VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

TRAINING [web link....]

• The amount and type of training depends upon the type of use.
• Almost all dogs should learn five basic commands viz.,  heel, sit, down, stay and come.
• Trained dogs will respond and be under control.
• Dogs that are well trained can provide enjoyment and be great companions, whereas untrained dogs can be a nuisance.
• Training should begin as soon as the new puppy arrives home.

• The puppy should learn its name, the basic corrective word no, and the praise words, good boy or good girl.
• The puppy must learn what types of behaviour are acceptable and what types are not.
• The owner's voice is the best corrective tool. A strong , authoritative "no" should be all that is necessary. "Good dog" "good girl" should be used when the puppy does something correctly.
• The puppy will soon learn that it will be corrected if it does something wrong and praised when it does something right.
• The puppy should never hit or threatened with a hand or an object. A puppy that gets hit will soon shy away from its owner for fear of being beaten.
• When the puppy does something wrong it must be corrected immediately, so that it will associate the mistake with correction.
• If the correction cannot be made immediately, it should not be made at all.
• Puppies are babies and are quick to forget. If they are punished for an inappropriate behaviour that occurred several minutes earlier, the puppy may not realize why it is being corrected.