There are many ways you could learn How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarrassing you. The biggest way to help your puppy or dog is through some basic training and obedience classes.
Teaching a new puppy to behave is as easy or difficult as teaching an older dog new command because each dog is unique and has their own personalities, just as people do. It is important to teach a puppy as early as possible the basics such as stay, come, heel and sit so when they do reach maturity, they will be prepared for what is expected of them and listening to their owners more readily.
Just as children need love, attention and boundaries, so do puppies; they need to know they are loved and cared for as well as where their boundaries are. Training a puppy can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time but well worth the efforts when they begin to grow into well behaved dogs.
A good dog or puppy full of energy could be most embarrassing when someone comes to your house for a visit and the animal bounds around the corner and jumps up on the guest, practically knocking them to the ground. What is more difficult is if the person visiting does not particularly care for dogs.
To prevent your puppy or dog from jumping on visitors, even family members like grandma, it is important to teach them a simple command like a sit stay or a down stay which you can put them in before answering the door. A dog that can master this basic command will stay in this position no matter what is going on around them.
Schools for dogs and puppies are wonderful places for your pets to learn the good behavior they need and to control their excess energy some have. Depending on the dog’s breed and the amount of effort an owner puts out, this will determine when a dog or puppy ‘clicks’ with their training and masters the correct commands for stay, heel and sit.
There is another command that is important to the control of a dog or puppy and that is the command ‘leave it’. This tells the dog not to sniff, touch or go after something they want. For example if you and your dog are going for a walk and another individual with their puppy are approaching and are going to pass you and your dog, you would want to say leave it as you pass the other dog because your dog will want to sniff or investigate the other animal. This could be embarrassing if the dogs begin to sniff each other in the proper manor which is sniffing each others back side. Proper dog etiquette is to sniff the bottom, not the face because some dogs will bite or growl if approached in the face.
An exercise that dogs and their owners will practice as dog school is the ‘greet and meet’. These workouts have the class split into two groups and then stand on either side of the room. The groups walk up to each other and stop about a foot or so apart and place their dogs on a sit stay while they greet each other with a handshake. The dogs must remain clam and not bark or jump up or run away. The second part of this exercise is to have each person swing their arm out and over the dogs head and pat the person on the shoulder.
Learning How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarassing you can be a fun and fulfilling exercise in patience for both the owner and animal. It takes time and a lot of practice but if you keep at it, you will have a well behaved dog that you will not be embarrassed to take out in public or have sit next to you when company comes to your house.
Puppy training can be frustrating. Training a dog requires discipline and consistancy. When experiencing problems, consult a professional.