Dog Training By Alton

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I recently got a 8 week old Maltese & I need to know how to potty train it so it won’t be pooping and peeing all over the house. HELP!!!

Get the pup on a schedule.. didn’t say if the pup is male or female so this is written as if you have a male

Take him out first thing in the morning when he wakes

Take him out 10-15 minutes after she eats

Take him out hourly

Take him out after naps and play time

Take him out before you put him to bed at night

When you take him out to eliminate, take him out on a leash, bring a tasty treat. A treat that he will only get after going the bathroom outside. Praise him each and every time he goes where you want him to. Use positive reinforcement..Have some tasty treats, such as string cheese, and ever time he eliminates outside continue with praising him and give her some treats. These treats should only be given for this training so that he looks forward to getting them each and every time he goes where you want him to.

Learn his signs for needing to eliminate.

When he has an accident (and he will) you simply clean it up and forget about it, then simply continue with the training.

Never hit or yell at the pup for having an accident..this will cause the pup to hide and run away. It is not that he is doing it on purpose or knows it is wrong but that no one noticed his need to be taken out. When he has to go, she has to go. If he is not taken out when she needs to eliminate he will have to relieve herself where ever he is.

If the pup is having accidents it is not his fault, it is the owners fault for not having him on a schedule and knowing the signs if he needs to be taken out.

Some take a few weeks while others take months..but they all learn with love, patience and diligence.

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We just got a 8-9 week old shih tzu and he won’t eat or run around for the first 2 hrs. Just got the dog today he’s a boy. Also how often should they be fed and how do I housebreaking and train him?

Feeding – Look on your puppy kibble bag, it should give you a scale of age and size and how much to feed accordingly. Since your puppy is still young and small, I’d say he only needs about 1cup of puppy kibble. With my puppy (a pug x) I fed her 1/3 of a cup 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch & supper). Give your puppy a routine, it will help you and your puppy know when it’s time for food. If you notice your puppy gaining too much weight, reduce the amount, if it is losing weight, increase the amount.

Housebreaking – This takes a lot of patience and work. My mother and I always say that your dog doesn’t get house trained, you get dog trained. This means, you need to look for the signs that your puppy is giving you that he needs to go bathroom. This included sniffing around, restlessness, etc. Your puppy will need to go out approx. 15-20 after food/water, right after naps, first thing in the morning and last thing before bed time. Crate training can also assist in house training.
http://www.perfectpaws.com/crt.html

Basic Commands –
Sit – Holding a treat in hand, and your puppy standing in front of you, move the treat from nose level to either above the head or behind the head. This will cause your puppy to have to move in order to reach the treat. As you make the hand motion, use the command "Sit". If the puppy does not sit, bring the treat back in front of the puppy’s face and repeat the motion and command. As soon as your puppy’s butt touches the ground, reward them with lots of praise and the treat. I recommend on continuing this hand signal (moving your hand above the head) to make sure your dog continues the command when the treats are no longer needed.
Lie Down – Once you’ve mastered "Sit", get your puppy to sit, and slowly drag the treat along the ground, away from their front feet while applying gentle pressure on your puppy’s front shoulders, and using the command "Lie Down". As soon as your puppy lies down reward them with praise and the treat.
Stay – Use when either "Sit" or "Lie Down" is mastered. Get your puppy to sit or lie down, then, while standing, lean over slightly and put out your hand, palm facing your puppy like a stop signal and firmly repeat the command "Stay" as you slowly take a few steps back. If your puppy stays after you’ve taken a few steps, crouch down and open your arms and give the release command ("okay!" or "come!"). If your puppy moves before that, take them back to the starting spot and try again.

You can find many more basic commands online to help you (:
Also when teaching your puppy basic commands, or any tricks, make the training sessions short and simple. Your puppy is still young and will have a short attention span. If you make the sessions short and daily, it will make it more fun and easier for you puppy to understand.
Have fun with your new best friend!

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Does anyone know of any good dog training DVD’s? If so wich ones?

Joel Silverman (Good Dog U) is an awesome trainer. So is Victoria Stillwell (It’s Me or the Dog), Cesar Milan (The Dog Whisperer). Joel’s got some free videos you can watch.

http://www.companionsforlife.net/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=teach&utm_term=teach-dog-tricks&utm_content=D&gclid=CIKinJ32m5sCFQk_agodvGuxBg

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My wife and I will be getting a German Shepard puppy soon, and was wondering if anyone had read any good training books for this breed, or just in dogs general?

We’ve both had numerous dogs, but never really tried to train them beyond the basics.

I have found Cesar Millan’s "Cesar’s Way" and Tamar Geller’s "The Loved Dog" to be great resources that balance one another. Although I do not have a GSD (though everyone thinks my pup is a GSD mix (even though he doesn’t have the coat, paws, or size)), I’ve also found Ed Frawley’s website VERY helpful: http://leerburg.com/

Nothing, however, has made more difference than finding a good local trainer. Our trainer has done a great deal for our dog… primarily by training ME…

As with anything, what works best for you, your family, and your dog will likely be a matter of "copy & paste" from a number of diverse sources. Be careful not to take any single trainer’s or dog expert’s two-cents as gospel. You (and your dog) would likely be unbalanced… and an unbalanced person (or dog) is not really a happy person (or dog).

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We recently found and took in a young, perhaps 1 year old puppy. She’s my dog now, so I have to train her. She knows how to sit, stay, even do tis one neat flippy thing in midair.

However, she thinks the house is her toilet and won’t do her business outside unless on a leash and walking around. We want her to go in the backyard, and not on our floor. She also has a slight chewing problem.

Does anyone have any advice or can point me in the direction of a good How-To-Train-Your-Dog site/book?

Housebreaking.
#1, go buy some Hartz pet spot cleaner. You need to clean it up right after with something that will eliminate the odour. Do not let puppy see you clean it.
http://www.hartz.com/Our%20Products/Browse.asp?ActionID=7&SKUDetail=3270096155.4
if they keep smelling it they will keep doing it.
#2 get lots of patience.
#3 make it a den, whether it is a crate, a kennel, a blocked off kitchen with a baby gate…
#4 As soon as puppy wakes up, take it out.
#5 as soon as your done playing with puppy take it out.
#6 as soon as you come home from somewhere take it out.
If you see puppy having an accident, run it outside, while saying NO loudly. Do not use it’s name… after put it in its den until you clean up the mess.
If he goes outside spend like 5 extra minutes praising and lay it on thick.
Chewing
usually goes away at the 2 year mark, but buy some toys he can chew and tear apart. If he chews something you do not want him to, immediately say NO loudly and take the item away.
Digging holes…. most do this also!
Usually goes away at the two year mark… Say NO again loudly and move puppy from the spot.
0 – 1 year, puppy stage, 1 – 2 year, teenage stage, after 2 years they are adults.

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