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Short Tips:
Train for success...
When training your puppy you will want to break the training sessions up into many small 3 to 8 minute trainings. Puppies learn very fast by repitition but they also get distracted very easily. Instead of trying to train your pup by giving one long lesson a day, make it many short lessons and you will be happy to see how fast she learns her commands!
Leash walk every day...
Take your puppy out for a leash walk every day. Walking with your puppy on a leash is the best way for you to establish a wonderful relationship with your puppy. You must be in control of where you go, how fast and when
to stop, so your puppy will get in the habit of following your lead. As you walk more often with your puppy he will start to look to you for direction and security.
Puppy Training....
One of the most important aspects of training a new puppy is that you reward and praise her every time she does the right thing. Praise her when she chews her own toys instead of the couch. Praise her when she comes to you when you call. Praise her when she eliminates outside instead of in the house. The more time you spend with your puppy the quicker and easier it will be to train her to behave the way you want her to.
Potty Training...
One of the keys to house training is to establish a routine. A routine will increase the chances that your dog will eliminate in the right place, where you want her to. Eliminating in the right place, in your presence, allows you to praised and reward her for correct behavior. Rewarding her for going where you want and when you want, decreases the chances that your dog will eliminate in the house.
Accidents...
If your puppy makes a mistake, don't make a big deal out of it, just clean it up. Do not punish your puppy. If she does have an accident, it means that you have given her unsupervised access to your house too soon. Until she knows the rules, don't give her unsupervised free run of your house. If a mistake or accident occurs, it's best to go back to the crate training for awhile. You need to learn the signs your puppy uses when she needs to eliminate and she needs to develop more bladder and bowel control so she can hold it until she goes out to her spot.
Night Time Help…
For young puppies it is a good idea to feed the last meal a few hours before bedtime. That way they can eliminate before bedtime and have less problems for both of you during the night. It is also a good idea to take away the water bowl an hour or so before bed. The sooner your puppy sleeps through the night, the better for all concerned.
What Turns Your Puppy ‘On’?
One of the first steps in training your puppy is to develop a little insight as to how your dog is motivated. To ‘train’ your puppy using a rewards system, you need to determine how your dog is motivated so you can offer him something in exchange for correct behavior. What you are doing is developing habits with a reward system for puppy doing what you want, when you want it. The key is to use what really turns your puppy on while training. Puppies will learn very fast when they are motivated by an item that they love to have.
Care For Your Puppy's Feet...
An important thing to do for puppies and dogs is to keep their toenails trimmed. Trimming can be started when the puppy is very young by using a fingernail clipper. If you start trimming the toenails early in the puppy’s life, your puppy will learn to have his feet handled and that will help in all aspects of grooming and first aid care. When your puppy is older, get a good quality toenail trimmer to use. Start when she is young by touching and handling her feet every day. Reward her for allowing you to to handle her feet.
What Is Crate Training?
Crate training is an efficient and effective way to house train a puppy. Puppies normally don’t like to soil their sleeping quarters. If given an opportunity to eliminate elsewhere, they will learn very fast NOT to ‘go’ where they sleep, play and live. Temporarily confining your puppy to a small area, a crate for example, strongly inhibits the tendency to urinate and defecate. As you gradually lengthen the time your puppy stays in the crate, this teaches your puppy to ‘hold it’.
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Read the new review on Nylabone products in the Reviews page. If you have a heavy duty 'chewer' these might be just what you need!
 
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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
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From the desk of Sue Lee Ringwelski,
3-20-2012 "Read The NEW Puppy Tip!"
Hello everyone!
More changes are in store for you! I'm trying to make the site more user friendly all the time. If you have suggestions or if there is something you'd like to see on the site, shoot me an email!
I've used Nylabone products for my dogs for many years so it is only right that I have included a new review of the Nylabone products. Read it today!
The Guest Book page has been taken down because of too much spamming by individuals and companies. Thank you to everyone who actually signed in and left a comment about the website or my pups. You are all very much appreciated. If you have a comment for me, you can contact me through the Contact Me page.
The new book is doing well and I am looking forward to many, many more people finding the help that they need raising their new puppy. There is information in the book for every new puppy owner as well as people who have had puppies and dogs for many years. You can sample the book for free, or purchase it for less than the cost of a couple of cups of good coffee, when you go to the books page at Smashwords.com.
Do you have a specific 'puppy quesiton' that you need answered? Go ahead and start a new topic on the Puppy Forum. That way everyone will benefit as the question is answered. I’ll do my best to post some information about the subject as soon as I can.
I know how information is ‘time sensitive’ when it comes to puppies. When you need the info, you need it NOW! I’ve been there…I know where you’re coming from. I promise to do my very best to get you valuable info as fast as possible!
Take care,
Sue Lee
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Sue Lee REVIEWS:
I have three Decker Rat Terriers and they love to chew so I am always on the look-out for good healthy products for them. I use raw bones on occasion, and the Kong toys and teeth ropes...but for straight out chewing, they love the Nylabones.
The Nylabones come in a lot of different sizes and shapes and in a few different flavors. My dogs mostly use the rings to play with and the bones & shapes to chew on. The bones last a long time and the little ridges that appear as they chew on the bones help to keep the dogs teeth clean.
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Today I though I’d write a short review on Kong toys for dogs. I have been using the Kong brand toys for my dogs for many years because they are fun for the dogs and they last for a long time. I’ve had some very heavy chewers in the past and even now one of my young pups can really chew through toys and rawhides. If you leave a strong chewer with a toy, it had better be a good one or you’ll be picking up shreds of it everywhere or worse yet, you might have to take an unplanned trip to the vet.
"If you are looking for a good solid training system to use with your new puppy…I highly recommend this one!"
"The Hands Off Dog Training Formula" By Chet Womach, reveals the *exact* step-by-step formula anyone can use to train their new puppy by using 'positive' training techniques...no yelling, hitting, shocking or jerking on leashes. The system includes 3 hours of audio lessons, 2 hours of live puppy training footage and over 55+ pages of step-by-step guides, plus much more! I’ve used Chet’s techniques with my puppies successfully and I really like the way it works.
~Read full review~
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