Training Bulldogs For The Family

Bulldogs make very sweet and gentle pets. They, however, can be very stubborn and slow to train. They make quite the perfect house pets because they can deal with small spaces and are great with small children. However, when it comes to their training, Bulldog owners must be very patient. It is important to be persistent without really expecting too much or this will end in great frustration, which will not be a very good experience for both the dog and the owners.

When planning to get a Bulldog for a family pet, it might be a good idea to purchase one that is still fairly young. The reason for this is that young pups have better chances of adapting behavior than adult bulldogs do. Adult bulldogs are very hard to train in order to fit in a very specific environment. Also, introducing young pups in their new home would be better so that they can grow up to be very familiar with the kind of behavior that is expected of them by their owners. One thing that is important to note about Bulldog puppies, though, is that owners should not tolerate any bad behavior. As young pups, they tend to look cute while playing very roughly. This often warms the hearts of their owners and they let is pass as accepted behavior only because they are still very young. However, it is important to curve these behaviors, as the puppy is still young. If owners point unacceptable behavior and let the puppy understand that it is something that should not be done, the puppy will grow up knowing what is allowed or not in the household. This makes the bulldog less stubborn.

Some owners tend to hit their dogs, as they would do to little children. They believe that the dog will associate this hitting with some detested action or behavior and would be conditioned that each time an action like that is made, hitting will follow. They believe that this helps the dog understand the things it should not do. Contrary to this belief, Bulldogs tend to become more aggressive when struck. Bulldogs have some aggression as part of their ancestry. Although it is not a widely displayed trait with the present Bulldogs, their defensive nature might result to violence or aggression when they are struck or hit by their owners. For this reason, it is important to remember that striking should never be done when training a Bulldog.

When it comes to commands, the most important one that your Bulldog pup should learn how to respond to is “No!” As soon as a pup is brought to its new home, it must start to get familiar with the new rules. Using the “No” command as often as it is necessary will help the dog understand and will eventually stop whatever it is that it is doing or is planning to do. Although it will not be able to catch on real quickly, the more often it is used, the faster it will understand.

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