Training Your Man"s Best Friend
Dog training is more than just telling your dog to stop doing what he's doing.
Dog training is about building trust -- you are teaching him that he can feel safe and know that you will take care of him.
If there's one piece of definitive advice about dog training this must be it.
Dog training has to train the owner first, and then the dog will be a willing happy servant giving unconditional love.
Dog training and obedience is all about you having a relationship with your dog and your dog responding to you.
Training Training starts the moment your pup comes home.
Training before "six months of age" is fine if you see the puppy having fun with these lessons.
Training opens up a line of communication between you and your pet dog.
Training your dog is freedom -- you'll be able to take your dog to more places with you knowing that he will behave.
Training is bonding -- you and your dog work together so you can enjoy each other's company.
Training your dog to do what YOU want will create a bond for the life of your dog.
You must want to have your dog behave properly and for him to be a pleasure to have around.
Training will enrich your relationship with your dog and also make you popular with other people.
Your training sessions should only be 5 to 10 minutes to start with as many dogs have short attention spans.
They should start in the backyard and be kept short.
Training your dog should absolutely be a top priority.
If you can locate a dog-training class near you it is a great idea to join.
Your pet will then also learn to socialise with other dogs of all shapes and sizes in a controlled environment.
You will be able to teach him not to chase or be bullied by other dogs and this will take a lot of stress out of regular walks.
Teach Teach the basic commands: sit, stay, and come for now.
One of the most important things for you is to learn is that it is possible to teach your dog what you want it to learn.
A great way to use classical conditioning is to teach the dog secondary rewards.
Give plenty of love and praise when your dog gets it right and they will then start to associate that action with the subsequent pleasure and will want to repeat it! The person who calls their dog repeatedly without doing anything is in fact teaching their dog that the "Come" command is meaningless.
If he's never learned the "come" command (even if you think he knows it) then going over and popping him a couple of good ones will teach him that it's really bad when you go near him.
Punishing your dog will probably teach him to be afraid of you.
Finally..
...
Finally, don't blame the dog and think that you will solve everything by replacing your dog! You know, you really CAN 'teach an old dog new tricks'.
It's not that hard if you persevere! A home study will be an enormous help in training your pet.
Dog training is about building trust -- you are teaching him that he can feel safe and know that you will take care of him.
If there's one piece of definitive advice about dog training this must be it.
Dog training has to train the owner first, and then the dog will be a willing happy servant giving unconditional love.
Dog training and obedience is all about you having a relationship with your dog and your dog responding to you.
Training Training starts the moment your pup comes home.
Training before "six months of age" is fine if you see the puppy having fun with these lessons.
Training opens up a line of communication between you and your pet dog.
Training your dog is freedom -- you'll be able to take your dog to more places with you knowing that he will behave.
Training is bonding -- you and your dog work together so you can enjoy each other's company.
Training your dog to do what YOU want will create a bond for the life of your dog.
You must want to have your dog behave properly and for him to be a pleasure to have around.
Training will enrich your relationship with your dog and also make you popular with other people.
Your training sessions should only be 5 to 10 minutes to start with as many dogs have short attention spans.
They should start in the backyard and be kept short.
Training your dog should absolutely be a top priority.
If you can locate a dog-training class near you it is a great idea to join.
Your pet will then also learn to socialise with other dogs of all shapes and sizes in a controlled environment.
You will be able to teach him not to chase or be bullied by other dogs and this will take a lot of stress out of regular walks.
Teach Teach the basic commands: sit, stay, and come for now.
One of the most important things for you is to learn is that it is possible to teach your dog what you want it to learn.
A great way to use classical conditioning is to teach the dog secondary rewards.
Give plenty of love and praise when your dog gets it right and they will then start to associate that action with the subsequent pleasure and will want to repeat it! The person who calls their dog repeatedly without doing anything is in fact teaching their dog that the "Come" command is meaningless.
If he's never learned the "come" command (even if you think he knows it) then going over and popping him a couple of good ones will teach him that it's really bad when you go near him.
Punishing your dog will probably teach him to be afraid of you.
Finally..
...
Finally, don't blame the dog and think that you will solve everything by replacing your dog! You know, you really CAN 'teach an old dog new tricks'.
It's not that hard if you persevere! A home study will be an enormous help in training your pet.
