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4 days ago

Bear is 10 weeks old now and toilet training is progressing nicely. I have been keeping a record of when he goes so I can whip him outside BEFORE he goes inside and reward him for going in the right place.
The more often I do this the more deeply ingrained this good habit will be.
I have found he’ll go immediately after waking, within 2 minutes of having a drink and within 5 minutes of playtime. He sometimes gave me a clue he wanted to go by sniffing and turning a circle, but sometimes he didn’t. There’s a pot of scrummy treats right next to the door so he can be rewarded immediately after he goes outside, praise is not enough.
He now asks to go out to the toilet 80% of the time.
A cue word(s) has been added as he’s in the process of going so he’ll soon associate the word with going to the toilet. ...

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2 weeks ago

Bear is 8 weeks old and he’s learning Sit and Down. When we train our pups, we must set them up to succeed by having no other distractions around, by keeping the sessions very short and by using high value rewards (usually food).
Eventually we’ll practice these cues in different environments and with distractions, this is called proofing the behaviour. ...

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3 weeks ago

We did a bit of exploring yesterday. Bear was safely ensconced in his bag, which I had built up a positive association with, while we went for a short walk. He got used to the sound of my crutch clinking on the floor and the sound of leaves rustling on the ground pretty quickly. Then he heard and saw a lorry reversing, other dogs running past, cyclists and joggers. These strange things (to him) were paired with tiny bits of chicken which he ate a bit tentatively. This tells me he was a little concerned, but not overly so. I’ll be doing this until he can go on the floor so he’ll have a head start on socialisation and habituation. Just because he can’t go on the floor until after his vaccinations doesn’t mean he gets to miss out on any of this early learning. Puppies brains are like sponges and they take in everything in their surroundings, good and bad. Unless we pair these new experiences with something nice or tasty, they won’t have a good memory to look back on and may well be stressed or anxious the next time they see or hear the strange thing. Exposure is not enough. ...

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3 weeks ago

Bear relaxing with a carrot after his experience today. He was introduced to a little lightweight collar while eating his breakfast, then I took it off and put it back on while we were having a play, then took it off again. This has been repeated several times today. So as it’s been put on only when his mind has been on something pleasant he actually fell asleep with it on.
When he’s introduced to his harness, that’ll be done a little differently and slowly. A harness is so abnormal to a puppy, that I expect Bear to take a while to get used to it. A common mistake to make with a harness is to rush the pup, putting it on and not pairing it with a positive experience is not going to make a pup like it. Many dogs are not happy wearing their harness as it’s completely strange to them, so a bit of time spent in the early days is well worth it. ...

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