Puppyhood is a critically important time in a dog’s life. Dogs learn more in the first 16 weeks of their lives than at any other point. If something goes really wrong during this time in their puppyhood, it can take a lot of time and effort to fix unwanted behaviors later.
That’s one of the many reasons why we recommend that you begin building a good relationship and bond with your puppy as soon as you bring your them home.
Relationship building happens through fun games and simple training exercises that can be done daily and at home.
At this stage your puppy is a blank canvas, they have not yet learned all the naughty behaviors or reactivity/over excitement issues seen later. When a puppy is trained at the age of 8 – 12 weeks, a joy of learning develops. They desire training and seek engagement with you, this makes training easier as you move through their life. Young puppies learn things effortlessly. They soak up all the information that they recieve with no set in behaviors or emotional response to it.
It’s important to keep in mind that training does not mean that you have to make your puppy train to level of military discipline! Training is all about play and having fun together at this age and even later down the road. Puppies love playing and they are easily motivated with food, toys and personal interaction.
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