There is a false belief that dogs, until they reach a certain age, cannot be taught anything. Thus, there are many cases in which people ask for help when the animal is between six months and 3 years old. We are not going to fool ourselves: during those ages the furry is when it is most unruly, but it is no less true that he is at the best age to learn.
Having said that, Do you know when to start training a dog? If the answer is negative, don't worry. We will tell you.
Dogs are social animals that live in family groups who teach them how to behave at all times. When they come to live with us humans, that role of teacher falls on our shouldersA role that becomes even more important during adolescence, which is when the dog will test our patience and firmness on more than one occasion.
The puppy that will soon cease to be, needs to be stimulated both physically and psychically. This means that now more than ever we will have to spend time on long walks allowing him to interact with others of his kind, to teach him new things and, also, to play with him. Otherwise, he will become an insecure adult dog, which will be difficult to control.
Taking all this into account, the best way for our friend to become the ideal dog is starting to educate him from the first day he comes home. Puppies' brains are like a sponge: it absorbs everything, the good and the bad, very quickly. It will depend on us that he absorbs only the positive things, such as the basic rules of coexistence that we will have to teach him from a young age. Only in this way can we avoid disappointments in the future.