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Puppies are great, aren't they? There is nothing cuter
or more fun than a new puppy in the home.
Puppies, however, are often full of behaviors that don't
coincide with what you want. Successful puppy training involves
molding every part of the puppy's life so that you can point
your new puppy in the direction of behaviors that are wanted
and direct your puppy away from behaviors that aren't so
desirable.
In our experience, we have found that the majority of adult
dog behavior problems could have been avoided had the dog's
owners only known how to properly communicate with the puppy
from the beginning.
Our puppy training program takes place in your home and
focuses on the following training aspects:
- House training.
Done right there are actually very few messes to clean up.
You can realistically have a puppy who has the amount of
accidents in your home that you can count on one hand. The
key is properly communicating to your puppy where it is
okay to go to the bathroom.
- House manners.
House manners typically include not jumping, not biting,
not getting on furniture and other behaviors that help your
puppy seamlessly fit into your home. Too often I find dog
owners that believe that their dogs will 'grow out' of puppy
biting or jumping and other young dog behaviors. This is
rarely the case. Think about it, nipping and jumping are
fun for your puppy! Why would he or she grow out of it?
It is important to fix these behaviors while the dog is
young so that you can avoid dominance, aggression, and other
problems as the dog matures. This part of the training is
highly customizable as dog owners differ with house boundaries.
For example, some dog owners allow dogs on furniture and
others don't. Our training sessions will focus on helping
you determine what the boundaries should be in your home
and how to consistently maintain those boundaries.
- Basic obedience.
It is important for your dog to understand basic commands
such as sit, lie down, stay, come here, and how to walk
on a leash. Most puppy programs focus on teaching your dog
to sit for a cookie or a clicker. This is not functional!
What you need are simple commands that make living with
your puppy easier.
- Socialization. There
are good ways to socialize a dog and bad ways to socialize
a dog. Unfortunately, dog parks and puppy socialization
classes are often the worst places that you could take your
dog for socialization. Let us teach you the right way to
socialize your dog so he or she grows up to be normal and
well adjusted.
- Correct relationship.
The puppy stage is the perfect age to teach your puppy the
proper family structure. Dogs understand family structure
and need it to be happy dogs. You as the dog owner must
place yourself in the leadership role and your puppy in
the follower role. You achieve this through communication
that makes sense to your dog. Without the proper relationship
your dog is likely to develop behavioral problems, dominance
problems, aggression problems, and more.
Proudly serving Salt
Lake City, Utah County, Ogden/Layton areas, Park City, St.
George, Cedar City, Mesquite, Nevada and surrounding areas.
The CommuniCanine
Puppy Program starts in the $300s.
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Lake City, Utah County, Ogden/Layton areas, Park City, St.
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