Behaviour Problems

When acquiring a puppy at a very young age you are kind of dealing with a clean slate.  At this point your puppy really does not have any behavioural issues.  You have the opportunity to raise your puppy into a well adjusted member of society.

That is not to say your dog may not start to develop some undesirable traits, but again you have the opportunity to nip them in the bud before you have a full-fledge problem on your hands.

Some dogs because of their pedigree may have traits that you find less than desirable.  That is why it is a very good idea to research any breed that you are interested in so you actually know what you are getting. 

Things that come natural to a dog you may find to be very annoying.  For instance it is natural for a dog to bark, dig, chew, bite at things, run, jump, relieve themselves anywhere anytime etc. the list is endless.

All of these things when they are done in excess are viewed by us humans as behavioural issues.

With patience and consistency we can overcome many of these behavioural issues.  One place that has a lot of information on how to deal with many behavioural issues encountered by us when trying to train our new puppy is Secrets to Dog Training.

Many people have had great success with their dogs when they have encountered some problems when trying to train that new puppy by referring to Daniel Steven's Secrets to Dog Training.

Some behavioural issues seem to be more common than others.  We will start to look at the more common problems on the other pages.