will come naturally. If you want the dog to scratch the door before you take the dog out, you have to scratch their paw against the door and if you want them to ring the bell you have to put a bell on the door so that they can reach it and before you take them out you have to take their paw and ring it against the bell. And finally if you have a doggie door and you want your dog to use it you just have to get your dog to go through it when you take them out. Maybe these tactics and tips could help housetraining go smoother. Wishing you for the best.
Training your puppy commands will take a lot of patience and treats. Basic commands are priority, but once you finish those you can teach your puppy tricks. When you teach your puppy sit you take a treat and hold it over your puppy's nose until they fall into the position of sit and then you can give them the treat and praise them. To teach down, you have to sit on the floor and have one leg lean over like a bridge, drag the treat under your leg and lower your leg when the dog is under you so they go into the position of down. To teach stay your puppy has to have mastered sit, you should tell the dog to sit and then slowly back away with the treat in your hand and then say come and give them a treat and praise. This also explains come. If you want to teach tricks, that is okay but it does not relate to commands so if you used this information hopefully it was helpful and soon you will have a trained dog.
Feeding your puppy the right kind of food is very important. Getting a cheap brand of food could be bad for your puppy's health. Some brands are also very expensive and claim to be "the best" for your dog when their really not. You want an average price that has nothing artificial in it. Like Blue Buffalo could be good for some dogs and bad for others. It just depends on the dog. Royal Canin is a really good food for all dogs. That brand of dog food comes in many different sizes, from puppy to dog. There are no promises that your puppy will LOVE Royal Canin because it's not perfect, but here it IS the most recommended brand here. Some puppies can get sick but hopefully not your's.
Hopefully this information will help you with your puppy and make you a real family.