Free tips and techniques for training young puppies. Here are some of our favorite videos, handouts, links and websites related to young puppy training. Topics include house training, housebreaking, peeing on the floor, biting, nipping, socialization for puppies, tips for kids and dogs, teaching kids about dogs, early training of dogs, puppy development, dog body language, crating, mouthing and more.
If you have not yet brought your new puppy home, read this guide for preparing for your new puppy.
If you could use a bit more guidance, we offer private lessons via zoom or in Cedar Park or at your home. We also offer instructor led online courses nationwide and in person classes in Cedar Park, Texas. All our classes are based on positive reinforcement and are designed to be fun for the entire family. Worried about taking your puppy to a class before they have received all their shots? At the Dog Alliance, we follow the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior recommendations and require that all puppies adopted from a large breeder or a shelter be in your home at least 14 days and healthy before attending class.
Don't let your adorable puppy frustrate you, contact us today for some guidance.
Atyourservicedogtraining.com
Article written 2016
Why and How to Socialize Puppy
AnythingPawsable.com
Source: Whole-dog-journal.com
Things to expose puppies to, organized by categories.
Source: Dogs Trust
Booklets and audio tracks to help expose dogs to different sounds
Source: Pupbox.com
Article from March 2019 by Kristen Seymour.
Steps to potty train
Source: Austerlitz Shepherds
November 2018
Susanne Shelton
Source: YouTube video
Dog Training by Kikopup
May 2019
Link from doghealth.com
Source: Pupbox.com
July 2017
Strategies to help dogs overcome fear phase (first phase around 2-3 months age)
Source: Canine Companions for Independence
Breeder Caretaker Community Pages
The Puppy Primer by Patricia McConnell
2010
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do
by Patricia McConnell
2003
Gentle Hands Off Dog Training by Sarah Whitehead (short pamphlet)
2011
On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
A Dogwise Training Manual
2005
Whole Dog Journal - Health and Training Magazine
Article on Petcube.com
How to Understand Dog's Body Language
Angela Vuckovic
2017
k9ofmine.com
15 Calming Signals and What to Do When You See Them
by Kayla Fratt
July 2020
Dogtrainingnation.com
Angela DeLuca
2015
Understand what your dog is trying to communicate
Source: YouTube video
December 2009
How to Communicate with a Dog Using In Own Language
Dog Training by Kikopup