Ready to take your puppy for his or her first walk? A puppy's first walk should be done in a calm environment and should be fun!
Heel is the foundation of our training, and it should be for your dog as well! No matter the age, getting started as soon as it makes sense as it is important for your dog’s development!
When working with a younger puppy like in this video, it is important to level set your expectations of how the walk should go. In a lot of young puppies, just getting their feet moving can be one of the biggest struggles! In this video, we cover in detail what should be expected of their first walk, how to motivate your dog, and how to advance them!
With a young puppy, just getting the walk started is a success in our book. We do not want to over stress a young puppy, so it is important for us to take our time. Some puppies take to this walk very well very quickly, and some take more time! It is always recommended to do this in a calm neighborhood as less distractions are necessary when we are first teaching heel!
It is important to find what motivates your dog. These motivations can range from treats, verbal praise, physical praise, another dog, or sometimes the sense of adventure! Once they get their feet moving, we will slowly add more control and less excitement!
Once a dog understands to walk in straight lines, we will slowly introduce turns. We focus on left and right hand turns. With a young puppy you may need to really encourage your dog here with treats, toys or praise. Once they have mastered their turns, we can slowly ween them away from treats and we can start expecting more from their walks. Through time we will increase our expectations and really focus on the heel command!
Always remember to be safe with your young puppy! Even if they are unvaccinated, you can find a safe and calm environment for them to walk in. Don't take them to a dog park or a place with tons of other animals, but walking in the neighborhood is fine! Waiting until 16 weeks to get them acclimated to a heel walk and socializing them can really set a dog back!
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:13 First Walk in Action!
01:32 Avoid Busy Areas and Times of Day!
02:21 Advancing “Heel”
03:22 Closing Thoughts
26 июл 2024
