Kids & Puppies How to Merge Playtime With Obedience Training
By: Kelly Marshall
Submitted: 2008-11-28 15:56:17 | Word Count: 495
There are several ways you can mix training and fun between your kid and puppy. They need regular care, supervision, and a lot of love and affection. Your kids and your dog, especially during playtime, need added supervision and patience. You have to train your kid how to play with the puppy and for the puppy to understand that he needs to obey the kid the same way he listens to you and the other people in your family.
Be Consistent With Your Commands
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It is crucial for your kid to use the same commands that you and the entire family to use. This will teach your kid to use the commands with respect toward the dog. In addition, your puppy will understand that he needs to obey the kid’s commands, thus teaches both to respect one another.
It sounds like it can be quite a handful, but it is also a lot of fun. Mixing training and playtime helps to create a closer bond between your kid and puppy. Allow them run together and then see how fast your kid can command the puppy to stop and sit. The puppy has to be taught to sit and wait while your kid to throw a toy for your puppy to take. Your kid can also train the dog how to roll over by rolling in the ground while having the puppy copy him.
Puppies are like children in many ways below are some helpful rules to live by when training your dog:
1. Your dog should know exactly who the leader is. If he has a nature to guide, don’t let him guide your kid. Doing so will make the dog think that he is in charge and will not obey your kid’s commands.
2. No violent playing around at all. Discourage hostile play at all times. Never allow your kid drag, pull, wrestle, hit, or poke the puppy, even if they are playing around. Your puppy may respond differently and may jump and bite. At the same time, do not let your puppy jump on your kid. A three year old German Shepherd can easily knock down a 5year old kid.
3. Also teach your kid to respect the puppy, and train your puppy to respect your child. Teach your kid how to properly treat the dog, which will then earn him the respect and leadership from your puppy.
4. You should try establishing consistency. Puppies are taught through repetition. Your kid needs to be aware that commands that we teach him are firm and complete. If the puppy doesn’t listen the command, the kid should repeat the command until the puppy does what he is commanded to do.
5. Never squeeze your puppy. Hugging the puppy too tightly can cause injury.
6. Lastly, remember to always be around to supervise playtime, especially if you have a young kid with a new puppy. This will help you can take action if things get out of hand.
