How to train
3 Month Old Puppy
3 month old puppy learning. 1 lesson
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one of the most common questions about
puppies is when do you start training
them today flurry the lab puppy and I
are going to tell you everything you
need to know click thumbs up for flurry
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videos so how old should your dog be
before you start training the fact is
you can start training a dog at
absolutely any age there is zero truth
to the myth you can't teach an old dog
new tricks but if you're asking this
question there's a lot more you need to
know from the moment you get your dog
regardless of their age you should be
teaching them ideally the youngest you
would get a puppy is at about ten weeks
old that's a perfect time to start
training but so is ten years the
relationship you have with your dog is
going to be the foundation of all of
your future success with them your very
first priority should be to bond with
your dog and if you do that the
communication between you two is going
to blossom
today flurry and I are going to show you
several great ways to emphasize trust
build a strong relationship and build
communication with one another we got
some work to do don't we
a couple of days ago I had flurry over
here and I noticed that he was a little
nervous about going down the stairs
because I know he could be nervous about
these stairs I'm gonna seize this
opportunity to build some trust with him
and that's one of the cornerstones of
teaching any dog now for safety reasons
we're gonna start here at the bottom of
the stairs that's probably gonna be a
lot less daunting to flurry remember
your dog has some say in how fast
training should be as well so for
example if flurry decides that today
isn't the day where he's comfortable to
learn how to go down the stairs I'm
going to accept that I'm gonna make sure
that flurry doesn't fall down the stairs
so I'm gonna secure him on his leash and
harness here and I've got some great
treats that he really loves I'm gonna
see if I can just lure him down one
steps he's a little
there you see that doesn't want to take
that step you can understand I mean it's
got to be a little weird why is the
ground changing level right there he
just lifted his foot I love that he's
trying there look okay all right that's
one interesting loophole I'll take it
the fact is he's engaged with me he's
trying right now plus I wanted him to
know that I'm here he can trust me and
that he doesn't need to worry about
falling and I'm not gonna let anything
bad happen to him you want to go this
week okay hey he made it somehow to the
next stair yes good job buddy very good
so he's made it from one stair to the
other albeit a bit unconventionally but
that's okay I'm not picky remember the
bigger picture here is we're emphasizing
trust between one another and to make
sure I'm here to support him yes
look at this guy's yes good job
so he's handled a couple of stairs there
now let's see if we can get him to go
all the way down to the ground yes good
job we'll give him an extra big reward
there let's try out a bit faster yes
right away just like I thought yes I
think he's learning the stairs
wonderfully yeah good job really good so
I'm just thrilled with that you can't
ask for any better than that that's
great
good job flurry part of knowing when
it's the right time to teach your puppy
is being able to read them if you notice
that your dog isn't particularly
enthusiastic about learning something
new then that might be your cue to take
a step back and be a little bit more
patient when working with them and so
they're feeling a little more
comfortable why are you biting my hand
ouch all right now that we're down here
let's have some fun by far the fastest
way to get your dog to bond with you is
to get them playing with you and that's
not just my opinion either a study done
on the physiological effects of human
animal interactions has shown that
levels of the bonding hormone oxytocin
increase for both the human and the dog
during interactions like this when your
puppy is having fun good things happen
this may not look much like training but
actually this is one of the most
powerful things you can do to get your
dog eagerly excited about you remember
the two raw ingredients for teaching a
good game of fetch are chase and
tug-of-war come on let's go look at that
and right there we just got him to do
his first fetch that was
and just look at his body language you
can tell he's having a blast right now
look at that make sure you let him win a
little bit he'll be a fetching machine
in no time since every puppy will have
different needs you should make sure
that you talk to your vet about the
level of exercise that's safe for your
puppy as he grows but as a general rule
the younger your puppy is the more
careful you need to be Fleury that was
excellent now I think it's time to go
inside and play a brain game whoa come
on all right let's see if we can go up
the stairs
yeah good job you did it when you have a
dog as young as flurry you're not gonna
have a ton of mutual communication yet
so how do we begin to build
communication with a dog who's had
little - virtually no training at all
well I know that flurry likes to play
and I know he likes food so let's see if
we can use some treats to build some
more sustained interest in interacting
with me as important as exercises lots
of mental stimulation for your dogs so
we're gonna play a little game with
flurry there we go
I knew that would wake you up now we're
gonna put the treat right here I'm gonna
cover it up right there and let's see if
he can figure out where the treat went
this is gonna be interesting
yes there we go
and hey nice work bud and he found the
treat this is a great game for teaching
him how to brainstorm we're gonna put
the treat there cover it up there you go
good work that's nice now let's see if
he puts two and two together here I'm
gonna put a treat inside of here and
just do that now and let's see if he
figures it out again this kind of on the
right track maybe there's the treat you
got it all right chunky burrito you
ready to do this with two cups now let's
see if he can do it with both of them
okay well he seems to have forgotten
about the treat here and he seems to
prefer the cup long as he's having a
good time I'm happy now it might look
like Flores just getting treats cool
what else is happening here
look he's engaging me he's interested in
working with me right now
whenever your puppy is paying attention
to you like this it's a golden
opportunity and I don't want to squander
that I want to seize that opportunity to
really build some communication with him
by playing a simple game like this
you're increasing your overall bond and
communication simultaneously because
you're teaching your puppy that looking
at you can make his life awesome and
he's paying attention to you that
probably means he's receptive to
learning new things get flurry a thumbs
up if you think he did a good job thank
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know how to give my child flurry you did
a great job
