Obedience means manners
Obedience means vastly different things to different people. It is very important for the safety of your dog that you teach him so that he will be both a pleasure to own and so he will be a well-mannered member of human and dog society. There is specific legislation that applies to dogs. As a responsible dog owner and because you love your dog you should make sure you are aware of these requirement. See the Gooddog SA link for more information: http://www.dogsncats.asn.au/site/page.cfm
Learning manners starts the moment a puppy is born. He is rewarded for coming to his mother with food, warmth and comfort. As he develops he learns bite inhibition and acceptable play by his siblings sqeeling and not interacting if he's too rough. He learns to ask for play interaction by play-bowing. His dam will teach him to respect her (not bite her as he develops teeth) she will teach him about love, respect and acceptable dog social parameters.
This should continue on into more complex training as the pup develops. I don't pat my puppies unless they have all 4-feet on the ground, this means they are rewarded for NOT jumping. By wiggling toys that they can bite I show them what are acceptable play things (not my feet or clothes). I take them for walks on our 2 1/2 acres, so they learn to stay with me and follow when out and about.
I develop their natural instinct to keep the puppy den clean, so that they learn to eliminalte outside, by regular toileting opportunities. Once adopted you should take your puppy to a Vetrinary pre-school to learn about other puppies (they often have breed specific ways of playing) and to start basic training.
After this you can decide what's right for your family and your dog. Some just want a dog that walks nicely onlead, who can be let off at the dog-park and play nicely and who will come happily when called.
If you are interested in doing competition in various dog-sports you can get information from the DogsSA website: http://www.dogssa.com.au/Website/index.php##
Curlies are successfully competing in Obedience, Agility, Retrieving, Flyball, Doggie Dancing, Dock-jumping as well as Frisbee fetching. As a natural team-player there is so much you can enjoy with your Curly.
Learning manners starts the moment a puppy is born. He is rewarded for coming to his mother with food, warmth and comfort. As he develops he learns bite inhibition and acceptable play by his siblings sqeeling and not interacting if he's too rough. He learns to ask for play interaction by play-bowing. His dam will teach him to respect her (not bite her as he develops teeth) she will teach him about love, respect and acceptable dog social parameters.
This should continue on into more complex training as the pup develops. I don't pat my puppies unless they have all 4-feet on the ground, this means they are rewarded for NOT jumping. By wiggling toys that they can bite I show them what are acceptable play things (not my feet or clothes). I take them for walks on our 2 1/2 acres, so they learn to stay with me and follow when out and about.
I develop their natural instinct to keep the puppy den clean, so that they learn to eliminalte outside, by regular toileting opportunities. Once adopted you should take your puppy to a Vetrinary pre-school to learn about other puppies (they often have breed specific ways of playing) and to start basic training.
After this you can decide what's right for your family and your dog. Some just want a dog that walks nicely onlead, who can be let off at the dog-park and play nicely and who will come happily when called.
If you are interested in doing competition in various dog-sports you can get information from the DogsSA website: http://www.dogssa.com.au/Website/index.php##
Curlies are successfully competing in Obedience, Agility, Retrieving, Flyball, Doggie Dancing, Dock-jumping as well as Frisbee fetching. As a natural team-player there is so much you can enjoy with your Curly.