Whether you’re starting dog training classes or training your puppy at home, it’s important to remember dogs don’t act on the same emotions as humans. They might be greedy eaters and wary of strangers like a toddler, but those are innate behaviours that remind us puppies are concerned only with safe and unsafe.
Puppy training teaches young dogs right and wrong by focusing on this idea of safe and unsafe:
• Safe behaviour is right, and should be rewarded
• Unsafe behaviour is wrong, and should not be rewarded
Rewards are a great way to teach puppies right from wrong. We recommend using food as a reward because it has more value to young dogs than praise or toys, but you should also use verbal praise and affection to reinforce good behaviour.
Read up on how to teach ‘sit’, ‘stay’ and ‘come’ with rewards based training.
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