Doggy manners simply means teaching your dog what is deemed appropriate and acceptable social and family behaviours. We will also teach you how to give your dog clear guidelines and boundaries, creating an individualised manners program to suit you, your pet and your family. A well-behaved pet will bring you many years of joy!
Sit
Your puppy should sit before doing or receiving anything they desire – meals, walks, cuddles, brushes or play time.
Principles of 'sit':
- Get puppy's attention (by saying puppy's name), make sure he or she is looking at you
- Hold a small piece of food in front of his nose and guide your hand slowly up and back over his head. As the puppy looks up and his head goes back, his bottom goes down
- Say the word 'sit' just as his bottom hits the ground
- Praise and give food reward
Don't:
- Ask your puppy to perform a command and then punish him: he will associate this negative reinforcement with the act and it will make training harder next time
Drop
Principles of 'drop':
- Get your puppy's attention (by saying puppy's name) making sure he or she is looking at you
- Have a small piece of treat ready in front of him and ask him to 'sit'
- Lower your hand to the ground between the paws. As his nose follows your hand, his body will follow
- Say 'drop' as the puppy lies on the ground
- Praise and give food reward immediately
- Keep training sessions short but frequent, and end on a positive note
Don't:
- Ask your puppy to perform a command and then punish him: he will associate this negative reinforcement with the act and it will make training harder next time
Stay/Wait
Put the bowl of food down in front of him and ask him to wait for a few moments. Then tell him he can eat.
Principles of 'wait':
- Get your puppy into the sit or drop position
- Have a small piece of treat ready in front of him
- Say 'wait'
- Reward the pup after a few seconds if he doesn't try to snatch the food from your hand
- Over time, make him wait for longer and at a further distance from you. If he comes towards you, take him back to his original position and try again
- Keep training sessions short but frequent, and end on a positive note
Doggy manners simply means teaching your dog what is deemed appropriate and acceptable social and family behaviours. We will also teach you how to give your dog clear guidelines and boundaries, creating an individualised manners program to suit you, your pet and your family. A well-behaved pet will bring you many years of joy!
Sit
Your puppy should sit before doing or receiving anything they desire – meals, walks, cuddles, brushes or play time.
Principles of 'sit':
- Get puppy's attention (by saying puppy's name), make sure he or she is looking at you
- Hold a small piece of food in front of his nose and guide your hand slowly up and back over his head. As the puppy looks up and his head goes back, his bottom goes down
- Say the word 'sit' just as his bottom hits the ground
- Praise and give food reward
Don't:
- Ask your puppy to perform a command and then punish him: he will associate this negative reinforcement with the act and it will make training harder next time
Drop
Principles of 'drop':
- Get your puppy's attention (by saying puppy's name) making sure he or she is looking at you
- Have a small piece of treat ready in front of him and ask him to 'sit'
- Lower your hand to the ground between the paws. As his nose follows your hand, his body will follow
- Say 'drop' as the puppy lies on the ground
- Praise and give food reward immediately
- Keep training sessions short but frequent, and end on a positive note
Don't:
- Ask your puppy to perform a command and then punish him: he will associate this negative reinforcement with the act and it will make training harder next time
Stay/Wait
Put the bowl of food down in front of him and ask him to wait for a few moments. Then tell him he can eat.
Principles of 'wait':
- Get your puppy into the sit or drop position
- Have a small piece of treat ready in front of him
- Say 'wait'
- Reward the pup after a few seconds if he doesn't try to snatch the food from your hand
- Over time, make him wait for longer and at a further distance from you. If he comes towards you, take him back to his original position and try again
- Keep training sessions short but frequent, and end on a positive note