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This is the next step in puppy crate training.You want to start closing the door for short periods of time, when your pup gets used to going inside and outside of it’s crate.  Start with staying in the room with your puppy for short periods of time while praising him for being in the crate.After that begin to leave the room and come back to place a goody through a slot in the crate to praise your pup for remaining in the crate.

You will then want to gradually extend your time out of the room to get your puppy used to you not being there.  Some puppies will scream there heads off when you close the door, this is normal and should just be ignored.  If you open the door when your puppy is screaming or whining then it just teaches them that all they have to do is scream and you will let them out.

Remain patient for the time when your dog is queit inside the crate, and then open the kennel door.Your dog will eventually start to like the crate while calming down inside and cease the hollaring.I realize that is it difficult when your small pup is whining to get out, do your best to not give in and you’ll be happy you did.   Puppy whining is definitely one of the harder aspects of puppy crate training.

Most puppies learn to love their crates in a very short time and you will see them going in on their own to take rest or take a nap.Don’t forget, the kennel should not be employed as a place to punish your puppy.To have your puppy love it’s crate and be safe and secure inside is your main goal.  You also never want to leave a puppy unattended in your house for any period of time.

Most puppies are very mischievous and will quickly start exploring things that you don’t want them to.This can be problematic for your puppies, and a nuisance to the owners as well.  If you have to do something in the house and can’t keep an eye on your puppy, such as taking a shower, just put the puppy in the crate for a short period of time.

Immediatley take your puppies outside and let them use the bathroom after they have been in the crate for some time.When your pup uses the bathroom outside, make sure to begin praises it right at that moment.Your need at this time is to let your puppies learn that this is what you want them to do.

Here you can use another command such as “Good Potty”, “Good Bathroom”, or “Good Outside”.Your dog should begin to link this command with relieving itself outside.Bring your pup back inside the house when it is done.  Remember puppies can only go so long without using the bathroom so repeat this process frequently………consistency counts when puppy crate training!!!

Many people have dogs that are constantly jumping, as it is a typical issue. When a dog is a puppy and jumps, many people find it cute and endearing and so the problem is allowed to continue unchecked. Eventually, you won’t be able to control the behavior because it becomes so normal to the dog as they age, and they could hurt someone else in the process.

It is crucial that you begin training your dog as soon as it arrives in the home. Puppies are undoubtedly easier to train and that is why it is ideal to start early, however a patient and consistent owner can train any dog of any age. If you begin to train your new pet as soon as they come to your house, you become the master, or alpha, and your dog may never act badly if you keep it from happening right from the start.

Ways to Stop Dog Jumping

Step #1 – Institute an Off Command

The first item is to institute and off command. When your dog jumps on you or other people, you want to have a single word Off Command that you can use to remind your dog not to jump. The word “off” is good, but you can use “down” or another word of your choice. At every instance of the dog jumping on you, forcefully use the off command. Your dog will learn at an even quicker rate if you have other people use the same commands when your dog jumps up onto them, showing your dog that no one approves of that type of behavior.

Step #2 – Teaching Sit

Training your dog to sit is a fundamental training command and it can also be advantageous when dealing with jumping. When the dog is coming towards you, before he even has the chance to jump on you, command him to sit. As the training proceeds, you will soon have your dog sitting when he greets you, rather than jumping on you and ruining your clothing or knocking you over.

Step #3 – Eye Level is Best

When you are greeting your dog, you should bend or stoop down to be on the same level as your dog. Not only will this make your dog feel happy and well-loved, but it will also take the point out of jumping since you will already be eye to eye. Your dog will have no need to jump if you bend down to see him. When you finish acknowledging your dog, if it jumps up for more attention, demonstratively use the off command and then the sit command to make it known that jumping is not allowed.

Step #4 – Use a Time Out

You can use a time out with your dog if they don’t pay attention to your commands of off or sit, to make training a bit easier. You can put your dog in time out in their crate if you feel your dog is blatantly misbehaving and not listening to your commands. The dog really only wants your attention, so a time out is very effective in negating the bad behavior by having the dog associate the constraint with the denial of your attention.

You can show your dog that you don’t approve of jumping and keep him from continuing that type of behavior if you are consistent with the plan. It is natural that some dogs will learn this faster than others, so you may also need to be patient. If your dog doesn’t seem to listen, be persistent, patient, and do not give up. You can always ask a professional dog trainer to help you if you feel that your dog isn’t gaining anything from the way that you are training, as they may help you to improve your methods.

Along with teaching your dog to respond to verbal commands, one can also teach them to respond by using hand signals.  When it comes to learning, the different types of dog training hand commands these in the beginning will need to be taught in conjunction with the verbal ones as well.  In this article, we take a look at the way in which such commands can be taught to your dog.

Teaching a dog how to obey hand commands rather than verbal ones can be achieved very simply.  It will require some patience on  your part, but having a few treats available when they do react in the right way can help things progress a lot more quickly and smoothly.  

It is important that in the beginning when you are teaching your dog to react to hand commands is that you use the words as well.  Therefore, you will need to decide which hand signals relate to which commands you will be giving to your dog.  Only once you have made a decision on which verbal commands go with which hand signals can you then start your dogs training.  

When you first start your dogs hand command training you will need to say the word and show them very deliberately the hand movement at the same time.  This you will need to repeat several times to them before they start to understand what it is that you would like them to do.  Immediately you notice that they have reacted as you begin to raise your hand and say the word then this is the time that they should be rewarded.

With this kind of training you will need to repeat the verbal commands every time you do the hand signals in the beginning, then as time progresses you need to start eliminating the verbal ones.  Although you should be still praising your dog and offering them rewards these should only be offered when they actually respond to the hand commands and not the verbal ones as well.  It is a good idea to very slowly and gradually stop using the verbal commands and replace them with hand ones only.  

Then when you start to notice that your dog is reacting purely to your hand commands only then this is the stage when you start to stop giving them food as a reward.  However, you should never eliminate the rewards immediately from the training and if you want praise, them slightly for doing as commanded instead of offering them food.

When you are going to be teaching your dog to respond to hand commands rather than verbal ones it is a good idea to start of with the most basic commands that you want your dog to respond to.  Most owners will start of with the ones we all learn in the beginning with our dogs, which is sit, stay, down and come.  Only once you feel that you and your dog are ready should you be moving on to commands that are far more elaborate.

When it comes to getting advice on the right ways for you to do dog training hand commands there is plenty of places where you can get help.  The internet is a great source for finding advice and information on the correct dog training hand command techniques to be used.