{"id":7460,"date":"2014-04-28T14:52:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T22:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/?page_id=7460"},"modified":"2025-03-09T18:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T01:29:08","slug":"puppy-training-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/puppy-training-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow us and learn how to train a perfect puppy*!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

*Well, almost a perfect puppy…..when people see me out and about with my well-behaved service dog puppies they say: “I want a perfect puppy too!  tell me how you did it?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Colby, I created the Puppy In Training blog to tell our story about raising and training guide and service dog puppies and to help you train your puppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re just thinking about picking up your first puppy or you’re a grizzled veteran of the dreaded puppy vampire teeth this blog will help you on your way to a well-behaved,  perfect<\/del> practically perfect puppy (just like Mary Poppins: “Practically Perfect In Every Way”).<\/p>\n\n\n

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This page contains information to help you get up to speed quickly and start working on some of the basics of raising and training a puppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About You And Your Puppy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

QUICK TIP:<\/strong> No matter if you’re about to bring home a puppy or already have one tearing up your house you’ll want to take a look at our new puppy checklist<\/a>. We include anything and everything we could think of that you need for your new puppy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve reached our site then you are probably in some way, shape, or form associated with\/in love with\/frustrated with\/enamored with a puppy (or future puppy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m taking an wild<\/del> educated guess as to who you are to help you find the information you need to make your puppy raising journey as pleasant as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puppy Raiser<\/strong>: You are a puppy raiser (or future puppy raiser) for one of the many guide or service dog schools around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this is you then you might be most interested in our Puppy In Training TV series, a YouTube TV show that documents our journey with our third Guide Dog puppy in training, Dublin.  Check out Puppy In Training TV<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Puppy<\/strong>: You’re still in the decision making process:  Should you get a puppy?  What kind of puppy should you get?  Lets start you off with 5 tips you can use when bringing home a new puppy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-Puppy<\/strong>: The bliss<\/del> pain of puppyhood!  Thank god puppies are cute adorable creatures because after the initial bliss of bringing home your puppy you realize this is going to be no easy chore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potty training, crying, yelping, howling, barking, biting\/nipping, jumping, digging, counter surfing these are all parts of the joys of raising and training a puppy.  Lets get started with some of the most common puppy problems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n