Finally you decided to have  a dog at home however you don’t know for sure about visiting the local rescue shelters. What do you feel last time you helped someone, was it comfortable as you expected? Who does not want to be a true example for your family that they are proud of their life? Imagine  the great feeling of welcome a puppy in need.

There are a lot of reasons that every year many pets end up abandoned at rescue shelters which breaks every pet lovers’ hearts. If you think that dogs are in shelters because of their behavioral problems, most of the time this is not the case. Dogs are in the shelters since their previous owners might not have enough time and money to take care of them or Separating, divorcing and moving to a place that pets are not allowed, change of lifestyle like having a baby or going to a nursing home or did not do enough research before bringing a pet in to their life and understood that their lifestyles were not a good match. It might be any of the reasons that lovely dog ended up in an animal shelter.

While searching for your new dog, I recommend to search also shelters. Most rescue shelters have pure breed dogs and most of the breeds have specific rescue shelters for just that specific breed so you may want to search by breed if you have any experience with dogs. Please learn more about breed types if this is going to be your first puppy.

Take a note which puppy breed type you might be interested in. When you go to shelter, you can talk with everyone, you can ask their opinions about that lovely dog and if they know anything about that excellent pet’s history or previous family. Remember many people find their best friend from the shelters.

When you go to shelters, taking a little toy or tennis ball with you is a wonderful idea. Visit the dogs you might be interested in, see if the dog is outgoing, playful and gentle with you. Watch how they act when you give the toys or try to get back the toy if you ever see any aggression, biting or growling. Second thing you may want to examine is while playing with the dog; try to rub the dog’s belly which is one of their vulnerable parts. Dogs generally do not want to give belly if they had been hurt or hit by previous owners. You may want to see the dog walking around the room casually. Try to touch the dog, the tail, ears, hips, face and paws. It is a great sign that if the dog is comfortable around you while you are touching and playing. When you find the right pet, you will just feel it in your heart.

Most of rescued dogs live with foster parents for a while so they are ready to live in a peaceful home. Foster family can tell you more about the training level. You may want to know if the dog had house training or obedience training or had any health problems.

After initial visit to rescue center and talking with foster family if you are still interested in the puppy and believe that this puppy is the perfect match for you, your family and puppy’s lifestyle then learn more about adoption requirements. Every shelter has different adoption requirements some of them even want to see your home if you can give a peaceful home for this lovely friend.

Visiting the puppy with your kids might be another helpful trip for your family. Always go to first initial visit without kids because you never know how dog is going to act around the kids or the adoption requirements. While visiting watch how the dog acts around the kids and how kids feel around your next pet. If everybody feels comfortable and happy, this might be the best pet for your family.

It is always helpful to learn more about dog obedience training and house training before bringing your new puppy to your home. Even if the foster family thinks that the dog house trained you may still have small accidents. Give your new friend some time to adjust to new lifestyle and new home. After couple weeks you and your dog will feel much comfortable around each other.

Getting a rescue dog makes you feel better; you are helping a wonderful pet who really deserves the attention and a safe home. Thanks for helping the community and adopting a dog.

It is a known fact that owning a golden retriever is so much fun. But a responsible owner must also bear in mind that he needs to start with the golden retriever puppy training as soon as possible. Some might even still be wondering why a puppy should be trained in the first place when training a puppy is very time consuming. Well, these people must understand that it will be much more difficult to deal with the dogs bad habits if he grows up untrained. Training a golden retriever puppy can be a bit tough because they can really not learn a lot when they are still too small. Thus, starting off with the most basic puppy command to train a golden retriever puppy is the best way to start. Some basic commands can start order in the puppys life so when they get older, more training can be started.

The idea of training a puppy is by using a non word command and using hand gestures to show them what you want them to do. You must also understand that puppies have a very short attention span so long sessions of training will not be beneficial to both the puppy and the owner. Practicing several sessions of 10 minutes each per day will bring forth a good result. Never also forget that retrievers loves to be rewarded, so never forget those little puppy treats for every perfectly accomplished commands.

To begin with your puppy training, start with the most basic commands such as sit, stay, and come. Use a one word command. Your dog will not get it if you will stay stop running around the house. Instead you must say, goldie, sit, or goldie stay. The best way to say these commands is by saying the dogs name followed by the command. Training must be started by using the name of the dog right from the very start. It is highly recommended to use the puppys name as much as possible until you notice that he is beginning to understand that he is responding to his name and with the command that goes with it very well.

Aside from the fact that golden retrievers are very intelligent, it is also a proven fact that it is the sound that the dogs get used to. You are wrong if you are thinking that your dog understands the words youre saying if youre angry. What he understands is that the tone of your voice changes which means that you are not happy. Therefore, if you are training your dog, use a firm voice so that they would recognize that you mean business when you give command.

http://amazingdogtrainingman.com – In this video, learn how to introduce your new baby to your dog. When bringing a new baby home, it’s important to follow some simple steps for a successful introduction with your dog.

Get my free newsletter and guide at http://ferndogtraining.com/free-guide Dog Training Q&A – How to introduce your dog to a baby. If your dog has never been socialized with babies it can take some time for them to adjust (actually no matter what there’s going to be an adjustment period). We want your dog to have a calm association to your baby so don’t let them interact unless your dog is in a calm state of mind. Calm dogs make better decision than when they are excited or aroused. Give your dogs lots of exercise to help them get calm and make sure you don’t forget their basic canine needs while taking care of your new baby. By doing all this you will set your dog up and your baby up to have a nice calm encounter together and over time your dog will understand that the baby is just a new addition to the family and nothing to get excited about.