We’re Getting An 8 Weeks Old Puppy, Anyone Have Any Tips For Me?
September 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
Joey is an 8 weeks old Papillon terrier cross: http://s968.photobucket.com/albums/ae164…
We get to bring him home as of next Friday!
Does anyone have any tips for me, such as potty training or housebreaking etc…?
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Collect your puppy early in the morning; this will enable you to have several rehearsals for bedtime. It will help him settle and get used to his new surroundings. If you carry out the following he will not cry during the night and it will prevent separation anxiety for the rest of his life…
If you bring your dog home by car take someone with you who will do the driving and let him lie on your lap, (not the driver, the puppy) this will help him to recognise you as his best friend. Do not let him into the house until he has been into the yard/garden and when you put him down he will probably urinate. If he does, use a phrase like “get one” and use this phrase every time he urinates. Eventually he will pee on command. After he has a pee let him wander around your yard/garden, if it’s not fenced keep him on a lead. After this take him into the house.
If you do the following you will be able to potty train your dog and prevent separation anxiety. Dogs get separation anxiety if they are left alone. Hopefully you realise that you cannot leave your puppy all day, some dogs get very stressed if they are left alone for just a short time. You cannot take them shopping or to the dentists, consequently YOU MUST TRAIN THEM TO BE CONFIDENT WHEN THEY ARE LEFT AND PREVENT SEPARATION ANXIETY.
Puppies need a lot of sleep and he will be tired after sniffing around the garden, he will need to rest and sleep in peace. Do the following to ensure that he does not suffer from separation anxiety and does not miss his mum and his litter mates. This is also vital if you want your dog to be clean and potty trained.
Put your dog in a separate room if possible, then go out of this room and close the door. Open the door immediately and go into the room again, ignore your dog whilst pretending to clean the counter tops or pretend to do something else for a very short time. Go out of the room and immediately go back in again, keep doing this and gradually increase the amount of time which you stay on the other side of the door.
Timing is vital and you must get back into the room BEFORE YOUR PUPPY CRIES. Eventually your puppy will go to sleep and will be convinced that you are just on the other side of the door. When you know that he is asleep stop going into the room, however you MUST LISTEN FOR HIM WAKING UP.
When you know that he is awake, go into the room lift him up and CARRY HIM into the garden for a pee and whilst he is doing this say “get one” and praise him profusely. Puppies need feeding about four times a day, although he may have a pee before his feed you should also take him out again afterwards. You must always take him out when it wakes up and after he has had food or drink. It’s also a good idea to let him explore your yard/garden afterwards and play with him. Before you go to bed, take him out again and when you wake up take him out immediately
It is vital that you continue with the door thing for the first few days. This will stop him crying during the night because he will think that you are close by. To ensure that you have a happy puppy, try to devote all of your time to him for the first two weeks. This will help with potty training, however he will not have any control for the first few months and he will pee during the night… To help him, use newspaper that you have rubbed in one of the pees that he has done outside and leave several layers of newspaper on the floor. Hopefully he will toilet on the newspaper during the night.
You should also encourage visitors as this will help with his socialisation. Later when you able to take him out, walk around supermarket car parks and the perimeter where there are lots of people. Stand at the school gates and watch the children coming out and you MUST take him to puppy classes to get used to other dogs.
GOOD LUCK.
Hope you go it from a shelter..if not, be worried about some health issues.
Find a obedience class they will do basic commands and your pup will also get socialization. Training starts the moment you have him, make sure you give him plenty of potty breaks, crate train him etc. Praise him anytime he potties outside or does good in crate etc. Praise alot and they will catch on quick.
Also make sure you always have a back up stash for vet emergencies, start saving for him to be neutered.
It’s alot of time and sometimes hard work but it pays off to have a well mannered dog.
Good luck, he’s cute.
potty training – take him outside around every half hour or so to begin with. reward him if he goes while ur out there. when he has an accident inside dont yell or scream just a stern ‘no’ and take him outside for a few mins.
socialising – the next few weeks is a very important age for the puppy where he will learn a lot of what will make him into the dog he becomes. it is very important to socialise ur pup with LOTS of other dogs of all sizes and its also a good idea to introduce him to a few cats. when u introduce him to new animals make sure u reward and praise him for good behaviour. its a good idea to take him to puppy preschool classes aswell so he can playfight with puppies his size and learn his own strength.u will learn tips and ideas on how to train ur pup at these classes by a qualified trainer.
hope this helps!
okay when you get home dont pay him much attention let him come to you because pack leaders never go to someone else in the pack when he approaches you then make as much fun as you want training doesnt include making a fuse over him training should start the seconed you have control over him for potty training i recomed you should take him out every hour duringthe day and 5 in morning and 2 in the morning thats what i did he then slowlydrop the tim to two hours and 6 and 1in the morning and continue to drop it as he gets more amillier with hold ing the longest i would say he could hold it for is 6 hours in the day and the latest in the morning is 9 oclock this worked for me and my dog was full trained by the age of 4 months so good luck with the new puppy.
you have to start training him as soon as you get him home or he will get confused.
whenever he goes outside for a wee say good boy and when he is finished give him huge fuss and a treat
i did that with my pup and she soon picked it up that its good to go outside in no time
if he pees inside only tell him off if you catch him in the act or he wont understand and never ever rub his nose in it.
also a puppy wont pee where it eats or sleeps so make sure his bed and food is far away from the door
Play with him, a lot! Puppies love to play! In my experience, puppies cry when they’re lonely (especially in the night), but they will get used to it after some time.
Take him for a walk. 2 times a day is optional.
After you feed him, take him outside and let him pee/poop (or somewhere else you want). This will let him know that this is his toilet.
Do not use a high voice whenever you scold him for doing something that you don’t want him to do. Say “No!” with a low voice.
There are also teaching methods and tutorials that you might want to use in training your dog. I search some of this teaching system but this on is the most reliable system that I found and it really works Ive managed to train my dog not to throw his waste anywhere.
You might want to check it out and see if it also works for you.
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Awwww what a Beautiful puppy….. Ive never really owned a dog, but if your looking for tips on what you could call the dog, i would recommend naming him Scobby Doo.
start training him from day 1. i never trained my dog and he became an *outside* dog which i hated because i was 6 when i got him.
Get a good quality, durable dog that won’t fall apart after 10 minutes
Awhh hes cute
He will be hard work, as all pups, so you have to be commited to him!
As soon as he steps inside the house, reinforce rules straight away, if he is doing any behaviour that is wrong, do not put up with it just because he is cute or because its his first day ect…. a firm and happy voice you will need, everytime he does something correct, e.g. as simple as drinking out of his bowl, or toileting outside make a big deal out of it in your “happy” voice and show him what he is doing is good behaviour. try not to pet him to much for the first week or so, although i no its VERY hard not too, let him get used to the house and that you are the boss, and give him a bit of freedom.
Potty training was quite simple: i didnt use crates, or newspaper, i simply made a big deal and gave a treat to my dog when she toileted outside, i have a dalmatian and as many breeds they are very eager to please humans, so she carried on going outside as it made us happy!
when she weed in the house, we would say “no” firmly and put her outside, just for about 1minute, too show that is the place you should wee. although if you notice your dog has weed in the house minutes after he has actually weed, don’t punish him, the moment wold of passed and he wont understand what he is being punished for!
you have to catch him in the act or straight after!
Good luck! if this is your first dog, you wil certainly reap the benefits, you and your dog should have a very strong bond! One on One playing, walking and obedience classes will dramatically increase your bond! people say a dog is a mans best friend, and to be honest i used to think thats crazy! but i couldnt be more wrong!
Puppy & Dog Barking Training Info
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Barking is a perfectly natural canine behavior… Ok, But How do I stop dog barking ?
Birds sing; frogs croak; and a dog barks, whines and howls. If you have a dog, you better expect some barking, whining or howling. It is unrealistic and unfair to think you can train your dog to stop barking altogether. However, you, your neighbors and your dog will all be much happier if the barking is under control.
Dogs who are socially isolated or confined for long periods without supervised exercise need some outlet for their pent-up energy. A dog who is left alone all day is likely to take up barking as a hobby because no one is there to control him. In no time at all, barking becomes an enjoyable habit. And for many dogs, once they start barking, they tend to continue barking for the sheer fun of it.
Your dog may be barking excessively because you unintentionally trained her to do so. Poochie speaks and you obey. “Woof” and you open the door to let puppy out. “Woof” and you open it again to let her in. “Woof” and she gets a treat, “woof” for a tummy-rub . . . you get the picture. Your dog has learned to get attention through barking. It is easy to fall into this trap because the very nature of barking gets your attention. For the same reason, it is easy to forget to praise and reward your dog when she is not barking.
Barking and Walkies!
The first step in obtaining peace and quiet is to realize that lots of barking is caused by the dog being lonely, bored, frustrated or frightened. These are all situations that you can help to alleviate. A well-exercised, happy dog is more likely to sleep all day while you are not home. Spend time playing with, training and exercising your dog.
Obedience training is great mental exercise. Thinking is a tiring activity for dogs, as it is for humans. Most dogs really enjoy a rapid paced, exciting “game” of Come here, sit, heel, sit, heel, down, stay . . . come here for hugs, a massage, a celebration of praise and treats. Don’t allow training to be a boring, tedious routine.
If your dog lives in the back yard most of the time, she probably needs “social exercise.” She needs walks around the neighborhood, so she can investigate all the sounds and smells that tantalize her while she is in the yard. Bring her into the house when you are home. She needs to feel that she is part of your family. Having a large yard is not equal to having a well exercised dog. You may see your dog dashing madly around your yard, but he is not exercising. He is doing the doggy equivalent of pacing, fidgeting, or other human forms of nervous activity. Provide your dog with fun things with which to occupy himself, such as a digging pit or special chew toys.
Dogs are social animals. They need friends and companionship. Take your dog to the same dog park daily or weekly and let her make doggy friends. Dogs romping around and playing together tire rapidly and will sleep happily while recovering from the good, hardy play session.
Hope this helps