| When you bring your Puggle home, you'll want to | | | | training him to wear a soft body harness. This may |
| immediately start the training process. Training a dog is | | | | feel strange at him to first, so you will want to start by |
| good not only for your relationship with the dog, but for | | | | just training him to feel comfortable in the harness, and |
| the dog's emotional health. Dogs travel in packs, | | | | gradually introduce walking on the leash. If your pup |
| naturally, and follow the lead of an alpha dog. When | | | | doesn't quite get walking on a leash, be patient and |
| you train your dog, you become the alpha in his life, | | | | show him what you want him to do. Some pups will |
| and he willingly does what you want. If your dog does | | | | just lie down and let their owners pull them along; make |
| not have an alpha, he will either become the alpha | | | | sure you stand your pup up and gently show him how |
| himself, doing whatever he wants and making | | | | to walk on the leash. |
| everyone miserable, or will become depressed and | | | | One thing to be aware of when training your puppy is |
| listless. | | | | that dogs learn to do what gets them the results they |
| Training should begin the moment you arrive home, by | | | | want. In other words, if you respond to your pup's |
| putting your Puggle on a leash, taking him out to the | | | | whining by picking him up, he'll learn that to get picked |
| back yard and allowing him to choose a bathroom | | | | up, he needs to whine. The key to training the behavior |
| spot. This will help him learn where he's supposed to | | | | you want is to only reward good behavior, and ignore |
| go, and establish his territory. | | | | bad behavior. |
| Crate training is a recommended potty training method. | | | | While it may be tempting to punish your pup, most |
| Using a small crate (with enough room to turn around | | | | punishment doesn't work because the dog doesn't |
| and lie down comfortably), keep your Puggle in his | | | | know what he did. An exception to this would be |
| crate when you're not able to be with him. Take him | | | | when your dog nips or bites you; saying "NO!" and |
| out and immediately take him outside to use the | | | | refusing to play will get the message across that such |
| bathroom. You can set his food and water inside the | | | | behavior is not acceptable. |
| crate when you'll be out of the house. | | | | As you are training your dog, spend a lot of time on |
| Setting up a routine is very important in training your | | | | socialization, allowing your dog to get used to people |
| Puggle pup. Dogs, and especially puppies, need very | | | | and animals in various situations, so that your pup will |
| regular schedules for things like going outside to the | | | | have a calm demeanor when facing other dogs or |
| bathroom, eating, and sleeping. Of course the | | | | humans. |
| bathroom trips should be based around your dog's | | | | The most important thing to remember about training |
| needs, but the more routines you set up, the happier | | | | your Puggle is to treat him with all the love and |
| your pup will be. | | | | gentleness you have, in order to help him become a |
| When you're ready to leash train your puppy, start by | | | | well-trained, well-adjusted adult dog. |