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Message Subject Just got my 1st dog!!! I'll definitely need some training tips
Poster Handle Widespread Franklin
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Praise the behavior you want--"Good girl! Good dog"--"correct"--by grabbing by the scruff of the neck, behind the head, like a mother dog carrying her pup--and shake, saying firmly in an authoritarian voice "No, Bad!"

Be consistent. ALWAYS correct what you don't want--especially "jumping up" on people
"No! No jumping up! Baad!"
Those behaviors are not "cute" when a dog--especially a big dog--matures.
Consistency.
YOU are the "big dog" in the house. The pup should respect your authority. NEVER ignore--or reward--misbehavior.
Start immediately before the pup gets confused about what is ok to do, sometimes, and bad other times.
NEVER correct behavior that you don't "catch in the act.
If you find pee on the floor--watch carefully, catch the pup in the act, and "correct"
Better, walk enough so that it doesn't happen. Put the dog on a leash, take it out, say "get busy" When it pees or poops, Praise in an excited high pitched excited voice. "Good dog--get busy--good dog"
She will learn in days that "Get busy means pee or poop--outside.
Consistency is key. This requires much time. It is hard to raise a good well behaved dog on weekends alone. Dogs left alone find something to do. They naturally like to chew. Make sure they have what they know to be their own thing to chew on--not your shoe.
Good luck. Bee the leader of the pack, be firm, consistent--never threatening or violent, unless you want a confused and potentially violent snapping dog.
It is kind of like training good behavior in a child. Reward--PRAISE--of what you wsnt--and correction of what you don't want
Consider crate training--the dog will come to see the crate as his own cave and be happy there, a place of their own to retreat to.
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good stuff!! Much thanks! Goofy Thum
 
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