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How to Train Your Puppy Fast: A Step-by-Step Guide

Did you know that the first year of a puppy's life is the most crucial when it comes to training?

By Brian SilvaPublished 3 years ago 5 min read
How to Train Your Puppy Fast: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Did you know that the first year of a puppy's life is the most crucial when it comes to training? This is because until they are about one year old, puppies have a much stronger instinct to follow what their instincts are telling them than they do afterwards. After their first birthday, their brain starts to develop new connections at a slower rate. This means that after this age, it becomes harder to train your puppy instead of easier, as it was before. This article will provide you with all the information you need in order to begin training your puppy and continue doing so until he reaches adulthood. Follow the steps below and you won't have any trouble getting started.

Puppy Training: The Comprehensive Guide to Puppy Training

Step 1 – Establish the habit of obedience from day one

Even though puppies have a stronger instinct for obedience during their first year of life, it is still important that you try to instill obedience from the very beginning of your puppy's life. This will make the training process much easier in the long run and will help prevent behavioral problems from developing in the future. If you start early, your puppy will learn to obey you out of habit, making it almost impossible for him to disobey you even when he is an adult. The younger he is when you start training, the easier it will be for him to learn. If you have more than one dog in your family, you must be careful. When dogs are very young, they are still very much wild, and you must start training them right away. While you can wait longer before training a more mature dog, you should start with puppies as soon as they are brought home. This will start the habit of obedience right away, preventing misbehaviors and bad habits from forming and making the process of training easier in the long run.

Step 2 – Teach your puppy its name and basic commands

As soon as you bring your puppy home, you should start training it to respond to its name. This is crucial because it will allow you to get your puppy's attention when you need to and will be used throughout your future training. It is best to use the same name for your puppy throughout its life. It is best to choose a short name that isn't overly complicated or difficult to pronounce. You can use treats to get your puppy to respond to its name. Hold a treat in your hand and call your puppy's name as you open your hand. Once your puppy investigates, praise it and give it the treat. Do this a few times until your puppy responds to its name almost every time you call it. Once your puppy responds to its name, you can start adding in other basic commands. These include things like sit, stay, come, and down. You will use these commands throughout the course of your dog's life, so it is best to start early and make them habits.

Step 3 - Use dietary supplements to train your puppy faster

As mentioned above, puppies have a much stronger instinct to obey than they do after they are one year old. In order to get the most out of your puppy's instinctual obedience, you should start training your puppy as early as possible. Puppies' mental development occurs very quickly during the first few months of life. This is both a blessing and a curse, because this is also when the majority of misbehaviors are formed. In order to prevent your puppy from developing any bad habits, it is important to train it as early as possible. Furthermore, it will take you less time to train a puppy if you begin when it is still really young. For example, it might take you a few hours to train a three-year-old dog to sit when you give the command. However, it will only take you a few minutes to train a one-month-old puppy to sit when you give the command because it has a stronger instinct to obey. You can make the process even faster if you use dietary supplements that are designed to speed up your puppy's mental development. There are many different supplements on the market, but each of them contains the same basic ingredients. These ingredients are amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and other substances that help your puppy's brain grow faster and are crucial for proper mental development.

Step 4 – Use a clicker to train your dog even faster

A clicker is a small device that makes a clicking sound when you press a button on its side. The clicker is used in clicker training, which is a different method of puppy training than ones that use treats. Clicker training works well as a training method because puppies and dogs are naturally curious creatures. They want to know what the sound of the clicker means, so they will try to find out. During clicker training, the clicker acts as a positive reinforcement for correct behavior. Once your puppy has performed an action that you would like it to do, you will click the clicker, praise your puppy, and give it a treat. This will make your puppy want to perform the desired action again so that it can get another treat. Clicker training is a great tool to use when training a puppy because it relies on positive reinforcement instead of negative reinforcement. This means that your puppy will associate the clicker with positive feelings rather than a negative feeling like it would if you disciplined it with a leash or a verbal scolding. This will help prevent fear and anxiety from forming when your puppy is being trained and will make the process go much more smoothly.

Step 5 – Don't forget crate and leash training!

As soon as your puppy is old enough, you should start crate training it. Crate training is useful for a number of reasons. First, it can help keep your puppy safe when you aren't around to supervise it. Second, it can help your puppy get used to being in a smaller space so that it is more comfortable when traveling in a car later on. Third, it will help your puppy sleep more soundly throughout the night. Fourth, it will make it easier for you to potty train your puppy. Crate training is best done when your puppy is still very young. This is because this is when it is most receptive to new environments like a crate. It is important to remember that crate training is not meant as a punishment for your puppy. It is meant to be a place where your puppy can relax and feel comfortable when you aren't able to directly supervise it. It is also important to remember that crate training is meant for puppies, not adult dogs. It is important to select a crate that is the right size for your puppy so that it doesn't become uncomfortable or anxious.

Puppy Training: The Comprehensive Guide to Puppy Training

Conclusion

Puppies have a very strong instinct to obey, but that instinct fades as they age. In order to make the training process easier, it is best to start training your puppy as soon as possible. It is also important to use basic commands and a clicker when training so that your puppy associates positive feelings with training. It is also important to crate and leash train your puppy as soon as it is old enough. Following these steps will make it much easier to train your puppy and will make the process go much more smoothly.

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