How to Tame Your Mountain Lion (New Puppy)
So you've brought your new puppy home, complete with a new collection of toys, bedding, crates, and the myriad of items you need for a happy puppy.
Everything is set up perfectly and ready to go.
Soon you realize, from the moment you put your new fluffy friend on the ground, that there's something terribly wrong.
The cute innocent puppy that seemed so docile at the breeders suddenly turns into a monster in your house! Your carpet and furniture is ruined, random items are getting chewed, and you suddenly have no matching socks.
In the wild, the new puppy in the pack immediately learns their place from the alpha dog, who reinforces discipline and order within the pack.
It is up to you to play "alpha dog" and reinforce this order and discipline, no matter how cute or innocent the new puppy looks.
Your puppy will thank you later for knowing the proper rules for living in "your pack".
Also, puppies that are well-trained in puppy hood are much less likely to end up in the shelter, since their good behavior will carry on into adulthood.
Usually, with new puppies the primary problem is chewing.
To correct this, you need consistent correction.
For the first week or two of new puppy ownership, keep your puppy in the same room as you when you're home.
This way, you can catch your puppy doing unwanted behavior and have consistent correction.
Once the puppy begins to understand what is acceptable and what is not, you can begin to let your puppy on his own more and more.
When you are away from home, always keep your puppy with someone else, or confined in a crate that is just a little bigger than your puppy.
This keeps your puppy safe while you are away.
When you let your puppy outside, often you'll find that dogs try to dart out the door well before you even have it open.
A good way to reinforce your position as the alpha dog is to teach your puppy to sit patiently until you allow them to go outside.
Don't let them out until they calm down, and sit patiently.
It is possible! Never let your puppy push past you to get out a door, or else one day they might dart out of the wrong door and you risk losing them.
If your puppy has problems with jumping on furniture when you're away, you can use some of the sonic trainers that are available.
These sonic trainers emit a harmless but annoying sound only the dog hears when it senses vibration (most recommended is Tattletale Vibration Pet Trainer).
By placing these inexpensive devices on your furniture while you are not in the room, you can deter your pet from jumping.
Also, if you don't want your puppy to go into certain rooms, you can use the Petsafe Mat.
It emits a very low electric pulse when pressure is applied, so your puppy knows not to cross the barrier.
Always use the lowest effective setting when using the mat.
Everything is set up perfectly and ready to go.
Soon you realize, from the moment you put your new fluffy friend on the ground, that there's something terribly wrong.
The cute innocent puppy that seemed so docile at the breeders suddenly turns into a monster in your house! Your carpet and furniture is ruined, random items are getting chewed, and you suddenly have no matching socks.
In the wild, the new puppy in the pack immediately learns their place from the alpha dog, who reinforces discipline and order within the pack.
It is up to you to play "alpha dog" and reinforce this order and discipline, no matter how cute or innocent the new puppy looks.
Your puppy will thank you later for knowing the proper rules for living in "your pack".
Also, puppies that are well-trained in puppy hood are much less likely to end up in the shelter, since their good behavior will carry on into adulthood.
Usually, with new puppies the primary problem is chewing.
To correct this, you need consistent correction.
For the first week or two of new puppy ownership, keep your puppy in the same room as you when you're home.
This way, you can catch your puppy doing unwanted behavior and have consistent correction.
Once the puppy begins to understand what is acceptable and what is not, you can begin to let your puppy on his own more and more.
When you are away from home, always keep your puppy with someone else, or confined in a crate that is just a little bigger than your puppy.
This keeps your puppy safe while you are away.
When you let your puppy outside, often you'll find that dogs try to dart out the door well before you even have it open.
A good way to reinforce your position as the alpha dog is to teach your puppy to sit patiently until you allow them to go outside.
Don't let them out until they calm down, and sit patiently.
It is possible! Never let your puppy push past you to get out a door, or else one day they might dart out of the wrong door and you risk losing them.
If your puppy has problems with jumping on furniture when you're away, you can use some of the sonic trainers that are available.
These sonic trainers emit a harmless but annoying sound only the dog hears when it senses vibration (most recommended is Tattletale Vibration Pet Trainer).
By placing these inexpensive devices on your furniture while you are not in the room, you can deter your pet from jumping.
Also, if you don't want your puppy to go into certain rooms, you can use the Petsafe Mat.
It emits a very low electric pulse when pressure is applied, so your puppy knows not to cross the barrier.
Always use the lowest effective setting when using the mat.
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