Training a dog takes plenty of time and patience. Furthermore this is not something that you can achieve in a matter of days or weeks - it will take months. The trick to getting the most effective results from your little pup is to be firm with it but not deal out any physical punishment.

That is not how you should be training your dog and studies have shown that physical punishment is not an effective training method when it comes to any type of animal.

Puppies just don't know how to respond or what to do when you punish them, even gently. It doesn't know what you want and when you do this, you are not only hurting your little puppy but also training it to fear you. This is not the effect you want I'm sure.

The psychology behind this is that dog when young, do not make the distinction between the pain it receives when you hit it, and the reason that you are having it punished. If it was biting on your shoe and you gave it a smack, all you did was to instill terror and confusion into the poor puppy, without it knowing what it had done wrong. It might be a different case for adult dogs.

By hitting it can causing your little new friend to be terrified of you, it will start to keep its distance from you and you'll never create the wonderful bond that some dogs have with their owners. As the pup grows to become an adult, this gap will further increase as well.

To bring up a puppy into a loving family pet, an important relationship needs to be formed between owner and pet. Screaming your head off at a pup is another way you could damage your relationship with the dog.

Instead of being vocally loud, a more effective training method you should employ would be to speak to your dog in a very firm tone to get it to cease doing what it was doing. Then pick up your pup and give it a huge to give it reassurance and some love.

Finally, treat a your little one just as you would with a human being. Be gentle and show it kindness, and never display anger in any way, either vocally or physically. Follow these rules of conduct and you'll surely end up with a loving dog who will always serve and protect you.

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