Monday, March 13, 2006

My new puppy, Yippee!

I am creating this blog (what a word) specifically, as a training journal for
my new puppy, Yippee.
What can I say I have done so far? She is 8 weeks and I have had her for
a week.
My pockets are always filled with treats of some sort and whenver I say
her name, she gets a cookie. When we go outside for her to potty, I click
and treat. I am using a clicker with her to mark the word/behavior.
The other big thing I am always working on, is bite inhibition. Whenever
she bites down we scream, puppy scream, and use the word "gentle".
Everyone in the family is doing that. It is the most important thing that we can do. Train her to use a gentle mouth.
Play, play and more play. I am always playing with her. Handling her feet, mouth and body. Always praising her.
She retrieves naturally so I am making note of that. She is also very toy motivated - which I love.
I am always looking for anything that concerns her so we can go check it out together. I encourage her bravery to check out things on her own, coke can in tall grass that has now become her favorite toy, praising all the way.

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