The biggest and best way to help with How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarrassing you in public is through obedience classes and basic training, although there are several different ways an individual could learn how to prevent a puppy or dog from doing things they shouldn’t.

Teaching a new puppy to behave is as easy or difficult as teaching an older dog new command because each dog is unique and has their own personalities, just as people do. It is important to teach a puppy as early as possible the basics such as stay, come, heel and sit so when they do reach maturity, they will be prepared for what is expected of them and listening to their owners more readily.

Just as children need love, attention and boundaries, so do puppies; they need to know they are loved and cared for as well as where their boundaries are. Training a puppy can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time but well worth the efforts when they begin to grow into well behaved dogs.

A good dog or puppy full of energy could be most embarrassing when someone comes to your house for a visit and the animal bounds around the corner and jumps up on the guest, practically knocking them to the ground. What is more difficult is if the person visiting does not particularly care for dogs.

Helping your puppy or dog learn the basic commands such as sit, stay or down will help them to calm down and be a better pet. Dogs and puppies especially are simply playfully and don’t realize they are actually attacking your guests and visitors. Having a trained puppy or dog that will stay on command until you tell them to move is priceless. They will remain in the position you put them in, such as a down stay, no matter what is going on around them. That is the beauty of dog training and how it will cut down on embarrassing times.

Learning good dog behavior is important for puppies and dog and they can get this type of learning experience through a dog school. They can also learn how to control excess energy that could cause their owners embarrassment. It will depend on the amount of effort an owner puts into the dogs training as well as the dog’s breed as to how long it will take them to understand the many commands it takes to lean to be a well behaved dog.

There is another command that is important to the control of a dog or puppy and that is the command ‘leave it’. This tells the dog not to sniff, touch or go after something they want. For example if you and your dog are going for a walk and another individual with their puppy are approaching and are going to pass you and your dog, you would want to say leave it as you pass the other dog because your dog will want to sniff or investigate the other animal. This could be embarrassing if the dogs begin to sniff each other in the proper manor which is sniffing each others back side. Proper dog etiquette is to sniff the bottom, not the face because some dogs will bite or growl if approached in the face.

An exercise that dogs and their owners will practice as dog school is the ‘greet and meet’. These workouts have the class split into two groups and then stand on either side of the room. The groups walk up to each other and stop about a foot or so apart and place their dogs on a sit stay while they greet each other with a handshake. The dogs must remain clam and not bark or jump up or run away. The second part of this exercise is to have each person swing their arm out and over the dogs head and pat the person on the shoulder.

Although fulfilling and fun, learning How to prevent your dog or puppy from embarassing you will take time and a lot of effort on the part of the owner in addition to a lot of patience. Practice is another big commitment a dog owner must resign themselves to if they want a well behaved pooch they are not embarrassed to take out in public or have people over to their house.

Puppy training can be frustrating. Training a dog requires discipline and consistancy. When experiencing problems, consult a professional.