Utah Puppy Training

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 puppies 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 and it is important to fix these behaviors while the dog is young so that you can avoid dominance 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.

- 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 dominant role and your puppy in the submissive 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.

Puppy training is available in Salt Lake, Utah County, North Utah and surrounding areas.

The CommuniCanine Puppy Program starts in the $300s.
Call 801-310-3782 for exact pricing in your area