Training a puppy is challenging and there are a lot of things to think about when brining a new puppy home but these 3 tips are easy things you can get started with straight away!
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Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
0:16 – Socialising Your puppy
1:28 – Toilet Training Puppy
2:53 – Training Puppy
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Today guys we’re working with some Adorable puppies that have been removed By the police for unfortunate illegal Puppy mills but we’re going to be Setting them up for their dream lives Giving them the best chance possible and In today’s video i want to talk about The three things that you should be Thinking about doing with your puppy as Well now the first thing that you need To make sure that you are providing with Your puppy from day one is amazing Socialization now when i’m working with Rescue dogs as part of my sanctuary Project especially dogs like this have Been removed from illegal puppy mills we Really have to take it back a step and This is the first time that these little Guys have even experienced grass so i’m Getting down with them and i’m making Sure that it’s a really fun and positive Experience and we’re building up Resilience to new things new stimuli and You need to make sure that you’re doing That with your puppies as well whether That’s new people new sites new sounds New environments different weathers Different noises oh yes oh yes you’re so Clever puppies you’re so brave you’re Such brave puppies and when they’re Responding like this playfully happily We’re rewarding it and we’re making it a Fun experience so that they understand That first and foremost i’m going to
Help navigate them through these new Wonderful experiences and all they have To do is look up to me for guidance and Direction and everything’s going to be Okay Yes it is But also if they do find themselves in Difficult situations in the future that You can’t plan for well then it’s okay Now the next point i want to talk about With you guys for your puppies is making Sure that you start your toilet training From day one again when i’m here part of My sanctuary program working for free Volunteering at rescue centres a lot of These puppies have had poor starts to Life and one of the downsides or at Least one of the struggles that you may Face with a rescue puppy is that toilet Training might not go off to a great Start but it doesn’t mean that you can’t Have huge amounts of success and it Shouldn’t mean that you have lower Expectations for them take your puppy Out on the hour every hour to where you Want them to go to the toilet i’m Watching these guys carefully because as Soon as they go to the toilet on grass I’ve got a pocket full of treats and Tons of praise and positive Reinforcement and i’m gonna let them Know great job if you go out to the Toilet out here now when these guys do Get rehomed
The owners can start implementing things Like crate training taking them out on The hour every hour watching for signs That they might be having going needing A toilet and giving them plenty of Opportunity to succeed when they do Succeed praise it if they fail we don’t Punish toilet training accidents we Accept that we made a mistake and that We didn’t give them enough chances to go Outside and go to the toilet if you’re Disciplined if you make sure you stick To a good consistent schedule your Puppies will absolutely be able to be Impeccably toilet trained in no time are You doing happy punch what are you doing Guys when it comes to training your Puppies when it comes to doing any kind Of obedience work it all starts with Engagement now again puppies have had Great starts to life good breeders will Do a lot of this engagement work for you But what i’m doing is i’m starting the Principle of these puppies understanding To first of all Follow a law And what i’m starting to do is building Up eye contact and i’m luring it i’ve Got a treat in my hand i’m certainly Cheating but when i get that eye contact Even if they’re clambering up me Yeah then they get access to the treats And again this is the very very first Time these puppies have ever had this
Kind of handling this kind of attention And certainly the first time they’ve Ever done Any form of obedience but i’m building Engagement and building the idea that You can follow a law And this is all going to be the building Blocks To allow us to teach anything now we Could even attempt this puppy’s first Sit By luring over the head sit yes Good And it’s right there building that Engagement building the idea of Following this lord you wanna have a go Over the head Sit yeah got a puppy uncle puppy yes And we build up these reps and puppies Are smart of these little guys Within a session or two we’ll be able to Start building that rock solid sit when We build that rock solid sit we can Really start to bring that attention up To us and when we build those things Everything else then becomes easy isn’t That right little guys you are going to Make somebody an amazing dog and we’re Going to make sure that you find amazing Homes so thank you so much guys thank You for being a part of my journey of Being able to launch my charity at the Sanctuary where i volunteer all of my Time to dogs like this and that’s all
Down to you i appreciate it so much if You want to learn everything that you Could ever dream about learning to Ensure that you have a perfect canine Companion that’s exactly what this Channel is for so don’t forget to Subscribe hit the like button i can’t Wait to see you on the next episode and Hopefully you’ll see some more of these Guys before they find their forever home [Music] You