Train Early, Train Right
Raising a well mannered pup is easy, if you start young!
When you look at that fluffy Lab puppy peacefully sleeping in its crate in the corner, it’s hard to imagine that in just a few months it’ll be a bounding 50 to 100 pounds. Behaviors that seem cute now— “Awwww, look, he puts his paws on my chest”—will be less adorable when your pup knocks you flat on your back and plants its muddy paws on your clean clothes. (read more)

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Pat Miller is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer; and past president of the board of directors of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. She is the author of The Power of Positive Dog Training (Howell, 2001) and Positive Perspectives: Love Your Dog, Train Your Dog (Dogwise, 2003).

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