If you have never
trained a dog in formal obedience, we
recommend taking your dog to a beginners
obedience class. Golden Retrievers are
large, active, playful dogs that can make
excellent family pets if they are trained
to behave and obey their owners.
Obedience classes will train you and your
dog, as well as introduce you to many
people who love their dogs.
Please start (now)
spending daily time with your pup. A
minimum of 10 to 20 minutes a day,
training, playing, or just sitting will
ensure your relationship is one that
works. Pups love daily schedules, so get
in the habit of spending time just after
breakfast, or when you get home, or
…
Here are some
important tips from Bill Tarrant, the
anther of Training the Hunting Retriever:
"You can take the spirit out of a
pup, but you can't put it back in."
"Nothing bad should ever happen to
pup that he/she can associate with a
human." "The best dog trainer
is another dog." "Never pull
things from pup’s mouth" (no
tug-of-war).
CRATES AND CRATE
TRAINING
We recommend you get
an intermittent or large crate (32"L
X 22"W X 23"H) for your Golden.
Either of these are big enough for a full
grown Golden. Just make sure it fits
nicely in your vehicle.
After you have chosen
your crate, use it in the: car, house,
motel, campground, field, and yard. You
get the idea. Basically, it is pup’s
portable home/den. Treat it that way and
pup will see it that way. Put toys,
treats, and chew things in the crate.
Make the crate fun, it is pup’s
place, and pup’s abode.
Use the crate during
potty training. It is your job to
anticipate pup’s need to
"go". So for those short times
when you can't watch pup, and at night,
put him/her in the crate. Pup will not
soil the den unless it can not be avoided
or pup is sick. This teaches pup to
"hold it" and gives you a
chance to show pup exactly where he/she
is to "go". When pup goes where
you wanted, go crazy with excited praise
of pup. With a crate, potty training is
easy.
If pup cries at night,
put pup’s crate near your bed where
he/she can see, hear, and smell you. This
should help.
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