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**Xibizopt** · 03-18-2010, 04:39 PM

puppies are like human babies. they need pretty much just love and positive experiences. with young pups, discipline is easy. when my pups are little if they do something they are not supposed like biting people, i just hold them gently by their cheeks and make a growly voice like "cut it out", because that's what their mama would do. they understand it, and they don't need much.
also, puppies have about a 15 second attention span (lol, that's an exaggeration, but not always- we call JRT pups "goldfish"...) so they don't need to be disciplined much. usually "wow! a rope toy!!" is enough to completely derail them.
puppies as young as 3-4 weeks old can learn basic commands like "sit" and "down", though they can't be expected to hold them. i always trained my pups by giving them what they wanted when they were good, and ignoring them or redirecting when they were bad. sometimes, the worst punishment for a pup is when you fold your arms and turn around and give them the silent treatment... they act HEARTBROKEN.

positive training, lots of socialization, and TONS of love is about all that's needed to raise a well rounded pup!

03-18-2010, 04:39 PM	#8
Xibizopt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	puppies are like human babies. they need pretty much just love and positive experiences. with young pups, discipline is easy. when my pups are little if they do something they are not supposed like biting people, i just hold them gently by their cheeks and make a growly voice like "cut it out", because that's what their mama would do. they understand it, and they don't need much. also, puppies have about a 15 second attention span (lol, that's an exaggeration, but not always- we call JRT pups "goldfish"...) so they don't need to be disciplined much. usually "wow! a rope toy!!" is enough to completely derail them. puppies as young as 3-4 weeks old can learn basic commands like "sit" and "down", though they can't be expected to hold them. i always trained my pups by giving them what they wanted when they were good, and ignoring them or redirecting when they were bad. sometimes, the worst punishment for a pup is when you fold your arms and turn around and give them the silent treatment... they act HEARTBROKEN. positive training, lots of socialization, and TONS of love is about all that's needed to raise a well rounded pup!
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