Beneficial Dog Training Ideas

By Beverly Y Brooks

Several things to keep in mind when teaching your dog!

Training your dog to pay no attention to distractions may be challenging as dogs are social animals and they typically love both people and other animals. However, it is very important that you are able to command your dog's attention despite of what is going on around you so it is very important to work on this. You can try to get his attention with a favorite toy or a treat as a temptation to get the attention back to you. If your dog is clicker trained, he should bring his attention back to you with a click.

When you initially begin training you can use visual cues, treats and rewards and other tools, but sooner or later your dog should be able to respond as you wish with just the sound of your voice. Be consistent with all of your voice commands so that your dog is never mystified about what you want.

When you are housetraining your puppy you need to shower him with love and attention when he does it appropriately. Make a big deal about it and reward and praise him abundantly. Soon he will each time go where he is expected to because it pleases you so much.

You will need to establish yourself as the "leader of the pack" or the "alpha dog" straight away with your dog. Dogs are pack animals and they closely follow a chain of command within the pack. Also, most dogs will try to take on the dominant role if they can and that can be extraordinarily derogatory to the training of your dog. So it is important to establish the pack hierarchy with you as the alpha from the very start.

Spaying or neutering your dog is not only a satisfactory way to avoid litters of puppies, but it is positive for your puppy's health. Also, it will eradicate many aggression problems and you will have fewer behavior problems.

Normally strive to keep your dog training sessions short enough so that you are both still having fun. Some dogs understand faster than others and you will need to accept and respect your dogs own characteristics and personality in order to the get the greatest outcomes with training. If you respect him and keep it fun, your puppy will try harder to please you and you will be more apt to have the connection you want.

Pups can be easily distracted so it is up to the trainer to make the training entertaining and engaging. Try not to spend too much time training at the beginning and as soon as it stops being fun for the dog it is likely time to end that session. Keeping the training interesting and fun is a key to long-term dog training success.

If you are searching for a long-term, happy and successful rapport with your dog there is no uncertainty about the importance of training your dog well. You need to establish who is in control and who is the alpha dog, along with the rules of your house. Your dog will be happier and you will too.

A dog will do anything to satisfy you but he needs to plainly comprehend what you want. You must be the established "alpha dog" and you must be firm and patient and each time follow through. It will not take too long if you are reliable. Your dog will work hard to thrill you if he undoubtedly understands what is expected of him.

Most dogs are naturally curious and they will sniff around the area, dig and play around. Puppies are also easily distracted by noises, other people and other animals. When you first begin training it is intelligent to do it where there are less distractions and as your training progresses you can slowly move to places with more possible distractions. - 31845

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