Your New Puppy-What to teach them first

So you’ve brought home a new puppy…there’s so much to teach them but where do you start? Crate training and housebreaking are of course top of the list but that doesn’t mean you have to hold off on teaching them other things. In fact, the sooner you work on some of these behaviors the better your bond (and your puppy) will eventually be. Although formal training sessions are good, I like to Incorporate training into daily activities as well as during play (really this isn’t as boring as it sounds).

Every book under the sun talks about training your dog to sit, stay, etc. and yes these are very important behaviors. What is less commonly discussed is the importance of teaching your dog to respond to their name (even if you don’t…eventually they will get it but this will help speed up that process), making eye contact/checking in, drop it and leave it.