Dog Obedience Training
As a new dog owner and trainer, the whole concept of Dog Obedience Training might seem a little overwhelming at first. Do not be discouraged by this.
It is quite common and shows a healthy concern for your Dog's well being. Our aim at Dog Obedience Training is to provide you with the advice and information that will enable you to confidently start your Dog Obedience Training.
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Dog Obedience Training - Dogs Are Creatures Of Habit
Dogs are creatures of habit. Every part of their daily life revolves around an internal schedule and routine. They anticipate the return of their owners at a certain time of day and know that meal times occur regularly.
Once trained, they will even exhibit certain behaviors to mark these times of day, such as bringing their empty food dish to their master or waiting near the door for their owners return.
To us humans, this may seem a dull existence but our canine companions thrive on consistent routines. This fact is very useful to a new trainer as it can make your job much easier if you use this knowledge. Why? Because dog obedience training revolves around repetition of certain actions.
The goal behind dog obedience training is the idea that a dog will respond with a certain reaction every time a certain command is given. This means that every time you tell your dog to sit, this will be exactly what will happen. To make use of the animal's instinctive behavior in this regard, one must remember to be consistent with training. Go through the routines exactly the same way every time with no variation until they are well in hand.
If you tell your dog to sit, make certain your pet does so before moving on to the next point, even pushing their hindquarters down if necessary to accomplish this end. This rigid consistency will go a long way towards achieving a well-trained pet.
Once trained, they will even exhibit certain behaviors to mark these times of day, such as bringing their empty food dish to their master or waiting near the door for their owners return.
To us humans, this may seem a dull existence but our canine companions thrive on consistent routines. This fact is very useful to a new trainer as it can make your job much easier if you use this knowledge. Why? Because dog obedience training revolves around repetition of certain actions.
The goal behind dog obedience training is the idea that a dog will respond with a certain reaction every time a certain command is given. This means that every time you tell your dog to sit, this will be exactly what will happen. To make use of the animal's instinctive behavior in this regard, one must remember to be consistent with training. Go through the routines exactly the same way every time with no variation until they are well in hand.
If you tell your dog to sit, make certain your pet does so before moving on to the next point, even pushing their hindquarters down if necessary to accomplish this end. This rigid consistency will go a long way towards achieving a well-trained pet.
Dog Obedience Training - Keeping A Level Head
At the end of a long day of work, you are tired, the dog just doesn't seem to be responding and tempers can flare quite easily. The last thing you want to do is to turn your hand to more dog obedience training.You may decide this dog is just one of the few who can't be trained or that you just don't have the skills. You might be feeling completely discouraged by a seeming lack of interest on the dogs part to learn even the simplest of behaviors. You will most likely encounter this scenario more than once in your venture at dog training.
Just take this moment as a queue that the lesson is done for the time being and retire to some less strenuous amusement such as a hot cup of tea. Dogs are like children and will find the ways to irritate you for amusement it seems. Just like children, they take time and patience in teaching anything worth training them for. Rome wasn't built in a day and your dog won't become a well trained champion over night either.
Dog Obedience Training - The Reward For Doing A Behavior Correctly
his is a very important part of the dog obedience training process as it builds your relationship with your pet and shows them your appreciation for their good behaviors.
Again consistent treatment is important in training and a reward should be given every time a performance of a given command is executed properly.
This is not saying to give your dog a food treat every time. While an occasional tidbit of food is a great reward doing so consistently is not.
This would result in an unhealthy pet and be counterproductive to your training efforts. Rather than doing this, offer other forms of reward such as rich verbal praise, play with a favorite toy or petting your dog to show affection.
These rewards will enhance your relationship with your pet and make future training sessions even easier as your pet will anticipate these rewards and want to please you.
Again consistent treatment is important in training and a reward should be given every time a performance of a given command is executed properly.
This is not saying to give your dog a food treat every time. While an occasional tidbit of food is a great reward doing so consistently is not.
This would result in an unhealthy pet and be counterproductive to your training efforts. Rather than doing this, offer other forms of reward such as rich verbal praise, play with a favorite toy or petting your dog to show affection.
These rewards will enhance your relationship with your pet and make future training sessions even easier as your pet will anticipate these rewards and want to please you.
Dog Obedience Training - Recognising a Difficult Dog
When you brought him home, you just knew that cute little puppy was going to brighten your family's life in many different ways! You visualized him running with the children in the backyard, curled up at your feet on a winter's night in front of the fire, and as an always-cheerful companion for everyone in the house.
You didn't expect biting. You certainly didn't anticipate his aggressive personality. You never dreamt he would make it his life's mission to destroy clothing and furniture. You didn't plan for the random barking or the wanton disobedience. Whether you were ready for it or not, you own a difficult dog.
There is undoubtedly a temptation to give up. You may feel as though you are simply trapped with a "naughty dog." Some may even consider the highly inappropriate route of abandoning a pet under these circumstances. Neither of these solutions, however, is good for the dog or the owner. Instead, one must be determined that they will work with their difficult dog to improve the situation. Making that commitment is the essential first step in dealing with any difficult dog.
You didn't expect biting. You certainly didn't anticipate his aggressive personality. You never dreamt he would make it his life's mission to destroy clothing and furniture. You didn't plan for the random barking or the wanton disobedience. Whether you were ready for it or not, you own a difficult dog.
There is undoubtedly a temptation to give up. You may feel as though you are simply trapped with a "naughty dog." Some may even consider the highly inappropriate route of abandoning a pet under these circumstances. Neither of these solutions, however, is good for the dog or the owner. Instead, one must be determined that they will work with their difficult dog to improve the situation. Making that commitment is the essential first step in dealing with any difficult dog.
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- pkmcr pkmcr Dec 14, 2008 @ 5:43 am
- Thank you for your very kind comments and I hope that all our readers are finding the information helpful.
Take care
Paul
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- ChristineMeansBusiness ChristineMeansBusiness Aug 4, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
- I'm going to try this with my pug. I've treated her like my baby for 2 years. Time to stop that! Thanks!
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- alslad alslad Jul 5, 2008 @ 10:42 am
- More great information from you! Another quality addition to the Gone to The Dogs group
Darren
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- shush shush Dec 26, 2007 @ 11:23 am
- Dog obedience training is not as easy as it seems. read this www.train-a-dog.com
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- goldtouch goldtouch Aug 29, 2007 @ 5:49 am
- awesome information, i'm totally overwhelmed. 5 star.
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