When it comes to training a new puppy, patience and lots of love is the usual tip that everyone gives, but along with this you also have to maintain a certain level of authority and strictness. Discipline is something that your pet should always have and love has nothing to do with. If you don’t train them right as puppies, the chances are they will not listen to your instructions later.

For training a new puppy, you can use the conditioning or reward method. Every time your puppy listens to you, give his favorite biscuit or food to him as a reward. Another method is to slightly pat their nose with a folded newspaper when they go wrong, be gentle though, the folded paper is just a medium to make them understand the misbehavior, not a tool for causing pain.

An extra wide pet gate is another useful tool when training. Basically, you can restrict the puppy to a certain area of your home that they deem theirs and feel comfortable in, and this way you can control the variables ensuring that they are playing with their puppy toys and not your shoes. Richell extra wide gates are a practical way to create a barrier for the entryway.

With this extra wide dog gate you can keep your dog out of the areas you want and maintain the beauty of your home. The versatile gate installs without tools in just a minute or two and works great for areas that have a wide the hallway or doorway in your home. And when you need to get to the other side, an easy to open walk through is available, so there is no need to move the gate.

These gates work well in conjunction with puppy training pads. These absorb over 100 times their weight in liquid and still stay dry. So when you are potty training your puppy, make sure you put these out to begin teaching them where they can go to the bathroom. These pads are also specially scented to attract puppies and make house training easy and have a neutral odor.