How to raise a puppy: commands

Often, owners, especially inexperienced ones, ask themselves the question: how to raise a puppy – what commands to teach in the first place? With what team to start raising a puppy? Let’s figure it out.

First of all, it is necessary to draw a line between education and training. Teaching commands is training. And education is teaching the right behavior, convenient for living together with a dog. A dog can be well-mannered and not know a single command. Or know a bunch of commands, but drag the owner on a leash, bark at the table, extorting food, or jump on strangers in the park when there are no commands.

Thus, the answer to the question “with which commands to start raising a puppy?” simple. Education does not mean teaching teams! Education is the formation of skills that the dog demonstrates by default, without a command from the owner.

These are such important skills as proper behavior at the table and in the house in general, meeting guests and people on the street, treating other dogs, walking on a loose leash, accustoming to the daily routine – and many others that you consider necessary to instill.

And, of course, education does not run counter to training. It is possible and necessary to train a dog, but training does not replace education.

Readers of our site certainly do not need to be reminded that the upbringing of a puppy should be carried out by civilized methods, without the use of brute force and inhumane ammunition. Moreover, all the skills of domestic obedience that a well-mannered dog should have can be taught to a pet without violence.

If you are not sure that you will cope with this task, you can always seek help from a competent specialist or use our video courses on raising and training a puppy in humane ways.