May 23, 2012

3 Basic Puppy Training Tips Every Owner Should Know

My puppy, Dublin catching some sun rays.

I love puppies!  There cute, adorable, cuddly, and of course who can’t resist the famous puppy breath!  These things are all great, but once you get your new puppy home he will test your patience…seriously! I like to preach that people need to be consistent, persistent and patient when it comes to training.  Today I [...]

My Puppy Hates His Collar!? What Do I Do?

Puppy Collars

Does your puppy hate collars?  If you just brought your puppy home or only had him for a few days I’m guessing your answer is a resounding YES!!!  In fact, people tell me all the time in a frantic mood…”My puppy hates his collar!?  What do I do?“  The answer is not that difficult: “just [...]

Top 10 Tips For New Puppy Owners

New Puppy

If you’re on the verge of becoming a new puppy owner then I’d first like to congratulate you on your new puppy!  The second thing I’d like to do is give you a list of the top 10 tips for new puppy owners. I’ve been raising guide dog puppies for over  5 years now.  Before [...]

A Quick Puppy Training Tip

Puppy Training Tip

Today I’ve got a quick puppy training tip for you. I’ve talked about puppy pickup day quite extensively here on the blog.  Can I just reiterate that it’s an AWESOME DAY!  It’s the evening that can sometimes be a disaster if your puppy does not like crate training. That brings me to today’s quick puppy training [...]

Puppy Training

When we first started writing to the Puppy In Training website our main focus was to chronicle the journey of my guide dog puppy, Stetson and share all of our experiences in puppy training and raising a guide dog. A couple months after Stetson started his formal guide dog training we were asked to raise [...]

Crate Training Puppies – 14 Useful Tips

In theory crate training puppies sounds simple.  A quick note: I often use the term crate and kennel interchangeably throughout this article. Crate Training Theory: Your puppy does not want to poop or pee in the place he sleeps…put him in his crate (make sure it’s not too big or he’ll pee/poop on one side [...]