It is important to start the training when the dogs are young, in the puppy stage. It’s known that puppies have a tendency to better respond to the training after 9 weeks of life. They will be taught easy exercises during this period and the leash isn’t recommended now.

Exercises and commands will have a multiple steps duration and multiple simultaneous commands are best. They should fall into a precise and delimited training schedule, broken into 3-4 week periods, followed by progress evaluation tests. These tests are ment to sum up the practiced techniques, not the precision or detail. In this way, any flaws or mistakes will be aknowledged and corrected.

During a week’s period, all training exercises could be done before feeding your dog, about 10 minutes long. It all depends on the dog’s age. Puppies can’t last too long, so a 15min period isn’t recommended for them. Older dogs, active and playful in nature, tend to calm down and start concentrating after 15 minutes.

The best way to efficiently traing a puppy or a dog is to include these commands and training actions during your daily life. Watching TV or talking walks are great opportunities to exercise the training, or make the dog focus on you.

Having guests come over is another great opportunity. Using the leash and the “sit-stay” command when the visitors enter inside the house is the perfect example. The puppy will accompany you around on a leash and it will accomodate to the new environments and humans it comes in contact with. If it tends to bite or bark people or even its own leash, it’s best to strongly negate his action with a command and remove the leash from its mouth.

Another important aspect for the basic training is the use of treats. Small in size, they depend on the dog or the given situation. An attractive treat has a powerful motivational effect.