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8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time

8 Easy Ways to Train Your Puppy to Be Obedient in Short Time My neighbor's kid has a dog that sits at the kitchen door and waits every single time. Doesn't beg, doesn't whine, doesn't lean on your leg. Just sits, with a tennis ball at his feet, until somebody opens the door. I asked her how long that took. She said it started with him being a bad dog. I got the story later over a beer, and the short version is that it took about eight months of the boring kind of work, not the showy kind. Nobody filmed any of it. Nobody posted a thirty-second video of the dog going from wild to perfect. It was just a kid in a garage with a bag of treats and a dog who did not care about the bag of treats. That story has been sitting in my head for a month, because it's the honest version of a title like this one, and the honest version is more useful than the promise. Before we get into it, I should say what "short time" actually means here, because I think it gets misunder...

How to Train a Dog: 8 Tips and Tricks That Work on Rambunctious Puppies

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How to Train a Dog: 8 Tips and Tricks That Work on Rambunctious Puppies Introduction Welcome to the world of puppy training. You're going to learn a lot, and have a lot of fun! What's going on in your puppy's mind? Dogs are not born knowing how to behave, so you need to teach them what is acceptable and what is not. Dogs learn through association: if something happens after something else, they’ll learn that the two events are related. For example, if your puppy comes running over to you every time you give him some food and then he gets a treat when he comes over, he will think that coming to you means treats! Praise and rewards are also important in teaching your dog what behaviors are desired from him. For example, if he listens when called or sits whenever told and receives praise or treats as a reward for doing so, then this will encourage him to continue listening when called or sitting whenever told because it means he'll get something good out of it! Think about...