Puppy vs. Adult?

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Adult Rottweiler - Training the Companion Dog 1 – Socialization & Training

Jasper, the full grown Rottweiler needs to work a little on his manners. It would take a little work, but Jasper could make a wonderful companion dog.

Training: Position Changes and Stays Puppy vs. Adult?

Adopting an adult dog can be a marvelous alternative to raising and training a puppy. Alternatively, a new adult dog can be a full-time project. Adult dogs can be perfect or problematic—carrying the behavioral baggage of their previous owners. Take your time to search for the right dog for you and only choose one that you know your family knows how to train.

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Training: Adult Dog Training Puppy vs. Adult? Adopting an Adult Dog

Puppy vs. Adult

Dr. Ian Dunbar | Mon, 11/19/2007 - 12:05

Before rushing ahead and getting a puppy, it's a good idea to at least consider the pros and cons of adopting an adult dog. There are certainly several advantages to getting a pup, the foremost being you may mold the puppy's behavior and temperament to suit your own particular lifestyle. This, of course, presumes you know how to train and have the time to do it. Sometimes you might not. And so in a lot of ways an adolescent or adult dog with a Kennel Club obedience title and a Canine Good Citizenship Test may make a more suitable companion — especially for a two-income family whose members barely have the time to get together as a family themselves.

Training: Puppy vs. Adult?