Puppies and adult dogs need many things to become good pets. Affection and love are obvious, and effective training techniques are also vital. Beyond that, having an understanding of the individual dog is needed. If you understand your dog and the normal doggy emotional, physical, and cognitive needs, you will be on your way to creating a joyful and fulfilled life with your pets.

Dogs are more than happy that they aren’t people and would prefer not to be treated as one. After all, they get all the perks of being people but with out any of the headache!

Generally speaking, treating dogs the same as humans is all right, just don’t have the expectation that they’ll behave like humans in response. In terms of canine obedience, dogs and puppies are unable to think or behave like humans. This doesn’t mean they are any less delightful just the way they are, however the fact is, whether you are talking about a mighty Great Dane or a miniature Yorkshire terrier, all dogs share traits with their ancestral wolf relatives – so take this into consideration when training your puppy.

Dogs would also want you to know that they don’t understand English. Until you teach them what a word means, they won’t understand it even if you keep repeating it louder and louder. In nature, dogs aren’t very vocal. This means that in obedience training, they won’t understand words until it has been associated with the appropriate action many, many times over. English is a foreign language to them. It’s both unfair and unrealistic to expect your puppy to respond to a command that he has not been properly taught.

Puppies need guidance and discipline. Without it, they follow their natural puppy instincts. They will eat anything that smells good. They will chew on anything that feels good. They will roll in anything that smells bad. If you know what to expect from an untrained puppy, you will be better able to help your dog through obedience training. You will be able to give your puppy appropriate outlets for his natural energy and instincts.

It is reasonable to expect regression at times during training, so don’t let yourself get exasperated, your dog will know it and respond accordingly. You may have seen your dog follow the same command successfully many times , so it can be disappointing when failure strikes, but if you arm yourself with knowledge and plan ahead you can successfully work through any set backs your pup may have.

There are different hypotheses explaining the reason for learning regression in the puppy training process, or in any facet of life. Among the most popular of these is that regression takes place while the brain is transmitting data from short into long-term memory storage. Regardless of the cause, you can take advantage of it and see it as the training opportunity it really is.