What Should I Teach Him First

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1stymedawgowner

Discussion Starter · Jun 24, 2009

Greetings!! I got my wonderful puppy 2 weeks about and I just love him to pieces. He is a 10 week old yorkie/poodle mix and VERY playful. I am currently using the crate method to house break him and it is going OK I guess. I really want to start training him but am not sure if he is ready. We have tried to teach him to understand "NO", His Name, "KENNEL", and "POTTY" but it is not going so well. He is doing very well with his name and "NO". I really want him to go into his crate on the KENNEL command but it really is not working. He just wants to play all the time. POTTY is also not going so well but I know that one will come with time.

My main question is should I try to teach him one thing at a time or multiple things at once? My #1 priority is the KENNEL command. After that maybe SIT and STAY. I plan on getting him into a puppy training class is a few weeks when I get back in town but in the mean time should I simply continue trying to teach him the KENNEL command?

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RubyLove

· #7 · Jun 25, 2009

peppy264 said:
Everytime he is going pee say 'Hurry Up'

LOL I use "hurry up". Because I don't like the word potty (not sure why) and nothing else seemed natural to say whilst stood out in the dark in front of the apartments.

But, what I would teach first (after their name, house-training, getting them used to the kennel/crate and general socialisation) is "sit". That is the command I use most... before eating, putting leash on/off, before opening the front door, before crossing roads...

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