Lassie! Now THERES a dog! If you said SIT, Lassie would sit. If you said FETCH, Lassie would fetch. If you said PLAY DEAD, Lassie would just about quit breathing. Why, you could just imagine Lassie bringing you dinner each night, couldnt you? Now THAT was a well-trained dog!!! Guess what? Lassie wasnt born that way; she had to go through puppy training!
Puppy training is very important if you want a well-behaved dog! You have to start training them when they are young and you have to be consistent. Baby dogs are just like baby people; they dont know how to do anything when they are just starting out. You have to teach them and you have to be patient.
There are lots of new things your puppy needs to learn but three of the most important things are its name, the word no and the word good dog. Those words are the words you are going to be using constantly during your puppy training period.
The puppy name is how the new puppy learns to identify itself. She has to know when you are talking to her. She has to know when you are calling her. She has to know her name!
You will be using the word no during your puppy training to let the dog know that she is...