Top 10 Mistakes New Dog Owners Make Mohamed Boutrassit

 Like many people doing something for the first time, new dog owners make mistakes, they allow their enthusiasm preconceptions, and ignorant to get the best of them, here are the top 10 mistakes made by new dog owners.

1# They forget the puppy will grow up

    It was great when you came home with your eleven-pound puppies, things that cute as a puppy will not be cute when the puppy grows up, at ten months you may have a clumsy playful adventurous, and at times stubborn eighty-pound juvenile wreaking havoc on your home, best solution prepare for growth by obedience training and socializing your pup from day one.

2# New dog owners call Puppy by name to correct bad behavior

    These causes the puppy to start associating his name with being corrected for bad behavior, The solution simply is avoiding using your puppy's name when correctly, speak to the problem, associate the correction with the behavior and not your puppy.

3# Don't Make Time to The puppy 

    New owners don't set aside the proper time for a puppy, bringing puppies into your home is not like furniture into your home. a new puppy is like a new baby, they require a lot of time, attention, and direction.

4# New owners don't socialize puppy properly 

    New puppies need to get out, be exposed to different sounds, surfaces, environments, other puppies, and people. this is especially important in densely populated cities, where the possibility of new experiences is likely.

5# New owners don't establish they are the authority figure 

    Puppies need to know who is the boss from the day they come home, if you're not making the decision your dog will. owners don't have to get physical with puppies to show them the do's and the don'ts, just be consistent and insistent when enforcing your rule. 

6# New owners do not teach the puppy the word NO

    No, is just as important as a puppy learning his own name, this is the best way to begin collecting early puppy behavior problems.

7# They forget the puppy is a puppy

     Many new owners get frustrated with typical puppy behavior, a puppy is like a newborn baby, and has to grow and learn with love and guidance just like a baby.

8# Fail to correct the puppy properly

    New owners don't correct the puppy properly and timely when he makes mistakes, correcting a puppy improperly is a confidence breaker, and can cause stress fear, and anxiety. ill-timed Corrections are also problematic if the correction is not given at the appropriate time, it is likely the dog will associate it with the wrong behavior improper and untimely Corrections will break the owner puppy bond.

9#  Fail To imprint the Puppy

    New owners miss the puppy imprinting stage, this is when the puppy is most adaptable to receive and learn specific commands and behaviors, the best thing owners can do is read up on their brief and understand the maturity stages as each breed is different and. 

10# Giving puppy too much too soon

 

    A new house family and environment can be overwhelming for a new puppy, it is important to take it slow and give the puppy a small space in the house, as he does well with that given more space as time goes on rather than giving him the run of the house.