WHO'S TO DO THE DOG TRAINING?
If you are to be the sole trainer of the puppy, the problem is simplified. Set regular daily training periods and follow them faithfully. However, if several members of the family are to help train the pup, there should be a clear understanding about what to teach and how to go about it. Above all, there has to be a standard training technique. Every member of the family in on the training must use the same commands, voice control and gestures. Sudden changes in the training technique are just as harmful to the pup as sudden changes in his diet. They will only confuse him and set him back in his lessons.
In the average home, it's Mother who ends up with most of the work of raising a dog. She feeds him, paper-trains him and conducts his pre-school training. All of this is usually done while Father is at work and" the children are at school. Most of the time, the pup's pre-school training is done during and between Mother's household chores. The format lessons require concentration on the part of dog and teacher. They shouldn't be hurried or skimmed through because the cake is burning in the oven or the clothes have to be hung up. It is better to let Father and the children (if old enough) take over the formal training of the pup. But Mother should conduct some lessons herself.
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