Training Your Poodle Pup Starts From Day One

If you have never had a dog before, don’t start with a puppy. Please get an adult, to ease you into the transition of life with dogs. But if you are ready for a Poodle pup, learn all the Poodle puppy care you can before you bring your new best friend home. Make sure everyone in the house knows the house rules and commands to use around the puppy. This will make training a lot less confusing.

Decide in advance if your Poodle pup will be allowed into certain rooms, allowed on the furniture or where the potty area should be. Poodles learn very quickly, but all learn at their own rate. Remember, the World's Smartest Dog is currently a Toy Poodle (and the previous one was also a Toy Poodle). Getting your Poodle pup to look at you on command is a great training feat. When your dog pays attention to you, training is a lot easier.
When raising your Poodle pup, you need to be clear, consistent and calm. Raising a puppy is much like raising a small child who speaks a foreign language. Expect your Poodle pup to make mistakes. Never hit your Poodle pup, as that will only teach him to be scared of you, and biting often results. Try to use one word or two word commands at first. Have every body in the home use the same commands to avoid confusing the puppy.

You only need to keep training sessions a few minutes at a time several times a day. Poodle puppy care rests on training, but Poodle pups have limited attention spans. A good training session is right before you put the food bowl down. Make then sit before they can eat. Usually lifting the bowl directly over their heads makes them instinctively sit as they keep their eyes on the food.
You can also have a calmer, more obedient and more focused Poodle pup if you get him neutered (or her spayed). This also makes for a healthier dog that looks to you for things to do, rather than wandering off to pick fights over mating rights. Neutering also lessens your pet insurance premiums and reduces the chances of getting certain cancers. This keeps your puppy a puppy even when grown, as they will always see you as their parents.

Keep positive reinforcement in mind rather than training with force. Training with physical abuse will raise a fearful dog that is liable to bite at the least provocation. Your goal is to make your Poodle want to behave. Be patient. Make sure everyone in the home is using the same commands. Keep the commands to one or two words at first, and be generous with praise. Remember, every dog learns at his or her own pace.

Poodle puppies quickly adjust to new surroundings and will easily become part of a loving family. Poodle puppy care instructions are easy to learn and follow.