HINTS ON TRAINING YOUR DOG

Dog Training

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Have a dog training plan. Keep your goal in mind and know how you are going to get there. Don’t train your dog haphazardly. Have a training plan & give it a chance to work, and if it doesn’t seem to be working, reevaluate your dog training plan and change it.

What do you want? Think of what you want your dog to do instead of what you don’t want him to do, and then train him to do that. For example, instead of thinking, “How can I get my dog to stop stealing food from the counter?,” try thinking, “How can I get my dog to only eat food that is given to him?”

Stay calm and in control. If you’re supposed to be the leader and you’re so upset you can’t see straight, how does your dog feel? Maybe he thinks he should take over as the boss so as not to put you through so much stress? The more you are in control, the more freedom your dog will have. Why? Because you can take him more places because he knows how to behave.

Follow through on your commands. When you're training your dog if you don't follow through on your last command, then you have just given your dog permission to disobey your next one. His memory goes back to the last command, and he is thinking, "Well, if she let me get away with not sitting when she told me to sit, then she surely doesn't mean I have to come to her when she tells me to come."

Learn your dog’s activity cycles. Learn the time of day your dog is active and the time of day your dog sleeps. Match his activity cycle with what you are trying to train. For example, teach the “down” command when your dog is less active. Teach the “come” command when your dog is more active.

Listen to your dog. He will tell you if what you are doing is working or not. He will tell you if he is stressed. He will tell you if you are meeting his needs.

Reward, reward, reward. Give your dog lots of rewards – praise, petting, food, a walk, a ride in the car, throwing a ball, playing with a toy – for correct behavior. Make sure the reward you are using is relevant to your dog. Reward 100% of the time when he is learning a new behaviour. Then reward randomly for only the best behaviour thereafter.

Keep lessons short. End your training sessions before your dog wants them to finish. And have fun when you are training.

Use different voices.
Command is deeper than your normal voice.
Praise is higher than your normal voice.
Reprimand is more forceful than your normal voice.
A reminder -- don’t reprimand your dog for doing something wrong unless you have taught him what the right behaviour is and you are certain he understands what you expect. Shouting at your dog when you're training him doesn't help anyone!

Smile when your dog does what you want and tell him how good he is, and give him a pat or tummy rub.

Decide what the rules are. Sit down as a family and decide what the training rules are and what the command words are. Then everybody should follow the same rules and use the same commands with your dog.

Timing is everything. Make sure your timing is good – you have a maximum of 2 seconds to reward (or correct) a behaviour or your dog doesn't make the connection between his behaviour and the reward (or correction).

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