We have over 400 articles posted on the Puppy In Training Blog and it is absolutely littered with Puppy Training Tips. If you’re looking for the latest and greatest tips then you’ve come to the right place. This is where we organized our very best Puppy Training Tips across the blog. So take a peek at some of our favorite Puppy Training Tips.
Puppy Training Tips
Train Your Dog Like A Guide Dog - Have you ever wanted to raise a guide dog puppy? Learn to raise your dog like a guide dog puppy raiser!
How Much Should I Feed My Puppy - I get asked this question all the time and my advise is not to follow the directions on the bag. Check out my article instead.
What’s Different About Guide Dog Puppies - A list of some of the differences when raising a guide dog puppy vs a regular puppy.
Earthquake Safety For Pets - With all the recent natural and unnatural disasters we decided it was important to come up with a list of earthquake safety tips.
Dog Safety Tips For The Fourth Of July - Every fourth of July dogs get lost. Many dogs are fearful of fireworks including my aussie mix, Linus. Here are some tips…
Dog Halloween Safety Tips - Some puppies can be frightened around Halloween and lets not forgot all the deadly chocolate that’s around this holiday…
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My daughter insists on raising here pit and beagle as children, spoiling them, yet when they do not listen to her she swats them. The problem I see is that the other she baby sat a one year old and her attention was on the child noy the pit, so the pit started to growl at the child. Does this mean that the pit was jelous of the baby and does not understand she’s only a dog not a child as my daughter teaches her?
@Ed, thanks for visiting our site. I’d recommend you/your daughter contact a dog behavior expert for an in home consultation to make sure everything is going okay with your daughters dog’s behavior and training.
Hi, i have a golden ret (6months old) and he’s currently taking puppy classes, but he’s really playfull, he will always jump or reach to tables(anywhere he sees or smells food). I knw i cant b frustrated, but at times i wonder if he will ever be like a well behave dog. What am i doing wrong? I want him to be able to go to hospitals (hospice) which is were i work, what can i do???
@kel congratulations on you puppy. I would talk to the trainer in your puppy class and see what suggestions he/she may have. You may need to be more strict with your puppy you may be giving him too much freedom around the house. When my pups are jumping I just stand on their leash until they stop trying. As soon as they stop trying to jump I give them tons of praise. Good luck with your new puppy!
hello, i need some help asap
ok I am picking up my new puppy tomorrow, the breeder feeds him Purina one for large breed puppies.
I want to switch to a better food and got him Blue b for large breed puppies.
Anyways, I was looking all over the stores and online for a small pack of that purina one l.b puppy food (to mix both foods to avoid stomach problems) but i can’t find it. They have 4lb but only purina one puppy food (not for large breeds) the large breed puppy food starts at like almost 20lb..and i don’t want to buy that much. My question is can i get him the purina one puppy food instead of the large breed formula? thank you
@Alexandra, I would stick to the exact same food your breeder is using because I’m sure the ingredients are different in the regular vs large breed. I’ve had plenty of upset puppy stomachs changing their foods and it’s not too fun. Why don’t you ask your breeder if you can buy a little bit of the purina one for large breeds.
Hi Colby I have another question. Tucker (our yellow lab) is now 2 months old. In the past week or so he has started being really snappy. We can be in the middle of playing and snap. I have no idea how to stop it. We have tried a firm NO but that does not seem to help. I don’t know if we should do a light pop on the nose or what? HELP!
@megan, it sounds like he might be getting overly excited while he’s playing. When my pups get like this I just give them one of their toys and stop playing. I wouldn’t give him a light pop on the nose as this will most likely aggravate the problem.
I rescued a puppy that had been abandoned at a local gas station and we started her on pedigree puppy food yesterday.We do not know the history of the puppy but she is very friendly. Her stomach is upset from the food could it be that she has not had this dog food? Also I would like to say thank you so much i found this website and all your crate training tips have helped alot!! she only whined for 15 minutes after we put her in there for bed. When we first got her she would not stop whining!!! Thank you again for all the advice!!
@Melanie, since you found her abandoned I would take her to the veterinarian and tell him about the dog food and upset stomachs. In my experience any time I change my puppy’s food it usually causes an upset stomach. However, I’d still recommend you have your puppy visit a vet.
Thank you so much, i will get her in to the vet asap!
Hi Colby,
I have a 4 month old Golden irish who is extremely high energy that I am having to keep seperate from my 2 young kids due to his energy. My question is, is there something I can do to help him calm down when in the house? I take him for an hour or more long off leash walk every day, as well as have been training him to use the treadmill (just lightly right now due to his young age-but he loves it.). It is at the point where we ae considering finding him anouther home and getting a lazier breed. We have had dogs before (GSD’s) and put alot of research into this breed before we got him. There are no puppy classes where I live, but I am training him myself. He listens well to basic commands, but just won’t calm down. Thanks for you help.
@Amber, my current Golden Retriever is a puppy and has that puppy energy too and he’s currently about 85 pounds. It sounds like you’re on the right track by giving him a lot of exercise which would have been my first suggestion.
My current Golden I keep on leash and by my side in the house all the time. If I myself am not keeping him under control then I will have him stay in his kennel. I will do this until he understands the rules of the house. Although I do not have children so I think this is easier said then done. I know you said you don’t have puppy classes, but you might try consulting a local dog trainer for a in-home training session.
hi colby,
i found your website very useful. I will be bringing home a pembroke welsh corgi pup,her name is elspie and she will be seven weeks next month at the end of may. But i have one small worry,the ride up to go get her is 5 hours long,and with stopping to let her relieve herself and the usual traffic it will be closer to six hours before we get her home. So i am just wondering how this will go since you have so much experience.
thanks colby,
annah
@annah, thanks for visiting my website. My drives home with young puppies have only been about 2 hours (depending on traffic) and each one of my puppies were a little different. I had one puppy get car sick and vomit, but for the most part he was very good during the drive. One puppy slept the entire 2 hours. Another puppy was in his kennel, woke up after about an hour and a half and had an potty accident. 2 of my puppies barked and whined for the first 10 minutes of the car ride then fell asleep. 2 of my puppies slept for about an hour then woke up and started barking and crying.
Sorry for all the different scenarios, but it really is a mixed bag. I’d expect a lot of barking and whining and if you’re puppy does not then I’d be very happy. Your puppy will probably fall asleep within 10 minutes of the drive. Any time your puppy wakes up I’d be ready to relieve him.
Those are the things I can think of off the top of my head. Hopefully they help. Congratulations and good luck with your new puppy!
Hi,
A few months ago I was in your position and I read up on everything I could find. This website was a Godsend. Definitely take Colby’s advice.
Like Colby said, every puppy is different. I think it would helpful if you had someone go with you. I picked my puppy up in California and it was an 8+ hour drive for me. I got lucky because he was AMAZING. We didn’t have any accidents, he didn’t cry, and he basically just laid/sat on laps the whole time. To be honest he just seemed depressed. I thought he might have been moping. (I later realized that he was just a super chill puppy.) I think if you had someone to hold her, it might be more comforting? I took Colby’s advice and got a stuffed animal for Jasper and had them rub it on his siblings so he had something that smelled familiar and was cuddly too. You could always try securing a crate and putting her in there with the stuffed animal as well? The crate would help keep most messes contained and she might feel a bit safer because it’ll simulate a den like environment. She might cry a bit (or a lot) if you crate her though. It could go both ways… Good luck with everything!!
@Paulina, great advice! That’s awesome that your puppy did so well on such a long trip. Like I mentioned I’ve had many different experiences with my puppies. One that I forgot to mention was when I picked up Linus my rescue puppy. Unfortunately, he was so sick and anemic he didn’t move the entire ride home. It was so sad my girlfriend thought he might have passed away. However, there was a happy ending. We got him healthy and now he’s 8 years old and sleeping by my feet while I write this reply