The best type of environment to start obedience training your dog in is one with minimal distractions. As he or she starts to become more reliable, you can begin to introduce outside distractions as a way to "proof" your dog's training.
Your eyes are as important a tool during training as anything else. Eye-contact can be used as a correction with puppies and a firm stare and a step towards you dog can often rectify a broken sit-stay. Even when you start teaching you dog to heel you will want to use your eyes to watch your dog's body language and to watch their eyes so that you can monitor how much of their attention is being paid to you.
Whether it is proper destructiveness control, jumping up, or a simple matter of respect, obedience training will help because it establishes a common language for you and your dog. From training, your dog will learn to listen, look attentively in your eyes when you speak and, most importantly, take you seriously.
Remember, training with your puppy starts the day it comes home with you. Proper puppy training involves socialization, housebreaking and the establishing of a schedule, learning what to chew on and what not to chew one and a head start on the basic commands such as sit and down.
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