Obedience I
Obedience II
(Coming)Obedience III
(Coming)
OBD
I
We are Potty Training at 8 weeks old
We want our new fur-babies to share the house with us. So potty training is a must. We knew we needed a few items to get this task done. We have a kennel and a pen wrapped around the kennel. The puppies can roam outside of the kennel and a puppy pee-pad can be used. This will allow the puppy to learn to control eleavating themselves to the pads. As well, the pen and kennel are in a room close to the door to go outside. This will allow us to walk the puppies outside to use the bathroom.
Remember to adhere to a schedule when potty training. What works best for young puppies (8 weeks to 6 months) is first thing in the morning and right before bed. After a feeding and/or water ~ It is important to remember to go outside directly after the feeding.
If you anticipate stays away from your fur-baby a little longer than normal and they may not have access to go outside during that time, you may want to train / condition for those stays or prepare your pup to use a pad of some sort.
OBD
I
Getting the puppies comfortable with wearing Collars
The wearing of the general collar (ID collars, etc.) is what we are working towards. The other types of collars and harnesses can be applied after this task.
The puppy is not always comfortable with wearing a collar. Quite a few puppies will either see it as an irritant and want to constantly scratch at it or just try and instantly remove it.
We operate with gradually wearing the collar. 15 minutes to start off with. We do this several times a day. This process is completely supervised. The idea is to allow the pup to ease into the collar around the neck. Longer intervals can be applied as the situation seems appropriate. In our new puppies' cases, the collar was accepted within a full week.
