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3 Habits to Start With Your Puppy The First Day

On day one, most people focus on the cute parts of bringing home a puppy, like cuddling, playing, and taking lots of photos for Instagram and their friends. What if, starting on day one, we focused on the habits that prevent behavior issues from forming and your puppy having serious behavior issues later in life? 1) Always use a house line on your puppy from day one. I recommend a slip lead, and the reason for this is because you want to control your puppy’s space. You don'

Dale Buchanan

Jan 274 min read

More Potty Training Tips

Potty training is a problem for many people. I have found that people either get it or don't, and it's not an issue with the dog. It's not the dog's fault. It's an owner issue. People call me to discuss puppy training, and their entire focus is on potty training. This happens a lot, and it's been happening ever since I've owned Top Gun Dog Training . The goal of this article is to shift the new puppy owner's focus to the bigger picture of raising a puppy, beyond potty train

Dale Buchanan

Jan 14 min read

Training a High Energy Dog

Training a dog can come with a huge set of challenges. If you have a high-energy dog that engages in destructive behaviors, gets bored easily, and makes life harder, you know what it's like. What makes it harder is trying to train a dog that you also have a hard time keeping up with. A high-energy dog may be a unique challenge, but fortunately, this challenge is far from impossible. Breeds are a good determiner Dog behavior is often genetic, and you'll find that many dogs of

Dale Buchanan

Nov 4, 20252 min read