Training Your Golden Retriever 3 Important Tips

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:22:52 EST

Golden retrievers are the fatal attraction for dog loversthe world over. But bringing up yourgolden retriever could be a challenge if you do not know the fundamentals ofdog training. So here are 3 tips whichcould make it fun for you as well as your golden retriever.

Teething Troubles of Golden Puppies

Training of Golden Retriever puppies, the first point toremember is their Teething troubles. When the teeth are growing they lowe to chew stuff, anything they canbite into. Golden puppies love to chewand this may sometime prove to be expensive. Chew toys are the preferred mediums. However you can keep some old socks filled with ice cubes in yourfreezer and give it to your golden retriever whenever it gets into a chewingfrenzy due to pain of teething.

Have several socks filled with Ice cubes ready. Put a tight knot with the ice cubes and keepthem in the freezer. When ever requiredsimply take out the socks and give it to your puppy. Be watchful that your golden puppy doesn'tchew through the socks and swallow the ice cubes. This could lead to health problems.

Golden Puppies love Digging

It is in the essential nature of the puppies to dig. Give your puppy a space to dig in youryard. Otherwise they may dig throughyour floor, couch or the bed. Don'tpunish your puppies if their natural instinct makes them damage yourstuff. Give your Golden puppy a smallspace in the yard with a treat in a specific spot so that it doesn't damage theentire yard. Make a box and put yourretrievers favorite toys and let it dig it out. Give the golden some praise whenever it does it right. Once it starts growing give your goldenretriever obedience classes to exercise more control over the digging habit.

Leashes Training of the Golden

No dog like to be leashed or chained least of all the goldenretriever. During leash training, a lotof people prefer to attach the leash to the Golden then drag him in thedirection they want him to go. Thisisn't the best way to train, as it often sends the wrong signal to thepuppy. Instead, you should first getyour Golden puppy used to the collar and the leash. You can do this by putting his collar andleash on inside the house or outside in a fenced in area, so that he can walkaround and move about freely with the leash on, dragging it alongside him.

Once you have given him some time, pick the leash up, andthen start calling him to you. Once hecomes over to you, start praising him for it, so he knows that he is on theright track. Always be patient whenleash training, as it will take some time for him to get used to it. If you continue to praise him when he isdoing it right and continue giving him time to get used to the leash, youshouldn't have any problems.

These 3 tips can help a great deal when training your GoldenRetriever puppy. Golden puppies aregreat dogs, although you'll need to have a bit of patience with them. Even though they are very smart dogs, it maytake them time to learn. Once they startlearning however - they will become an integral part of your family andenjoyable antics of the pup can be fun to watch.

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Training Your Golden Retriever 3 Important Tips