Puppy Training & Care DVD's
Expert Information from professional dog behaviourists
Puppy Training DVD
Duration - 33 mins
If you have a new puppy or are thinking about getting one then puppy training should be a top priority. Training your puppy will help develop and deepen the bond between you plus it also builds better behaviour.
Puppy training doesn't have to be difficult, with the right advice it can even be fun. This puppy training dvd has expert advice from Claire Arrowsmith will take you step-by-step, through all the stages required to successfully train your puppy teaching you key techniques to ensure your puppy grows up to become a much loved and well behaved addition to your family.
"Puppy training" covers the following:
- Puppy house training
- Basic puppy commands
- Sit,
- Down,
- Come,
- Stay,
- Settle,
- Retrieve
- Puppy lead training
Claire Arrowsmith B.Sc (Hons) M.Sc A.P.B.C
Claire holds an Honours degree in Zoology and a Masters Degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare from Edinburgh University. In the past Claire has dealt with behavioural problems for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, before starting up her own successful behavioural consultancy service in Surrey. Claire is also a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and a much respected qualified Puppy School tutor.
Puppy Training Facts - Did you know?
- Dog friendly training involves reinforcing wanted behaviors, ignoring unwanted behaviors, and teaching a behavior that is incompatible with the unwanted behavior.
- When training is done well, the dog has fun and looks forward to his/her sessions. Good training should include the use of rewards (positive reinforcement), most typically food but also toys and praise, to help.
- Dogs practice and perfect their skills each time they perform a behavior and this rule is true for both good and bad behaviour.
- As a general rule puppies will need an opportunity to relieve themselves approximately every two hours.
- Dogs can not tell the time, but they are good at making associations. If your dog always greets you when you return home they will have certain triggers that alert them. For example, the sound of your car moving into the garage or keys in the lock.
- Research has shown that, contrary to popular belief, dogs do see in colour. Dogs appear to see colours in two ranges: violet to blue violet, and yellow. Although their abilities are limited compared to ours, they have excellent low-light vision.
- Assertive puppies need more structure and shy puppies need more socialization.
- Barking may be an indication of stress. Salivation, increased heart and respiratory rates are also possible indicators of stress.
- Obedience training provides your dog with vital information concerning its social rank in the family and has benefits which increase the probability of a happy long term relationship.
- Puppy training establishes a safe method for communicating with your dog.
