11/19/2024
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What is the first and most important command for a puppy?
The day after tomorrow, Lyalya's puppies will have their SECOND vaccination, and after that (in a week) there will be an AMNESTY. The children will go out and...
And God forbid that by that time they will have no contact with their owners. What is happening at home will instantly disappear from the puppy's head as soon as he is deafened by new smells, distracted by unfamiliar dogs and frightened by strangers.
In fact, this is a useful skill not only for small puppies, but also for adult dogs. Especially for those taken from shelters or foster homes and have not yet established a connection with their new owners.
How can you ensure the safety of your dog? How can you not get confused in a difficult situation on the street and not confuse the commands "come" and... "p**p"? Don't laugh, it happens )))
Teach your puppy to always and under any circumstances respond to its own name.
This is the most important thing at this stage of your contact with the dog.
Do you think that the puppy already knows how to respond to it? I assure you, as soon as it goes outside from the safe walls of its home, a complete vacuum will form in its head.
Right now, put into its head that its name is the most delicious, the most interesting, the most pleasant thing that can be in the world. And this very thing is ONLY YOURS.
Call it from afar. If it runs, immediately praise it emotionally and give it a treat.
Always runs? Make it more difficult!
๐ Let someone from the household hold the puppy, and you call it from another room. The puppy should rush to you! Run? Praise and reward it with a treat!
๐ Make it even more difficult. Let someone from the household play with the puppy in another room. And you move away from them and call the puppy by name. If the puppy left the game and ran to you - he is three times better. Do not skimp on praise! Loudly, in high tones, praise him in a variety of ways and reward him with a treat. Maybe even a handful of treats! Because this complication was the most difficult.
And another important thing: do not think that, having done it right once, the dog will continue to do the same. There should be a hundred and fifty million repetitions. Constantly repeat and reinforce this skill.
Start training the puppy only when he is hungry. If he is full, he will learn to react to you lazily. And we do not need this.
All of the above does not cancel the leash. But calling the puppy should ideally be voluntary and joyful on his part. Forced dragging does not promote trusting relationships...
Here it is. It is two in the morning, and I have burst out. Lyalya and Kuba are snoring on the sofa, Manyakha is disapprovingly twirling her paw at her temple, and I understand that if I donโt write now, I might miss this moment later.