❤TRAINING❤
All of our dog’s are lovingly trained by Dean Audet, The Dog Academy
❤Socialize your Bulldog❤
English bulldogs are affectionate and friendly with people, smothering them with kisses and attention. Expose your English bulldog puppy to positive experiences with new people and other pets from the time the puppy joins your household. Reward your dog during and after such interactions to reinforce the experience as good and fun. Obedience classes provide a good way to gain socialization opportunities for your English bulldog puppy.
❤Obedience Training❤
English bulldogs should learn basic obedience commands such as Sit, Stay and Down. Keep training sessions short 5 to 10 minutes daily to keep your dog’s attention, or enter them in classes. Reward the dog with a treat and verbal praise for performing a desired behavior. English bulldogs are food-motivated, and they respond well to positive training methods. Negative training methods will simply produce a stubborn English bulldog who won’t have any interest in learning from you.
Teach your English bulldog pup to sit by giving the verbal command Sit, as you hold a treat just out of reach above the puppy’s head. At first you may have to physically put the baby in the sitting position. When the puppy sits, immediately give the treat along with praise. With repetition, the pup will quickly learn to associate the command and the action with obtaining the treat. Use one command to build on another over time, turning Sit into Stay by lengthening the time between giving the Stay command and giving a treat and praise. Teach your English bulldog Down from the Sit by holding a treat in your hand and taking it to the ground and away from the puppy as you give the command. When the dog goes down to follow the treat, instantly praise and give the treat.
❤Safety Training❤
The Leave it and Drop it commands are important for the English bulldog because these dogs can be possessive about food, making it difficult to remove a table scrap or something potentially dangerous from the dog’s mouth. The Leave it command also can stop aggression toward another dog before a scuffle starts.
To teach your English bulldog to drop an item, start by giving the dog a favorite toy. When your dog has taken the toy and is holding it, order Drop it, or some other word of command, and show the pup a treat. The moment your dog drops the toy, give the treat and praise the dog.
To teach the Leave it command, put your English bulldog on harness and leash and tell the dog to Sit. Put a favorite toy in front of the pup. Say Leave it, and use the leash to prevent the dog from getting to the toy. Once your dog sits without trying to get to the toy, give your dog a treat.
❤Crate Training❤
Give your English bulldog a crate to use as a safe den. Make the crate as cozy and pleasant as possible, lining it with a comfortable blanket and placing some toys inside. You can feed your English bulldog inside the crate to make the dog feel protected while eating. English bulldogs tend to be possessive of food. Feeding your dog in the crate makes the crate a desirable place to be, gives the dog a sense of security while eating, and prevents children and other family members from disturbing the possessive dog during the meal.
The crate should be large enough that your English bulldog can sit up, lie down and stand in it comfortably. The dog should have enough room to stretch out, but not so much room that the dog will be willing to soil the crate. Dogs naturally want to avoid soiling their immediate surroundings. This makes a dog crate a useful aid in house-breaking your English bulldog puppy.
Train your English bulldog to go inside the crate on command, using a verbal command such as Crate. Lure the dog into the crate with treats, and reward the dog for entering the crate. You may also want your English bulldog to sleep in the crate and not on your bed, because these dogs are notorious snorers.
