One thing you may have working against you, though, is the cuteness! Let’s face it; puppies are cute. It’s their little faces, that feeble attempt at a howl that doesn’t quite come out right, the running around with items that don’t belong to them.
The best training tool is positive reinforcement. This is the basis for our way of training dogs. Your dog will remain motivated to learn if you focus more on rewarding good behavior than checking bad behavior. As you go through the training process, you teach, practice, and test.
Marking uses a routine bodily function as a complex communication device within the dog community. While most dogs participate in this networking activity, male dogs are much more invested in it than females.
