Golden retriever puppies complete training guide

They will chew up everything in your house from shoes to your wardrobes if it is within their reach. Therefore, training should not be put off to a later stage. The moment your dog gets home is the moment the training starts.

This is the time to get your puppy vaccinated and place them in puppy kindergarten so that they can learn basic obedience rules and cues.

If the primary vaccinations are pending, it is not wise to take your puppy out. At this stage, puppies are very susceptible to several life-threatening infectious diseases that they can acquire during the socialization process or in puppy school.

During this point, your puppy is also teething. Therefore, the puppy-nipping behavior will be at its peak. The items that can be chewed up by your pup should be kept behind locked doors and cupboards.

Everything around the puppy is very new to them. Expose them to different stimulations like thunderstorms, baby crying, vacuum noises, fireworks, lawnmowers, sudden movement, elderly movement, movement of people with disabilities, etc. This will help them acclimatize better.

This is the time when you will be establishing the routine of your puppy, rules, and boundaries. You also have to understand what your puppy likes and dislikes. If the dislike does not cause harm to anyone, you can probably let it be.

Yes, dogs also have a teenage phase. Just like human kids, dogs also drive their guardians mad during this phase. This is why training during the angel phase is so important.

You may find your puppy in different moods like reclusive, feisty, or cranky. This is also the time when you find out which dog friend your dog gets along with the most. Dogs have their preference and their preferences must be respected.

Goldens generally need to keep their mouths busy all the time. Therefore, it’s preferable if you provide your golden retriever puppies with something to hang on to.

Goldens generally need to keep their mouths busy all the time. Therefore, it’s preferable if you provide your golden retriever puppies with something to hang on to

By the time golden retriever puppies reached two years of age, they have already reached their full size and are sexually mature. By now, the training phase is over. Your dog should be well-versed in the different training protocol

Golden retriever puppies reached their full growth by two years of age. Males may take another year to reach complete physical maturity. However, females are completely mature by two years of age. If you are not going to breed your pup, this would be the right time to get your dog either neutered or spayed depending on the gender.

Since golden retrievers have long fur, they will continue to require regular grooming, bathing, and brushing. However, if you have worked with your dog for the past two years, by now, your dog should be acclimatized to teeth cleaning, regular brushing, nail trimming, shampooing, coat trimming, bathing, etc.