How to Bond With Your Miniature Schnauzer

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By Carly Wood
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I bonded with my miniature schnauzer

Bonding with your miniature schnauzer
Read through this quick guide to learn a couple of simple tactics that will help you bond with your puppy.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

1. Teach him his name.

After deciding on a name, catch your miniature schnauzer’s attention while you hold a treat in your hand.

If you can get him to approach you, or look at you after calling his name, pass him a treat. You’re teaching him that when you call that particular word, you’re after his attention. This is the first step in bonding with your new puppy – an ignorant, naughty dog will only make you feel more stressed!
Step 2

2. Feeding time is bonding time.

Make your puppy sit and wait for his dinner – you need to assert that you’re in charge of his meals – once he knows it’s you that’s feeding him he’ll start to love you like his own mother. You’ll be pack leader, and you’ll gain his respect.
Step 3

3. Playtime is important.

You need to have structured, regular play with your miniature schnauzer puppy.

One walk a day is good exercise, but not enough to help you both bond.
Instead, buy a big bone, or fill a Kong full of treats and hold it while he chews. This is how animals bond in the wild.

Try and maintain eye contact while he’s chewing; it really feels like you’re both sharing!