A dog is never too young or too old for training |
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The younger the puppy comes to training, the less it will retain unless the owner diligently keeps up with the training
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The older a dog comes to training, the harder it will be to overcome ingrained poor behavior |
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Here are the guidelines that I recommend. If you are slipping by these with your dog, I think that you should look for professional training |
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8 weeks |
| leaves fur mother cooperating with authority and potty trained - humans screw it up from there |
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10 weeks |
| should be sleeping quietly through the night |
| should understand what going potty means and mostly cooperating with attentive humans |
| should enjoy walking on the leash going for 30 minute leisurely walks everyday. |
| should feel confident enough to go potty during the walk away from their yard |
| should understand the come command and mostly comply |
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3 months |
| should be mostly housebroken and mostly cooperating with attentive humans |
| the only "accidents" should happen is when the puppy is distracted to the point of forgetting |
| should enjoy walking on the leash going for 1 hour leisurely walks everyday. |
| should feel confident enough to go potty during the walk away from their yard |
| should come virtually whenever asked |
| should not be jumping on people |
| should not be talking back |
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4 months |
| should be completely housebroken |
| the only "accidents" should happen is when humans miss the signals or timing |
| should not be pulling on the leash |
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WARNING |
| if your dog ever gets to the point of not caring if they pee or poo in their crate, he may never recover |
| if you wait until the pup gets older than 5 months, housebreaking is going to be an exhausting exercise |
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5 months is usually ideal unless poor behavior is becoming ingrained sooner |