What are the correct methods for raising and training a Golden Retriever?

Golden Retrievers are loyal and gentle, very friendly to infants and young children, highly intelligent and obedient to commands, making them a dog breed very well suited to family life. Many friends buy a dog but do not know how to get along with it. Today let us learn how to best raise a Golden Retriever. How should it be trained?

I. How to best raise a Golden Retriever

1. Do a good job of feeding on a fixed schedule. We need to feed Golden Retrievers differently according to their different stages of development. Generally speaking, for Golden Retriever puppies 3 or 4 months old, we can maintain 3 or 4 feedings a day. The amount of food each time should be appropriate, letting the dog eat until it is eight-tenths full. After one year of age, Golden Retrievers should be fixed to two meals, morning and evening, and throughout the feeding stage the feeding location can also be kept as fixed as possible. This is done so that the Golden Retriever develops good eating habits. What needs to be noted here is that we should try to feed the dog dog food suitable for them, because dog food contains the nutrients they need. Do not feed the dog human food; their salt intake is different from ours.

2. If we want to bathe a Golden Retriever at home, we must use bath products specially made for pets. Do not bathe the dog frequently, as it is prone to shedding or skin disease. When bathing, be careful not to wet its ears, to avoid infection.

3. Golden Retrievers need to maintain a certain amount of daily exercise. Golden Retriever puppies under one year old should avoid climbing places that are too high, and the amount of exercise should be moderate. Adult Golden Retrievers can do exercise such as running and swimming. If you go to the seaside, promptly rinse the salt off the Golden Retriever, otherwise it will cause allergies.

4. Do a good job of health protection measures. When a Golden Retriever is a little over one month old, it is time to start vaccinations. The first vaccination is three infectious disease vaccines plus one rabies vaccine. After that it is one infectious disease vaccine per year, and one rabies vaccine every three years. Besides vaccinations, you also need to do a good job of internal deworming. Dogs can only go out to play one week after finishing their vaccinations.

5. The Golden Retriever's coat is fairly long and needs our daily grooming. Generally once in the morning and once in the evening. Brush along the direction of the hair. The order is from head first, then to tail. As for grooming tools, it is best to use a combination of a flexible steel wire brush, a sparse-toothed metal comb and a bristle brush.

6. We can judge a Golden Retriever's health condition through its excrement. Urine is yellow. Aside from being yellow or yellowish-brown in color, feces are generally strip-shaped and moderate in firmness. If the feces are found to be black, it may also be because too much pigment was consumed in the food.

II. How to train a Golden Retriever

1. From the very beginning of training, maintain a gentle attitude and give rewards promptly. For example, when training a Golden Retriever to relieve itself, you can first observe the spot it often chooses to relieve itself, then lay a mat there. When the dog next relieves itself on the laid item, we should promptly praise it and give it some treats and other rewards. Carry out this kind of positive reinforcement several times, so that the Golden Retriever forms a conditioned reflex. Once they know to defecate on the mat, you place the mat in the position you need, and before the Golden Retriever needs to relieve itself, take it to the mat. Repeat this process many times, and under long-term guidance the Golden Retriever will know to relieve itself in this position.

2. The commands given when training a Golden Retriever must be clear. The commands we give should be short and accurately pronounced, and the tone should not be irritable, so as not to make the dog feel afraid.

3. Training should be carried out anytime and anywhere. As long as there is a behavior that needs reinforcing during our interactions with the Golden Retriever, training can be carried out. Here it is suggested that everyone can carry a few small treats at all times.

4. Throughout the whole process, giving rewards blindly is not advisable. Mistakes should also be criticized, so that it knows it is wrong. Defining well what should and should not be done is very important.

5. Harsh training is strictly prohibited.

Caring for a Golden Retriever is relatively simple. It is highly intelligent, and as long as it is trained properly, it will follow your commands very well. In daily life, we must be patient and loving with Golden Retrievers, so that we can gain a very good companion in life.