Category: Puppy Training
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Puppy Potty Training. Your Dog Still Does It at Home
When a puppy continues to eliminate indoors, a focused assessment and stepwise adjustments help identify whether the cause is training, medical, or situational so you can respond appropriately. Practical changes in supervision, cleanup, scheduling, and veterinary evaluation are commonly needed. Quick assessment of the problem Determine whether accidents are incomplete housetraining, medical, marking, or situational…
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4 Puppy Behaviors That Your Dog Should Grow Out Of
Puppy behavior and development. Why puppy behaviors matter Early behaviors influence long-term safety, housetraining success, and how a dog tolerates people and other animals; knowing which behaviors should decline helps set practical goals. The primary socialization period for puppies is roughly 3 to 14 weeks of age[1], and exposures during that window strongly shape later…
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How to Socialize Your Puppy with Environment?
Puppy socialization with the environment teaches a young dog to accept new places, surfaces, sounds, and routines calmly and confidently. Consistent, gentle exposure and predictable handling shape lasting responses to common household and public situations. Critical Socialization Window and Goals The most sensitive socialization period centers between about 8 and 16 weeks of age, when…
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Ways to Prevent Reactivity in Dogs
Reactivity in dogs describes intense, often rapid behavioral responses to specific triggers. Prevention emphasizes clear observation, safe management, veterinary assessment, and consistent training strategies. Understanding Reactivity Reactive behavior is an observable set of actions — such as barking, lunging, stiffening, intense staring, or rapid vocalization — that occur when a dog responds to a perceived…
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5 Important Things You Should Teach Your Puppy ASAP
Puppies are highly receptive to early learning and benefit from consistent guidance that shapes daily habits, social behavior, and safety skills. Potty Training Establish a predictable schedule and a clear cue word so your puppy learns where and when elimination is expected. Puppies younger than 6 months often need an opportunity to eliminate every 2–4…
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Puppy Crate Training. Step by Step.
Puppy crate training teaches a young dog to accept a small, safe den as a place to rest and recover self-control. The method emphasizes gradual positive association, predictable routine, and humane limits. Why Crate Training Works Crate training leverages natural denning instincts to create a predictable, low-stress place the puppy can use for rest, safe…
