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Ashulay
I've been asking a lot of questions about my Wheaten lately and here's another. In what order should I be training my dog? Would it be crate training/potty training then obedience? And what commands should I be teaching my dog first and in what order? I might as well be a first time dog owner considering my lack of knowledge on training. My other dog is an angel and I didn't put the time or effort into training her in obedience. I'm really confused about the order and how I should go about approaching my new puppy. I want to be as prepared as possible for her arrival and know exactly what to do when she sets foot in the house. I will look into other sources as well. Thanks in advance!
About Clicker training--Will the dog be dependent on the treat and clicker to do the behavior? For example, if I want my puppy to sit and I trained it to sit using the clicker, will she continue to sit even after I stop rewarding her with treats? So I guess basically I'm asking if the dog will be dependent on treats for it to perform the trick. It would be nice for the dog to perform the command without a treat every time.
Answer
The first thing you want to do when getting a puppy is crate and house training. Start crate training the first night he walks in. Of course he will whine or cry, but he will eventually stop. Maybe placing the crate in your room for the first week or two, but discourage him from sleeping on the bed because that is your space, not his and it will cause dominance problems as he gets older. To get him used to the crate, put in a comfy blanket, toys, and treats when he isn't around so when he comes over to the crate he will find a lot of good things inside of it and be more willing to go in it more often. Locking him in it at night or while nobody is home will make him realize that it is time to go to sleep or take a break, and it will prevent him from destroying anything while you are gone. To house break him, you need to take him out to pee and poop A LOT. Puppies need to use the bathroom a lot, at least once or twice every hour. He will definitely need to go outside in the morning, after waking up from a nap, after eating, after a play or train session, and after he has been locked in his kennel for a long time. Praise him with affection/treats when he goes outside. NEVER scold when they make an accident in the house though, it will only make him think that going to the bathroom is a bad thing and he will try to hide it from you by going under beds, in closets, etc. Just remember to watch him and remember his schedule.
After the basics are down and covered, you can focus more on Obedience. Recall is the most important, that way if he is off lease when you call him he will come running back to you. It is the best way to prevent accidents or running away. You can then move on to more tricks like sit, down, paw, etc.. Whatever you want to do. You can find tutorials on those tricks on Youtube or Google. I strongly suggest "clicker training" it is very effective and easy to train.
Also, just a friendly reminder-Don't take him out in public places or public walks until he has all of his needles to prevent him from picking up a deadly disease like parvo.
Good luck! (:
EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starting off clicker training you need to give them a treat everytime you click it, because they will associate the "click" with good things and know whatever they did was right and they get awarded for it. If you don't use the treats when clicking then they will eventually just ignore the click because nothing exciting or worth doing things for is happening for them.
But yes, after the have learned the trick you won't need the clicker or treats anymore or as much because they know they are supposed to do something from the voice command you give them. For a more straight answer do a bunch of research on clicker training.
The first thing you want to do when getting a puppy is crate and house training. Start crate training the first night he walks in. Of course he will whine or cry, but he will eventually stop. Maybe placing the crate in your room for the first week or two, but discourage him from sleeping on the bed because that is your space, not his and it will cause dominance problems as he gets older. To get him used to the crate, put in a comfy blanket, toys, and treats when he isn't around so when he comes over to the crate he will find a lot of good things inside of it and be more willing to go in it more often. Locking him in it at night or while nobody is home will make him realize that it is time to go to sleep or take a break, and it will prevent him from destroying anything while you are gone. To house break him, you need to take him out to pee and poop A LOT. Puppies need to use the bathroom a lot, at least once or twice every hour. He will definitely need to go outside in the morning, after waking up from a nap, after eating, after a play or train session, and after he has been locked in his kennel for a long time. Praise him with affection/treats when he goes outside. NEVER scold when they make an accident in the house though, it will only make him think that going to the bathroom is a bad thing and he will try to hide it from you by going under beds, in closets, etc. Just remember to watch him and remember his schedule.
After the basics are down and covered, you can focus more on Obedience. Recall is the most important, that way if he is off lease when you call him he will come running back to you. It is the best way to prevent accidents or running away. You can then move on to more tricks like sit, down, paw, etc.. Whatever you want to do. You can find tutorials on those tricks on Youtube or Google. I strongly suggest "clicker training" it is very effective and easy to train.
Also, just a friendly reminder-Don't take him out in public places or public walks until he has all of his needles to prevent him from picking up a deadly disease like parvo.
Good luck! (:
EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starting off clicker training you need to give them a treat everytime you click it, because they will associate the "click" with good things and know whatever they did was right and they get awarded for it. If you don't use the treats when clicking then they will eventually just ignore the click because nothing exciting or worth doing things for is happening for them.
But yes, after the have learned the trick you won't need the clicker or treats anymore or as much because they know they are supposed to do something from the voice command you give them. For a more straight answer do a bunch of research on clicker training.
Is it hard to train a dog to use a human toilet?
Evangeline
I found some videos on youtube where they actually do it.
Do you know how?
It would be more convenient, because we are currently crate training her and it seems so confining.
Answer
That's the point of crate training. It would neither be more convenient or easier than training your dog to go outside properly.
Not to mention I have YET to see a vid of a dog who flushed the toilet afterward. Cats yes, dogs no.
That's the point of crate training. It would neither be more convenient or easier than training your dog to go outside properly.
Not to mention I have YET to see a vid of a dog who flushed the toilet afterward. Cats yes, dogs no.
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