The presence and affection of dog will give great mental satisfaction and relief to a person. A puppy will grow into an adult dog in a short time. The behavior of the dog like licking or jumping into the body will turn troublesome as the dog grows physically big. So you should train the dog to behave properly when it is a puppy.
Puppies have an ability to learn things quickly since they have not developed any behavioral pattern. You cannot blame dog for its bad behaviors if you have not trained it in the earlier stages. Earlier dogs were trained only after six months. But at this age it would have learned certain things and will be difficult to change all together. They will be reluctant to obey our commands and turn hostile to training.
Now more professional methods are employed to train dogs. Trainers are more comfortable with puppies of eight to ten weeks old. They can be easily put into socialization and basic command training at this age.
Trainers no longer use any force or punishments in their approach to training. Such traditional methods will create a negative impact on the dogs. Puppies are trained to relax, greet others politely, behave properly on a leash and obey basic commands.
The dog owners are also no willing to actively participate in dog training. This has a great positive impact on the character of the dog. Many psychological studies are now conducted to understand the behavior of animals and these ideas are effectively applied to train dogs.
Clicker and luring training are two methods now widely used to train dogs :
