Keeping a dog will bring a lot of fun, but if it lacks education and often causes trouble, it will not only cause problems for the owner, but also seriously affect the relationship between neighbors. This article is translated from an authoritative American pet magazine. It will be useful to read it. A puppy is not fully mature until it is two years old, but the education of the puppy must start from the first day it is born, and the most critical period is before one year old (you see, this is a bit like educating a child). If you educate your pet properly from the beginning, you will raise it into a well-behaved, courteous pet that you will be proud of. If you don't work on it in the first year, it will become a hopeless fool. How would you feel if a Cocker Spaniel barked nine hundred times in ten minutes?

This is actually normal, barking and whining are completely natural behaviors. Most of the intolerable behaviors we find in dogs are part of canine nature. Here's how to understand a dog's barking: In the wild, there are no apartments separated by thin walls, no noise regulations, and no neighbors who sleep during the day. In their natural environment, puppies bark or whine to let their mother know that they are hungry or lonely, but at home, this uncontrollable instinct can drive people crazy.

Strategies to control noise: Dog kennels are dark places where puppies eat and sleep. Many dog ​​owners choose wicker baskets to imitate their dogs’ natural dens. A well-designed wicker basket can help it solve problems such as defecation and teeth grinding, and can also help dogs overcome barking problems caused by loneliness. A wicker basket will quickly make your puppy feel comfortable when alone. But the wicker basket limits the puppy's field of vision. The puppy cannot determine whether you are around it, so you must gradually teach it to adapt to being alone. The simple training process is to first feed in a wicker basket. At first, the wicker basket can be opened and the puppies can stay inside voluntarily. After about a week, close the entrance and exit during feeding periods. Puppies tend not to bark much when sleeping or in dark locations. Sometimes simply placing a blanket over a wicker basket can coax a puppy to sleep or stay quiet. A wicker basket can focus your pet's attention on the object you have prepared for it, rather than on whether you are around it or not. If you can secure the food in the wicker basket, close or open the entrance and exit regularly, and leave the room, the puppy will lick the food beautifully throughout the process. In this way, food can be used to distract attention, so that the puppy can gradually develop the habit of being alone and keep quiet when no one is around.

Note: Wicker baskets, like all other tools, must not be abused. It is advisable to leave your dog at home in a wicker basket while you go shopping, but keeping your dog in a basket for up to 10 hours a day is a bit excessive.