yes they are cute, they fluffy and playful and nice to fuss and pick up and play with blah blah and yes all that needs to go on but… they also need to be taught the basics and their manners so they learn their place in the pack pdq – if they stay in the breed pack they have no choice – all we do is substitute one pack for another – training and management needs to start on day one – it doesnt have to be tough or nasty or hard – just fun learning – this would then reduce the need for naughty corners ignoring – NO – and punishment of any kind
they need to learn their manners and who the pack manager is and what the boundries are and what happens when s/he ‘tests’ them – all puppy stuff is until 16 – 20 weeks is behavioural conditioning – his mum would have sorted this – so now you have to be that mum – thats all – but s/he needs to learn it all now before 16 weeks when they start to learn choice
the rules are
a flexible manager is a good manager – this means sometimes we do and sometimes we dont – sometimes we make a fuss when we come in sometimes not we ignore – sometimes we decide to play sometimes not they have to amuse themselves – by doing this then his/her attention will be on you – s/he will be ready to cue and s/he wont demand the memememe stuff
next rule is cue consistency
if the cue for come is come then it is always come – not come here – archie come – come archie and all the pack must stick to this – so decide the cues – write them down and stick to them
next rule is
silly voice time – the puppy time – if you change your voice this way s/he will learn that – ok yipeeee it’s now play time i am off cue
ok?
am i making sense?
i have had a ‘naughty puppy week’ none of which is any of the puppies fault
manage and reward
train and reward
ignore the bad reward the good
teach manners
and look at the best place to be and criteria training in this sticky section ;D
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