following leaflet. Training your dog It is very important to train your dog. It keeps your dog's mind your dog. Ofen, owners wil snout at their dogs or even punis them when what is needed is effective training. Training your dog should be fun, and basic training can start when your dog is six weeks old. The most effective method of training is Puppy Class reward-based training. If a dog behaves in a positive way, it receives the reward of a treat or lots of praise and then it will want to behave in that way again. However, try to keep your training sessions brief as if they're too long your dog might lose interest.