The Difference in Right And Wrong Behaviors in Your Puppy

When it comes to training your new puppy, you need to learn to associate good behaviors in one group and wrong behaviors in another group, then setting a group of standards for dealing with these groups.  This is done by understanding that these are two separate objectives. The first objective in puppy training is to teach your puppy to do the things that you want them to do consistently. The second objective which can be harder is to teach your new friend not to do certain things that are considered wrong.

This is accomplished by trying to teach your puppy what you behavior you desire from them and rewarding them for accomplishing these goals. As with a puppy, the list for right behaviors is usually smaller than the list or wrong behaviors, it becomes easier to offer rewards and harder to punish them. The more you focus and reward for good behavior, the less desire your puppy will have to act inappropriately. For example, it is easier to show your new puppy where you want them to go than to punish them for every little place they want to go instead. It is important to be aware of when they are acting in the right behavior and give them rewards. The nature of humans is to ignore favorable actions and only focus on negative actions. This behavior does not work with puppy training. By spotting when your puppy is acting good and then rewarding them, soon they will not want to act “bad” and focus only on the right behavior.

The importance is starting early and being consistent. Do not let the puppy do cute things like hopping on furniture if this is a behavior you would not tolerate in an adult dog. Below is a list of common right and wrong behaviors.

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Right Behaviors For Your Puppy:

• Doing their business in appropriate spots
• Playing nicely with people and other dogs
• Playing with appropriate dog chew toys
• Responding to your basic commands
• Waiting to greet people
• Responding properly to leash control

Wrong Behaviors For Your Puppy:

• Doing their business in the house
• Playing too roughly with people
• Chewing on clothes, shoes, walls, furniture
• Chasing other household pets
• Digging up the front and back yard
• Eating food not given especially to them
• Jumping on visitors as soon as they arrive
• Excessive barking
• Not responding to common commands or leash control
• And any other behavior that does not seem to be appropriate