Training Your New Puppy
When you adopt a puppy for the first time it can be an exciting experience for both you and your new puppy. But once all the initial excitement has died down, training is very important to start early with a puppy. All the work you put into training your dog early will cut down on all the hassles your dog would have created for you in the future.
Crate Training is very important for your new puppy. The puppy needs to know that the crate is its shelter and that it is a safe place. You never want to punish your dog by timing them out in the crate. This will cause your dog to resent the crate and set your crate training back a lot. In order to get your dog to do into the crate initially it is good to put a treat in the crate then let the dog go in to get it and then lock the crate for a short amount on time. Then unlock it and give them another treat. Keep doing this and increasing the locked up time and use a word like crate whenever you want them to go into it. Eventually forgo the initial treat and just use the command. Dog Crate Covers added to your crate will create a good mood for your dog as they will feel safer and more secure without all the light coming in. This can speed up the training process.
If your dog has developed a barking problem the most human way to solve it is with a citronella dog collar. These collar spray a small amount of citronella at the the dog if they bark. Dogs do not like the citronella but it doesn't hurt them. Since they don't like it they will resist barking and it has a negative affect on them.
Training is very important, start young and you will have a well behaved dog that you can be proud of.