Ultimate Puppy Training for Kids: A Step-by-Step Guide for Exercises and Tricks by Wye Mark Van & Zoom Room Dog Training

Author:Wye, Mark Van & Zoom Room Dog Training [Wye, Mark Van]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Published: 2020-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

POP QUIZ

Let’s see if you can tell when to use the nonresponse marker AH AH with your puppy and when you should do nothing.

1 . You walk into your room and find one of your stuffed animals was chewed up.

a. Say AH AH

b. Do nothing

2 . You discover pee on the floor.

a. Say AH AH

b. Do nothing

3 . You catch your puppy in the act of peeing on the floor.

a. Say AH AH

b. Do nothing

4 . You’re playing Touch and your puppy sniffs at your treat bag instead of your fist.

a. Say AH AH

b. Do nothing

5 . You’re teaching Sit and your puppy backs up instead of sitting down.

a. Say AH AH

b. Do Nothing

Answers:

1 . b) Next time, remember that your toys should be put away safely to prevent this.

2 . b) Too much time has passed for your puppy to learn anything from saying AH AH .

3 . a) And remember to then put on their leash and take them outside to finish.

4 . a) Your puppy needs a gentle reminder to focus on your hand, not your treat bag.

5 . a) This helps your puppy understand that backing up isn’t what you’re looking for.

JACKPOTS

If your puppy is struggling with a task, once they finally nail it, give them three or four treats instead of one. When you give your puppy a bigger reward than they were expecting, that’s called a jackpot .

Getting a jackpot is a really big deal to your puppy. A puppy who finally sits correctly and then gets a jackpot thinks, “Wow. This is amazing. I'd better pay attention and do this same exact thing the next time the kid asks me.”

Jackpots are also a terrific way to end a training session. Puppies learn that training is fun and enjoyable when training ends with lots of treats.

PROOFING

You want your puppy to know that saying SIT means sit anytime and anywhere that anyone says it. But if you taught your puppy to sit when you were in the living room and there was the sound of a truck coming from outside, your puppy possibly learned to sit when you said SIT in the living room with the sound of a truck nearby.

The next time you train, the truck isn’t there, but your puppy still thinks SIT has something to do with you and with the living room. The truck lost its importance by going away. We need to do the same thing with the place (living room) and the trainer (you).

In dog training this is called proofing . Proofing means teaching a dog the same behavior in different situations, like outdoors instead of inside.

Proofing happens naturally over time. Soon, different family members will work on SIT , and they will happen to be in different places in and around your home.

Do not rush proofing. Before you are ready to proof the SIT , your puppy must be a total rock star at sitting every time you say SIT .

Once your puppy is getting it every time, the next time you work on SIT , try it in another room, outside, or with different distractions.

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