You should keep in mind that your Pug should be at least seven weeks old before you begin your Pug training and more particularly his obedience training. Also remember that it is desirable for you to first of all win over the confidence of your Pug puppy so that he will come to love as well as admire you. However, there is nothing wrong with starting basic training while your Pug is just three to four months old at which time he may be taught to walk properly on a leash and to sit, and even lie down when commanded to do so and also come when called.
In addition, if you are not patient when imparting Pug training the chances of success will diminish because the right way of giving Pug obedience training is to be patient which will also help your Pug associate different words of commands with their associated actions. What's more, while training your Pug you need to make good use of a training leash as well as your hands and to also use a reassuring voice when giving commands. And, when your Pug learns the commands, you need to reinforce the good habits by repeatedly drilling the same commands into his mind so that he always responds positively to them.
You need to look for signs that your Pug has begun to connect your commands to their associated actions without need to guide him physically and once this has been accomplished you will then not need to correct his actions. Remember that you need to teach your Pug obedience training by being gentle as well as kind to him rather than being harsh and punitive, and once he shows his understanding you can be a bit stricter so that he does not forget the commands. In any case, you should never slap him while imparting Pug training though praising him when he performs the desired action is recommended.
Pug puppies are usually quite small though powerful creatures and thus you need to give them proper Pug training so that they learn to walk nicely on the leash. To do so you will need to get the Pug puppy started out when he is quite young and thus more amenable to picking up things faster. In addition, you will need to provide Pug obedience training including teaching him commands such as sit, heel, down, stay and come as well as stand which are not difficult for your Pug puppy to learn.
It is also not advisable to constantly give your Pug puppy treats while he is being trained because then he will develop the habit of only performing just to get his treat which will defeat the purpose of his Pug training. Still, when he does perform what is asked off him you need to praise him so that he becomes ready to repeat the correct action over and over again?
In addition, you need to ensure that Pug training must be a fun experience for the Pug and thus the best way to train him is to keep the training session short as well as intense and to always reward your Pug every time he behaves in the desired manner.
However, Pug training is not a bed of roses and in particular when you are involved in Pug obedience training you will find that in the beginning it will be hard for both the Pug and you to understand each other and so, to get best results, you should not let a single training session last for more five minutes at a given time.
And only after the Pug begins to respond well can you extend a single training session to about fifteen minutes. In addition, you need to vary your training methods so that the Pug does not get bored with repeated training and using training equipment should also prove to be a useful aid in getting best results.
Obedience Training For Puppies
I have a 4 1/2 month-old Doberman Pinscher. Got him at 9 weeks of age and trained him to sit by command and hand signal by 11 weeks for the most part. He comes when I call and heels and goes down somewhat, but I'm sure if I practice the information in your book he will come around. He seems to be very intelligent. I'm wondering: At what age do you think I should start training? And I was also curious about the "Development of Perfect Attention" I would like to know how to do that exactly (to get him to watch me like the competition dogs do) and what the "Halti" and the "Promise Leader" is and does?
Thank you for your time,
Kevin
Dear Kevin:
You can start the formal obedience training (correcting your dog when he disobeys commands) when he is 4 ? months old... or whenever you see his adult teeth start to come in.
As for teaching your dog to work like a competition dog, I would strongly recommend you take a look at Terri Arnold's video on the subject, at: http://www.dogproblems.com/terriarnold.htm
I think that we've only got a few left in stock, and when they're gone, we won't be restocking. Not that it isn't a great video (it is... Terri is one of the best at obedience competition training) but the bulk of the people who come to dogproblems.com are not into obedience competition... So her products aren't really in line with what our target market is looking to buy. (In other words... get it while it's hot and we've got it in stock!)
As for the Halti and Promise Leader... these two items are virtually identical products. They are designed to CONTROL and RESTRAIN the dog... not to TRAIN THE DOG. This is why we don't carry these products. Any time you find yourself RESTRAINING rather than RE-TRAINING... you know you're using an inferior technique.
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