What do I do first?

As my kids say, 4 more sleeps until the new puppy comes. We will be picking up our new puppy on Friday and I am trying to figure out where to start and how to do it. We have been practicing with the clicker on timing with myself and the kids. We have contacted a clicker trainer in the area (waiting for a response). We will be crate training, but how do I introduce the crate to the pup? Do I do that first or do I introduce the clicker first? I'm thinking that training the pup to "pay attention to me" should be the first thing that I do, but how often can I train? I've signed up for the e-course and will be doing my best to follow it when I get the e-mails.

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Aidan's picture

re: What do I do first?

How exciting!

I would introduce the clicker first. Check out the Training Levels program at http://www.dragonflyllama.com , especially the Crate Training in Level 1 (or 2, I forget).

Regards,
Aidan
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