Helpful Tips
Puppy's ears flop when the should be standing:
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Ants are getting into my puppy's food:
Try this: Take your original dog food bowl, and place it into a larger bowl with the same height, put it slightly away from the rim of the larger bowl. Add water to the larger bowl, just enough so that the ants will not enter. Wha lah, ants do not swim! No more ant problem!
My puppy keeps pulling on the leash and not paying attention to me:
Try this: Start your leash walk. Puppy begins to pull. Say "watch me" in a high voice. When puppy turns, say "yes", or click with clicker. Reinforce immediately with treat. Continue training of "watch me". Soon, you will see puppy turning and looking at you, say "yes", or click for puppy watching you. Continue training, and when puppy watches you, walks next to you, or responds to "watch me", say "yes", or click and then treat. If puppy is to excited in the area you are training, try an area with little or no distractions. When puppy responds at 80 percent, continue to a new environment. If puppy becomes over whelmed with distractions, reduce back to an area where puppy is successful, and add little distractions until puppy is again at 80 percent success rate.
Small puppy/dog will not learn a "down" cue:
Try this: Put puppy/dog on something higher for example a couch. Make sure puppy/dog is not in danger of falling or jumping, you do not want a hurt puppy. Have puppy/dog near the end of the couch, in a sit position. Get puppy/dog's attention with a treat and slowly lower the treat at the edge of the couch to below the puppy/dog's view. Say "yes", or click when puppy/dog lies down. After 80 percent success, add the cue "down". If puppy/dog is not laying down to view or get the treat, start with shaping. When the puppy/dog begins to start a down, say "yes", or click and treat. Continue until the puppy/dog does a full down. At 80 percent success rate, add the cue "down".
How to crate train a puppy:
Try this: Buy a small crate, big enough for the puppy to be able to turn and lay down. Add blanket and chew toys. Have crate open during the day, and periodically throw in treats. Allow puppy to play in crate with toys/treats. Before bed, take puppy outside for potty time. Return to crate and place puppy inside, close door. Return in the morning, clean up any accidents. Continue with open door, so puppy may go in and out of it for sleep, play time. Use crate for travel and night time confinement. When puppy is potty trained, continue with open door crate. This is now the puppy/dog's personal space for sleeping/travel.