The 3 Best Ways to Teach your Puppy the English Language
Puppies are eager and willing to do the right thing. They
love your happy face and the squealy noises you make when
they have done something great. They will do ANYthing to
please you because of the loving rewards they get from
being a Good Dog. They just cannot get enough of your
praises and cuddles.

Moving towards “What a good dog!” from “Bad Puppy!” is
based on one thing. Your puppy does not know the English
language, and the faster he learns it, the better for all,
because the minute he knows what you want he will DO it.
Make it faster and easier for him to learn by keeping these
tips in mind:

1. Be consistent in the words you choose to teach him
commands. If you say, “Wanna go potty?” in the morning,
and “Have to go out?” two hours later, and “Wanna go pee?”
two hours later, etc., then that is THREE phrases you have
asked him to learn in one day instead of only one. Decide
which words to use, and make sure everyone in your family
uses the same ones.

2. Use his name in the command if you want action, do NOT
use it if you want him restricted from action. This is
very important. Hearing his own name, with an upward lilt
in your tone at the end, makes a puppy leap into action by
his very nature. When you want your puppy to come, say,
“Puppy, Come!” [insert his name instead of the word Puppy,
of course] When you want him to lie down, simply say,
“Down”. When you use stop-action commands such as “Down”,
“Stay” or “Off”, make your voice drop steeply at the end of
the word. It stresses the stop-action nature of the
command and helps your dog understand what you want more
quickly.

3. Do not confuse your puppy with the same words for
different commands. If you are teaching him basic
obedience, the word “Down” means LIE down, usually followed
by “Stay.” If you don’t want him on the couch, do not say
“Down”, say, “Off.” This word can be used to keep him from
jumping up into your lap, onto the couch, chair or bed
because it is the ACTION of jumping up you are trying to
restrict. Saying “Down” when he jumps onto the couch will
just make him lie down on the couch! See the difference?

Do not ever hit your puppy, you dont need to. The worst
punishment he ever needs to learn a lesson is your sad
frown and walking away from him. One or two minutes is the
limit though, do not overdo this. After a minute of
ignoring him, give a command he knows well and praise
praise praise, with a big smile over your eyeglasses. Always make each session
end in success and praise. This is crucial. It makes your
dog associate his leash and the words, “Wanna work?” with a
fun and exciting thing to do.

These three tips, used with gentleness and consistency,
will teach your puppy all the words he needs to know to be
a happy and obedient companion in a matter of days.

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Dy Witt has shown, bred and trained her dogs for 25 years.
During this time she has developed the perfect method for
training with loving and consistent commands that her dogs
love. For more on her training techniques, more free
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