Commands Taught and Proper Learning Environment
Listed below are the commands I teach you how to teach your dog:
We want to start training immediately, and the first 3 will be introduced as soon as your pup comes home for the first time.
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1. Hurry Up - command to go to the bathroom
2. Kennel Up
3. Free
4. Leave It
5. Sit
6. The free walk
7. Heel
8. Come command introduced (to be taught in full later)
9. Place
10. Down
11. Paw (shaking hands)
12. Switch (heel on the right)
11. Stand - great command to clean paws
13. Come - this is the toughest command to get right and will take the most time
If you master all of the above commands, you will have a very well-trained dog.
Training lessons (with me) should be done with as few (or zero) distractions as possible and I recommend all training be done via Zoom in a quiet distraction free zone in the comfort of your home or backyard where you and your dog are already comfortable.
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Zoom is preferable to in-person training for the following reasons:
1. There is no need for me as a trainer to have a relationship with your dog. What is necessary is that you have a relationship with your dog and through our virtual lessons, this is what I show you
2. We train while at home where you and your pup are already comfortable.
3. It is easy to create a distraction free environment which is perfect for learning. First, You and your pup need to get proficient in a distraction free environment, before you can hope for success in the big bad world full of distractions.
4. Virtual training is a less expensive option.
5. We start training day 1 of puppy arrival as there is no need to wait until your pup has had all their parvo shots. It is incredible what can be accomplished with an 8, 9, or 10 week old puppy.
6. You get to see how things are supposed to be done with my dogs without them causing any distractions.
Using Zoom, I am just a voice on the screen, and you are the pack leader! Remember, my goal at Neal’s Naughty Puppy School is teach you and your family members how to be the “Pack Leader”.
As we go forward, it is a good idea to test what we have learned in places where there are many distractions like family get togethers, doggie play dates, and any other spot full of distractions. This is when we find out if what we have learned has really taken hold.
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