Puppy training - Take your puppy outside after breakfast

Next feed your puppy breakfast. Immediately after your puppy is done eating take her outside to the exact same spot and tell the puppy whatever phrase you want to use for going the bathroom and always use that phrase during house training.

Most typically dogs will feel the need to go to the bathroom after they eat. One of the methods I have used is rewarding the puppy when he has finished going poop. I would always praise her and then give her a small dog treat. I kept doing this every time the dog went poop where it should. I only feed my dog three times a day but obviously the dog will need to be taken out more often.

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Puppy training - Start in the morning

Start in the morning and take your puppy outside to place where you want the puppy to go to the bathroom. Stay by the puppy so that you can praise them when they have done what they should. Make sure you give your puppy plenty of time to do what it needs to do and if he doesn't do it just take the puppy inside.

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Puppt training - Choose the right way to train your puppy

You see that cute little puppy and it you instantly fall in love and take it home. After about an hour you stumble across the reason why you always said you weren't going to get a dog. It's best to start right away with house training and you will find that you are actually training yourself more than your dog. Keep in mind that there are certain things you shouldn't do: Do not yell at the puppy, do not spank the puppy and do not rub the puppy's nose in it's accident. All this does is teach the dog to be scared of you and to hide what it has done. There are two schools of thought for house training. One is crate training and the other is just training them with the crate. I have always chosen to train without the crate.

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DOG FAQ - Why does my Golden Retriever not retrieve?

Some dogs are born with more drive than others, a puppy that is not properly socialized generally will not retrieve. Some puppies have no play drive which allows them to learn to retrieve on their own. It generally has to be encouraged by either the puppies siblings (as in "take away games") or by the owners engaging the dog in play and praising the dog for the retrieving behavior. Shaping the behavior by using praise when the puppy goes after the thrown object , more praise when he touches the object or picks it up, more when he takes even one step towards you with the object, etc.

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PUPPY SELECTION

Puppy Selection : Don't let a breeder laugh off his puppies' timidity with assurances of, "Oh, they just haven't been handled much." Lack of socialization means laziness or ignorance on the part of the breeder. You do not want a Golden Retriever puppy from a lazy or ignorant breeder. If he can't even socialize properly, who knows what else he screwed up in breeding or raising these puppies?


Shy puppies become shy dogs.Golden Retriever puppy who hide or tuck their tails or shrink away from you are not safe choices as pets. Don't try to convince yourself that you can "bring them out of their shell." You don't know what's going on in these puppies' genes. Shy puppies usually become shy dogs who may snap defensively at anything that startles them.

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