This video offers a few tips for choosing the right dog from the shelter: Research the breed. Make a list of the qualities and traits you are looking for in your pet. Visit the different shelters to select the right dog for you. Listen to the advice of the shelter staff. Be gentle with the dog when you bring him home and give him a chance to adjust with the surrounding before training him. How you train an older dog is really no different than how you train a puppy. Start housetraining from scratch. Never trust a new dog and leave him unsupervised, even if the previous owner says so. Keep him crated when you aren’t at home and keep a close eye on him whenever you’re around. Be sure to socialize your dog. Start slowly and don’t correct your dog harshly. Use new words to teach the same command if the dog doesn’t respond to the command e.g ‘here’ instead of ‘come’ or ‘nai’ instead of ‘no’.

You can start some advanced training after your dog’s first year of training. Some types of training doesn’t suit some breeds. For example, Shutzhound training which is a guarding training is not suitable for toy breeds whereas agility training may not be suitable for some giant breeds. In agility training, the handler of the dog directs a dog through a number of obstacles. In hunt training, dogs are trained to hunt. Hunt training is generally given to dogs for pointing, retrieving or setting birds. However, hunting training can vary depending on the breed and its hunting instincts. Shutzhound training was originally designed for German Shepherds. This is very similar to guarding training and teaches a dog guarding and protecting skills. Shutzhound training is often seen as the next level of guarding. There are several other advanced training options such as gun dog training, herding training and search and rescue training.

Show training helps your dog catch peoples’ attention. Dog show is not about competing one dog against the other, but to judge how closely your dog matches to the breed standard. If you’re really interested in showing your dog, you must take certain things into consideration. First, the dog must be purebred and registered with an accepted organization such as American Kennel Club. Second, you need to ask for a puppy with show registration which can be difficult to do at times. The dog you want to show can not be spayed or neutered. Train the puppy to stand for examination, stack for making the puppy stand in the proper position and heel. Make sure you socialize your dog regularly starting from 6 to 8 months of age and continue till its senior years. In addition to teaching your dog the obedience commands, you need to know how to properly handle a dog.

Every dog has its own training challenges and these challenges often occur while dealing with adolescents. Dogs reach adolescence around 1 year to 18 months. Generally, the larger the dog, the longer it will take to physically mature. During adolescents there are certain behaviors that you may begin to see: breaking house training, destructive chewing, dog to dog aggression, breaking commands, excessive barking and hyperactivity. These are completely normal behaviors for an adolescent canine. While dealing with adolescents, you need to go back to the basics. Make sure you train the dog on a daily basis for 15 mins. Be consistent and don’t let him break the commands. You may have trained the dog off-leash, but keep him on leash while going outside to prevent him from breaking commands. Let him socialize with other dogs. Give him enough exercise. Give toys and chews to keep him busy when you’re away.

Although the first year of the puppy is full of training, training your dog completely will take over a year. Training should be a lifelong habit that you build with your dog. This section of the video is about a few of the advanced training areas you can take your dog through such as hunt training, show training and agility training. Apart from this, in this section we walk you through all of the tips and essential training you need for your adolescent canine during their teenage month. The old adage that says 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks' is most definitely NOT true. Training older dogs can be a challenge but it IS possible. This section also includes a video that will give you tips and advice for handling an adult dog.