By David Hamilton
Training your dog can have many benefits. It can help your dog better behaved and can help you become a better owner. This article can help you understand the benefits of dog training and what you can do to have positive dog training sessions. This will be time well spent that you will both enjoy.
Dogs often initiate play by using their mouths. You can teach them that mouthing people is not an acceptable behavior. If your dog mouths you (that is, places a part of your body in his mouth), simply stop all play. Turn your back away from your dog and give him a "time out" of sorts. He will soon learn that mouthing means that he will not get to play, and he should eventually stop engaging in this behavior.
Timing is essential when you are training your dog, you want to spend enough time training them but do not want go overboard. Start out with a small training session and up the time every day. See where your dog starts not paying attention to the training session.
Before your dog can learn a new command it will take several repetitions. It is not uncommon for it to take between 25 to 50 repetitions of the same command for your dog to learn it. Continue trying the same command and be patient, your dog will get it.
Be mindful of exactly what behavior you are reinforcing, so stand your ground and don't give into your pet's persistence. A dog will generally repeat whatever action has previously earned him a reward. Thus, if you give a dog food so that it will stop begging at the table one night, you're only making the dog more inclined to beg for food again, the next night.
In order to keep your dog interested, be sure to use some kind of reward system in your training. When you're first starting out with a command food treats work well. As training progresses you can use his favorite toy and eventually verbal praise will be a reward for a job well done.
If your dog is not fond of unfamiliar men, consider this tip to curb Cujo. Keep a jar of treats near the entrance of your home. Bring new people around who love dogs and understand the situation, and have them treat your pooch. They should extend the treat out sideways from their body, without looking at the dog. It's non-confrontational and teaches the dog that new people are exciting.
To house train your dog, you should establish a regular schedule for their meals. Take away their water at night. If your dog eats on schedule, you should be able to tell when it need to go outside. If you feed your dog right before you go to bed, chances are you will not be able to take it outside on time.
As already stated, dog training has many benefits. If you take the advice of the article, and apply what you have learned, you will find that dog training can be fun. You will both enjoy the time spent together learning as well as the many benefits of working together as a team.
Dogs often initiate play by using their mouths. You can teach them that mouthing people is not an acceptable behavior. If your dog mouths you (that is, places a part of your body in his mouth), simply stop all play. Turn your back away from your dog and give him a "time out" of sorts. He will soon learn that mouthing means that he will not get to play, and he should eventually stop engaging in this behavior.
Timing is essential when you are training your dog, you want to spend enough time training them but do not want go overboard. Start out with a small training session and up the time every day. See where your dog starts not paying attention to the training session.
Before your dog can learn a new command it will take several repetitions. It is not uncommon for it to take between 25 to 50 repetitions of the same command for your dog to learn it. Continue trying the same command and be patient, your dog will get it.
Be mindful of exactly what behavior you are reinforcing, so stand your ground and don't give into your pet's persistence. A dog will generally repeat whatever action has previously earned him a reward. Thus, if you give a dog food so that it will stop begging at the table one night, you're only making the dog more inclined to beg for food again, the next night.
In order to keep your dog interested, be sure to use some kind of reward system in your training. When you're first starting out with a command food treats work well. As training progresses you can use his favorite toy and eventually verbal praise will be a reward for a job well done.
If your dog is not fond of unfamiliar men, consider this tip to curb Cujo. Keep a jar of treats near the entrance of your home. Bring new people around who love dogs and understand the situation, and have them treat your pooch. They should extend the treat out sideways from their body, without looking at the dog. It's non-confrontational and teaches the dog that new people are exciting.
To house train your dog, you should establish a regular schedule for their meals. Take away their water at night. If your dog eats on schedule, you should be able to tell when it need to go outside. If you feed your dog right before you go to bed, chances are you will not be able to take it outside on time.
As already stated, dog training has many benefits. If you take the advice of the article, and apply what you have learned, you will find that dog training can be fun. You will both enjoy the time spent together learning as well as the many benefits of working together as a team.
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