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Dogs see the world in a whole different light than humans do, unfortunately one of the mistakes we make when training our dogs is that we expect them to act like a child would. While they understand and respond to people about the same way a two-year-old would there are major differences in how they experience reality. They have major sensory differences including a highly sensitive sense of smell as well as the differences in responding to the visual stimulus of reds and greens. If you understand these differences, you can get insight into how your dog thinks when you are training him and make the training session go a lot smoother.

Don’t expect much more from a two-year-old dog than you would a two-year-old human. You can’t expect them to rationalize or unserstand hints. You can’t give the same command in two different ways and expect the dog to understand. Be persistent and do it the same way, every time. Don’t let the same command have more than one meaning. It really doesn’t matter if you use the command ‘down’ to mean ‘lie down’ or ’stop jumping up on people,’ as long as you don’t try to use the same word for both.

You can start training your puppy as early as you want. For some breeds, four weeks is a good time to start. For the first few months, you should allocate at least thirty minutes per day, though a full hour is probably better training.

Start by using a short leash which will hinder the dog’s natural tendency to run and play. Of course, you do need to let the dog run and pay in order to promote good health however this should be at a different time than your training session. Initially, this time should be scheduled before or after training but not during.

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