Puppy Training Tips

It is so important to set firm guidelines and to provide secure and constant love. If done properly the early training of your puppy will be the launching pad for all your happy memories of tomorrow. This training time is also the same time as the puppy and your family are creating trust bonds and pack orders, it is very important that you train your puppy in such a way that you are not going to damage or strain these relationships. Before you decide that this is impossible, remember that genuine love goes a long, long way!

Here are some of my personal favorite puppy training tips for house training a puppy or dog. I have house trained many puppies and while each puppy has had it’s own unique personality and needs, they all wanted to be in a setting where they were treated with love and respect.

Tether Training: This is a great way to train your puppy while building a strong bond of trust and friendship. All you need is a standard length leash. When you bring your puppy home, he is tethered to you with the leash. This means he/ she is never alone and you are able to watch your puppy at all times. A puppy will often want to find a quiet corner of your house to do his business. If your puppy spends the first two or three days linked to you or spending nap time in it’s crate there will be no opportunity for the puppy to start a habit of voiding on your carpets or in the corners. Also your Cobberdog puppy learns great respect for you and the leash. This method requires lots of time and puppy interaction. You will want to have 3-4 days where you have the time to spend totally with your puppy.

I train the Cobberdog puppies to ring the Poochie Bells when they want out. This is a very easy method to teach your pup. When you get your puppy into your home, be very consistent with him. Hang the bells on the hook by your door. (Hooks and bells available in our gift shop) Every 2 hours take your puppy to the bells, gently help your puppy to ring the bells with their paw. As they are ringing the bells be giving them the cue words that you and your family have decided on before hand. Such as “ring your bells” or simple “Bells”. Within a 2-3 day time frame your new little pup will be ringing the bells when ever it wants to go out. I love the bell method as it totally takes away the need for the puppy to whine or bark. Also there is a clear signal right from the start of what you expect the pup to do when it wants to go outside, no guess work at all.

Crate Training is another very useful tool in training a new puppy. A nice sized crate fitted to their tiny selves that can be made larger as they grow is perfect. In this crate you should have a nice soft covering on the floor, and a lumpy toy, to imitate the feel of sleeping an a lumpy pile of puppies. I also like to have a nice sturdy toy such as a Kong for the puppy to chew and teeth on. The crate is to be the puppy personal space and a safe haven for him to retreat into at any time. If the crate is a friendly safe place the puppy will have no trouble at all in going into the crate for naps and bedtime with the door closed for safety. Crates and Kong toys are available in the gift shop as well.

One last tip. I would recommend that the easiest way to house train your new puppy is Gradual Infiltration. By this I mean when you take the puppy home don’t give it free roam of the whole house. Gate off the kitchen or laundry where there is likely to be a hard floor that is easy to clean up accidents. The puppy will also feel less overwhelmed by all the newness. This will give the puppy less places to go to hide and have accidents. If you and your family want to spend time in the den and you want the pup to join you, feel free to take the puppy along for snuggling, but as soon as you cannot watch the pup 100% of the time return it to the designated place. It will not hurt the pup to learn to be on it’s own for short periods of time, even if you are home. This will totally eliminate unpleasant surprises. As your puppy gets trustworthy make the free space bigger and bigger and with in a month or two you will be able to have your puppy roaming freely all over your home!

I always say it is easier to start off in a controlled environment and give more room as needed and is trusted than to need to start over after a week or two of frustrated

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We offer an amazing training program along with offering the best ever companion dogs! The Cobberdog is incredibly intelligent and needs to be trained. Trained to use it’s intelligence for productive things instead of mischief. We have several trainers who work along side us who understand the Cobberdog. They use a balanced training method to achieve the best in each pup they work with. The trainers work on potty training, crate training, leash training and basic commands, like sit, stay, come when called. The trainers spend time with the puppies exposing them to many different environments and experiences, and people. The goal is to have the puppies calm and confident in as many different situations as possible. This is SUPER helpful as the pup matures, making them a well rounded relaxed and happy companion for everyone in the home. My trainers use positive and balanced training methods with each pup they train. 

 We offer this program by the week. A minimum of 2 weeks and a max of 12 weeks. We will work with your lovely pup teaching:

• Basic Obedience
• Sit 
• Stay
• Come when called 
• Lie Down
• Gentle touch ~ working on biting and nipping. 
• Crate manners, naps and nights. ~ No crying
• Getting the pup onto a schedule ~ MUCH easier transition to your home. 
• Leash manners ~ walking nicely 
• Comfortable in the car
• LOTS of socialization with people
• LOTS of socialization with other animals  
• Car Rides
• Time in town
• Experiences with lots of different weather, and sounds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Of course the longer your pup is with us the better it will be at all these commands and skills. We do keep the puppies up to date on shots and also the grooming. These bills will be forwarded to you. We are asking 450.00/week for this program. 

As soon as the puppies are born, they enter our BRONZE STAGE

We are so pleased with our Bronze Imprint and Training Cobberdog puppies, they are the babies of our program and so SO SUPER sweet and learning and growing so quickly.

In our BRONZE stage Imprint is the piece that gets the most attention. We work with each pup everyday to ensure that they are socialized very well. We have multiple people playing with the puppies, so they are exposed to different voices as well as personalities, this is a huge step in creating a confident and calm dog.

These first weeks are so super important int he over all life of your Cobberdog, that we do not want to leave anything to chance.

Bronze has our puppies playing most of the day with it’s litter mates and mother. This is great for the puppies to learn gentle bite and how to be a polite playmates with other dogs and with people. It is great fun to watch the puppies learn from mom about not biting too hard and to play nice, to leave her alone when she asks.

BRONZE has the puppies being played with everyday by our trainers being sure to handle the puppy’s ears and paws, touching them all over so they are ready to live a life of calmness, when at the groomer or you want to check the paw for a sticker.

BRONZE exposes the puppies to as many different sounds and sights as we are able to do’s in a safe way. Making each new experience into a fun and happy time builds confidence

BRONZE vet care is keeping the pup up to date with their shots and making sure they are microchipped and all their individual paperwork is completed. Ready to an easy transition on adoption day.

SILVER LEVEL IN HOUSE IMPRINT & TRAINING 

Arrowheads SILVER Imprint and training program includes

HOURS of time…… with adults, with children and with other dogs. Inside, outside and hearing lots of new noises and feeling new sensations.

This SILVER Cobberdog pup gets regular leash walks and tether time on a leash. The leash walks can be with a group or by themselves, with one of our amazing In House  trainers. The tether time is to help these puppies to relax and settle while being expected to stay in the same area. It is super helpful for a pup to not be allowed to go everywhere they want to go when they are in the puppy/learning phase.

Our SILVER Imprint program, also has the puppies doing all business outside, via a doggy door or on leash while walking… This is incredibly helpful when transitioning to a new home. All that needs to be done is establish a meaningful connection between pup and new family, and the potty training should be pretty seamless. You will want to follow the schedule we send home with you closely, for the puppies comfort and your ease.

SILVER, training/imprint also includes, regular crate time. This varies by the day so the pup learns to be in the crate alone happily and with another pup happily. Crate training is a wonderful way to promote good independence for the pup it is important that the pup has alone time and does not “NEED” to always be with its people. Also the pup learns to hold it’s bladder, bowels and learns self control. A crate that is your pups “bedroom” is a wonderful asset to any pup and a new home.

SILVER, also means this pup is COMPETED with first year vet care!

Completely up to date with its shots, first shots, & second shots & rabbis shots, and booster shot has been completed.  Micro chip completed. Spay / Neuter completed. This pup has had a physical with the vet twice and is in perfect health.

Step 2 also allows these lovely Cobberdog puppies to host puppy play dates with families who are interested in adopting one of the amazing Arrowhead Cobberdogs. We do not host families for a day out puppy party. We only welcome those families who have done the research and are deciding the wonderful Cobberdog breed is for them. Connie is happy to answer any questions you have previous to booking a visit. We host only by appointment. NO drop ins.

We are super proud of our SILVER Imprint & Training puppies. They are super sweet and well on the way to becoming wonderful companion dogs. They will fit in well with a multitude of lifestyles and needs.

Each pup learns at a different pace and every pup has a unique personality. Luke is able to guide you to the perfect personality for you if you have a special something you are looking for in your new companion.

GOLD LEVEL IN HOUSE IMPRINT & TRAINING PROGRAM 

This amazing Cobberdog puppy has been chosen and is in our GOLD In House imprint/training program. This is a 6 week intensive one on one program. Each pup who in in this program, receives hours of one on one attention every day. They are played with and taught how to play nicely, both with humans and other dogs. We have 6 people who routinely practice the training skills with each pup. These people are men & woman and children, giving a lovely rounded experience of needing to respond well to multiple people with many different voice tones.

This pup is learning all the basics of being a lovely companion and friend at a GOLDEN level.

• Daily one on one care and imprint/training time
• Hours and hours of pre loving and care.
• Sleeping through the night in his/her crate
• Napping in crate both in the morning and the afternoon
• To be content in crate even if they can see action outside
• Walking nicely on leash alone or with other doggy friends
• Gentle bite/no bite
• Lots of socialization in many different places
• Play dates with other dogs
• Sit on command
• Leave it on command
• Stay on command
• Lay down on command
• Come when called, both with distraction and with out.
• Focus with distraction
• Good with children
• Not to startle at loud and unexpected sounds
• Obeys the commands of multiple people
• Can use a doggy door or you can take him outside
• Potty training
• On schedule for easy transition to the adoptive home

GOLD also means this pup is COMPETED with first year vet care!

Completely up to date with its shots, first shots, & second shots & rabbis shots, and booster shot has been completed.  Micro chip completed. Spay / Neuter completed. This pup has had a physical with the vet twice and is in perfect health.

GOLD also allows these lovely Cobberdog puppies to host puppy play dates with families who are interested in adopting one of the amazing Arrowhead Cobberdogs. We do not host families for a day out puppy party. We only welcome those families who have done the research and are deciding the wonderful Cobberdog breed is for them. Connie is happy to answer any questions you have previous to booking a visit. erbluke@yahoo.com We host only by appointment on weekday afternoons and Saturdays. NO drop ins.

We are super proud of our GOLD Cobberdog puppies. They are super sweet and well on the way to becoming wonderful companion dogs. They will fit in well with a multitude of lifestyles and needs.

Each Cobberdog pup learns at a different pace and every pup has a unique personality. Luke is able to guide you to the perfect personality for you if you have a special something you are looking for in your new companion.

When you take one of our GOLD Cobberdog puppies home with you, please be patient with them. The pup is moving house and while this is not a long or hard process for the puppy, it is a change. You will need to be patient with the pup for the first week or so. Staying SUPER consistent with the schedule so they learn where the correct place to void is. Which door to use at this new house and learn to love you. These puppies are super intelligent, so being consistent with the hand motions and commands we show you in your class on puppy pick up day is pivotal to your success as a Arrowhead Cobberdog owner.

GRADUATE IN HOUSE IMPRINT & TRAINING PROGRAM 

Graduate puppies are still practicing all the gold level commands and Obedience. We add to this lots of new people and places times spent with our certified trainers in their homes with their families to broaden the horizons and make a wonderful companion. Puppies are just like us humans in that there is always something to work on and a new place to see and a new smell to sniff… We are just never done learning and experiencing our world…

Join us in loving our wonderful Arrowhead Labradoodle Cobberdog puppies! Best of the best!!! :}