What Age Should I Start Training My Dog?
Here is a common question I get:
“Eric, what age can I start training my pup? I’ve heard so much different advice. Six months, one year, I don’t know who to listen to. Please help.”
Instead of answering the question myself. I am going let Ben from Norway answer with an email he wrote to me;
“Hello Eric,
I have read your articles and watched your videos since I started training my Rufus. I thought perhaps you might like to see what you’re advice has done. The video was done when he was just 11 weeks. He is now 4 months old. Rufus always asks to go out to relieve himself. He understands about 20 or so action commands including the all important quick ‘come’. I can easily walk him off the leash around my area. I briefly used the crate, but he quickly learned to go to the door. I have a number of friends who also have a dog as a member of their family. I can honestly say that Rufus is the most obedient, social, friendly and playful of them all. He’s a genuinely happy dog, and I am a genuinely happy owner. So a big thank you to you and all your work for our best friends.
Kind regards,”
Ben Cox Stavanger, Norway
Ben even sent a video of his puppy. You can see the video when you here:
Scroll down a little and you’ll see the video.
Best,
Eric