Training pups / dogs requires careful supervision, consistency and lots of patience. But training or teaching acceptable behavior is essential for you to be happy together. They make any dog much easier to live with and also strengthens the bond between dogs and humans. It is wise to instill good habits and manners at an early age. Always praise him when he does something right rather than showing anger and instilling pain when he doesn't. Punishing or hitting can become meaningless if done too often and can make your dog afraid of you. The only time you should strike your dog is when he actually threatens to bite. Keep on repeating the commands, correct and manually guide him to perform the command until he learns each lesson and do it always in a firm, confident and a no-nonsense voice.

Dogs are instinctively clean animals who avoid soiling their own territory. However a puppy needs training which takes time and patience. Some pups can be housetrained at three months, others may take longer. Take the pup/dog out early in the morning, late in the night and then after each meal, wait until he goes and then praise lavishly. This makes it fun for the dog since it wants to please you. Reduce the responsibility for mistakes indoors by always watching your dog when it is inside and taking it our as soon as you can see it wants to go. Cover the floor of the dog's living area with newspapers at night to make for easy cleaning. Always pick up the dogs excrement and bury it with the use of a plastic shovel. Leaving it open or near any water source can cause unsanitary conditions.

The pup's jaw muscles are not properly developed, between 4 and 18 weeks of age. During this time, it is perfectly normal for puppies to use its sharp little teeth to bite us. They are undergoing a natural learning process and it is our job to teach them that biting humans is not acceptable. Shouting 'no' and tapping it on the nose only confuses the dog, all it learns is that when you bite a human, dart away quickly. Instead do what happens naturally between two pups in play. When one bites too hard, the other yelps and the first lets go. Every time the puppy's teeth comes in contact with your skin, let out a yelp. You will quickly teach it not to use its teeth on you. After 18 weeks, when the adult teeth push through, there should be no contact between the dog's teeth and your skin and clothing. No matter how gently it grasps your hand in its mouth, it is an attempt at domination. Use a loud 'get off' combined with sharp eye contact and ignore it for a moment thereafter. Do not pet or praise when it lets go- there should be no rewarding circumstance during any interaction involving the dog's teeth.

Basic commands can be taught when your puppy is 12 weeks old. But wait until he is 6 or 8 months old before enrolling him in obedience classes. Get a collar and leash before teaching commands. The leash should be 6 feet long and 1/2 to 1 inch wide. Hold it in a way that you have about 2 feet in reserve. Training sessions should be regular say 15 to 30 minutes once or twice a day.Basic training in obedience includes teaching commands like heel, sit, stay, down, come, no or leave it, drop it and don't jump up and so on. The first and the most important command you can teach your dog is to heel i.e walk along beside you on your left side without going ahead or going behind. Always snap the leash to get him into position. Then go on ahead with the other commands one by one praising him lavishly while he learns. Keep on repeating the commands, correct and manually guide him to perform the command until he learns each lesson and do it always in a firm, confident and a no-nonsense voice.

Give commands in the same words and with the same tone of voice and speed of speaking.

If the dog fails to do one step right, do not repeat this step but start from the beginning, as the dog must be taught to consider only successful acts in their entirety. Punish or reward
the dog quickly after every act. To punish a dog at any other time than instantly after the wrong act is cruelty rather than a part of training, for the dog does not connect the punishment to the act.

Do not pounce on it with a series of words that it would fail to track. Remember the dog has a single-track mind. Teach one specific thing at a time. This does not mean that a training period cannot include a half-dozen different tasks.

Remember most of the dogs do not understand all that you say. It knows only the words, the commands and the names you teach it.

Never try to teach a dog anything until you yourself have a thorough knowledge of how to teach it, and a clear mental picture of each stage.Experts suggest the owners to keep the dog with them most of the time. You cannot train it all the time, but it will become accustomed to your actions, words, and surroundings which will help to make the training easier.Finish a training period on a good note. Never leave off if the dog has done something wrong. Correction is a must.Avoid punishing the dog while you are angry or lack control of yourself.Do not chase the dog to catch it; it must come to you or follow after you.Do not nag the dog by giving orders constantly. Never pester it with your shouting.Don't create confusion by praising the dog for doing a certain act then at a later stage scolding it for the same purpose.Do not permit anyone to give commands to the dog while you are training it.Dogs love attention and are hugely motivated by it. However unlike man, dogs do not know how to differentiate between positive and negative attention. For instance, if a certain action gets reaction and attention, you'll bet they repeat it over and over again. Some of the negative attentions that motivates negative behaviour are when you let him out of his crate when he groans or when you give chase when he runs off with your socks.