| If you follow these five steps your Maltese will grow | | | | where his is unable to move around. This will be your |
| up to be a loving and well behaved dog and a joy to | | | | puppy's sleeping area. Dogs do not soil their sleep area, |
| have around. | | | | so keeping your puppy in this area, will help establish |
| Step # 1: Gentle Reinforcement. | | | | this area as a no go zone. |
| "Some important things to keep in mind when training | | | | If your puppy does not go in this area, you then move |
| your Maltese puppy are gentle reinforcement" | | | | him/her to the appropriate area foreliminating waste at |
| This statement is so true. If you want a gentle Maltese | | | | an appropriate time. You should not leave a puppy in |
| when it grows up you have to treat your puppy with | | | | its crate/sleep area for an extended period of time, as |
| gentle reinforcement for positive and negative | | | | a puppy does not have a large capacity for waste to |
| behavior. This means never hit, slap, kick or any other | | | | begin with. So semi-frequent breaks are required. Each |
| form of physical punishment. If your Maltese puppy | | | | hour if possible. |
| does something that is good praise him and reinforce | | | | Step # 4: Barking |
| that behavior in him. If yourpuppy does something that | | | | Barking is the only way she knows how to |
| he should not do say "NO" in a stern voice(with angry) | | | | communicate.How do you expect her to understand |
| to let puppy know that is wrong. | | | | that excessive barking and biting is unacceptable if she |
| If you do not have the temperament or the time to | | | | is to live with humans? By spending time, energy or |
| train your Maltese then you should think about getting | | | | money for puppy training you can not only avoid the |
| some dog obedience training from a professional. It is | | | | aforementioned problems but also establish a bond of |
| better to get some guidance early on when they are | | | | love and companionship with your canine friend. |
| just puppies then to delay the training of your puppy. | | | | By spending time with your Maltese puppy she will |
| Step # 2: Biting | | | | become familiar with you andyour house and makes |
| All Maltese puppies will bite and chew your body parts | | | | her understand the norms of living with humans and |
| or clothing.It is just what puppies do. Their sharp, | | | | other animals. |
| needle-like teeth can cause quite a lot of pain, and | | | | Step # 5 Maltese Training Tips |
| clothing can easily be damaged. It makes sense that | | | | Tip #1: Consistency is Critical |
| we want to teach our puppy that this is unacceptable | | | | Dogs learn through repetition and consistency. If you |
| as quickly as possible. What's more, if puppies are | | | | consistently reinforce a behaviorwith praise, food or |
| allowed to continue this behavior, by the time they are | | | | another reward the dog will start to offer the behavior |
| adolescents or adults they could cause some serious | | | | more often as a result. |
| damage! | | | | Tip #2: Keep Your Emotions Out of the Process |
| A highly effective approach is to say 'ouch' in a neutral | | | | When you start training your dog to do something |
| tone of voice (not loud, not high pitched and not angry) | | | | approach it with a carefree attitude. |
| then walk out of the room, shutting the door behind | | | | Patience is the key when teaching your dog to do |
| you for 30 seconds. This marks the exact behavior | | | | something. Remain patient and relaxed. |
| you are trying to punish, then gives a time-out asa | | | | Work in small bites and keep the lessons short and to |
| consequence. | | | | the point. End on a happysuccessful note and your |
| Step # 3: House training your Maltese puppy | | | | dog will become more reliable as a result. |
| House training a Maltese puppy is very important for | | | | Tip #3: Mark successful behaviors with a sound |
| the well being of both the Maltese puppy and the | | | | (clicker) or word like "Yes" |
| owner. The number one reason that dogs are | | | | In order for your dog to understand they did something |
| surrendered to animal shelters is problems with | | | | right you must mark the successful behavior |
| inappropriate elimination, so it is easy to see why | | | | immediately with a distinct sound or a word. I use a |
| proper house training is such an important | | | | clicker or the word, "yes" to indicate a success. |
| consideration. | | | | By using positive dog training methods you decrease |
| The most successful method for training your puppy is | | | | the odds you will make a mistake and hurt the training |
| the crate method. If you do nothave a dog/puppy | | | | process and you increase the chances your dog will |
| crate, you can cordon off a small area for your puppy | | | | actually learn something. |