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How to train a puppy- this has been a worry for most pet lovers. And they are right about this. That is because, in many ways, training a puppy is a much more difficult task than training an older dog. Little puppies are so cute that you and your family will fall all over yourselves playing with the new entrant and the discipline that is so critical to be brought into the puppy's life, will go out of the window. In all probability, although you may have planned to impart puppy training from the time he arrived in your house, he gets to sleep in someone's bed rather than in the crate you had planned for him and poops all over during the night. Be careful. It is critical to break the little fellow into his set routine during the first couple of weeks of finding the new puppy. Otherwise, the bad habits will set in.
You and your family members must remember that the puppy has been taken away from his mother and the other puppies in his litter, so he is insecure and vulnerable. The best thing you can do for him is to set up his puppy training routine so that he falls into the pattern of existence that you want to establish for him at your house. Give him a small room of his own where he will stay for the next couple of months. Paper over the entire floor and put his bed in one corner. The dog food and water bowls should also be placed in a specific area. In the initial few days, be gentle with him and don't make him do too much. When he seems sleepy, leave him to sleep. Little puppies such as Beagle puppies need a lot of sleep.
The most important aspect of training a puppy is potty training a puppy. At the beginning, when the urge comes, he will go irrespective of where he is. Therefore provide him access to his toilet area every 45 minutes or less, till he begins to understand where the toilet area is situated. Once he gets a little older, he will be able to go across to this area on his own, but till that time, he should eliminate only within the papered area of his room if you are not around to take him to his toilet area. If by mistake, he wanders out of his room and eliminates on the carpet or somewhere he is not supposed to, say "No" strongly. Praise and reward him with his favorite snack every time he eliminates in his toilet area. As well, puppy biting is another habit that is often dealt with early in a puppy's life.
At this stage of his life, you will appreciate that the most important part of puppy training is to ensure that he doesn't soil the carpets and tiles of your home. Using a crate for him to sleep and rest in in his room could be of help. It is a known fact that dogs do not like to soil their resting place so if they know where their toilet area is, they will control their urge to eliminate as they wouldn't like to make their own little area dirty and uncomfortable. Another important but lesser known aspect of puppy training is the necessity to get your puppy to socialize. A properly socialized puppy is well adjusted and makes a great friend and companion. So invite your friends to come and meet your puppy.
It would be psychologically expedient to ask over older friends as well as younger ones and people of different ethnic backgrounds. Let your puppy learn to be free with all sorts of people (and other dogs too) and he will grow up to be a well adjusted dog. In our view, this is one of the most important but little practiced part of training a puppy.
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