Basic Obedience
Basic obedience is the foundation for all disciplined and well behaved dogs. During the obedience stage, puppies are taught the fundamental commands and begin to understand exactly what behavior is expected. The puppies learn how to properly communicate with humans, as well as many of the most practical commands, which go hand in hand in ensuring the best possible experience for the dog and handler.
Protection Work
The protection portion of the training begins when the puppy is about two months old and continues throughout the first twelve to eighteen months of the K9’s life. The training begins with building the puppies drive, strength of bite, high pressure endurance and ends off in thousands of intense and unique combat scenarios.
Socialization
Socialization is the first and most important step of training any dog. During the socialization stage the dog is taught to be comfortable in all possible situations. Socialization is a must in order to have control over the dog. If a dog is not socialized he or she will be afraid of random unpredictable things, and may become aggressive due to fear and being uncomfortable in various situations.
Some of the steps included in the socialization stage include:
Bringing our dog to malls, restaurants, and beaches
Creating exposure to cars, buses, motorcycles, and other dogs
The puppies learn to be comfortable on all surfaces such as thorns, water, sand, and metal.
Puppies are taught proper house behavior.
Puppies are taught proper car behavior.
Puppies are taught how to respond to touch in all places.