Confidence building with puppies

So much of puppy training is about setting up a really nice foundation. That means building confidence, teaching them how to move with you, trying new things, and exposing them to the world around us. Daisy was pretty nervous with trying new things, so we took her to a park with lots of structures to explore, lots of smells to distract her, and lots of opportunities to make mistakes and try again. We used lures and love and praise to encourage her through anything that seemed hard, and we practiced it until it wasn’t a big deal for her anymore. Believe it or not, this is training and it’s going to set her up with such a nice foundation that will last a lifetime. Who said training had to be boring?!