Dog training fundamentals can be summarized by three things - your dog's attention span, understanding of your dog and consistency in its training.
A consistently trained dog would normally show you respect. Establish a list of rules your dog would need to follow. Once you've made these rules, practice what you preach - reward your dog for a job well done, punish your dog if he or she may misbehave or disobey the rules. If you aren't consistent, a dog wouldn't respect you. Dog training can be much easier if you are consistent and, subsequently respected by your pet.
Next, your dog needs to consistently focus on you as the trainer without minding other distractions. If a dog isn't focused, he or she would routinely ignore, not understand, or refuse to understand your commands. Here are a few quick examples on how you can encourage your dog to pay attention to you. Most dogs understand that they have a name, so call your dog by its name and have it look at you when you say "Watch". Don't be surprised if after a few drills, your dog will be "watching" whenever you ask him or her to. Once you and your dog perfect the "Watch" command, your next lesson would be on how to give your dog a longer attention span. As a follow-up to the "Watch" command, give the command after you hold a doggy treat with your teeth in front of your dog. Develop your dog's ability to pay attention by standing in position for a few seconds, then praising. This exercise can be repeated until your dog is able to hold its attention on you for a minute or more. It's not that hard to develop a good attention span in your pet dog.
Effective dog obedience training can truly be achieved if you know how your dog thinks. A dog's focus is usually limited to a short period of time. This attention span usually lasts no more than twenty minutes, and once the twenty minutes is up, dogs usually become listless and unfocused. Try limiting your dog's training schedule to twenty to thirty minutes. A fun training session could lead to your dog developing better attention span. Let's face it, dogs do not normally enjoy training - you will need to make them enjoy it somehow. Your dog needs to appreciate training and why you are doing it for him or her. You can never have enough treats as a prize for successfully obeyed commands - and you should also sound like you mean it when you give praise. Dogs train better when they actually look forward to training.
These are among the simplest techniques you can use, but there are more ways to improve your dog's training than what can be contained in this short piece. Training doesn't have to be drudgery for doggy - he or she can enjoy the training and the time you spend together, show respect for you as the owner, and make you look like a good and responsible owner in your neighborhood.
A consistently trained dog would normally show you respect. Establish a list of rules your dog would need to follow. Once you've made these rules, practice what you preach - reward your dog for a job well done, punish your dog if he or she may misbehave or disobey the rules. If you aren't consistent, a dog wouldn't respect you. Dog training can be much easier if you are consistent and, subsequently respected by your pet.
Next, your dog needs to consistently focus on you as the trainer without minding other distractions. If a dog isn't focused, he or she would routinely ignore, not understand, or refuse to understand your commands. Here are a few quick examples on how you can encourage your dog to pay attention to you. Most dogs understand that they have a name, so call your dog by its name and have it look at you when you say "Watch". Don't be surprised if after a few drills, your dog will be "watching" whenever you ask him or her to. Once you and your dog perfect the "Watch" command, your next lesson would be on how to give your dog a longer attention span. As a follow-up to the "Watch" command, give the command after you hold a doggy treat with your teeth in front of your dog. Develop your dog's ability to pay attention by standing in position for a few seconds, then praising. This exercise can be repeated until your dog is able to hold its attention on you for a minute or more. It's not that hard to develop a good attention span in your pet dog.
Effective dog obedience training can truly be achieved if you know how your dog thinks. A dog's focus is usually limited to a short period of time. This attention span usually lasts no more than twenty minutes, and once the twenty minutes is up, dogs usually become listless and unfocused. Try limiting your dog's training schedule to twenty to thirty minutes. A fun training session could lead to your dog developing better attention span. Let's face it, dogs do not normally enjoy training - you will need to make them enjoy it somehow. Your dog needs to appreciate training and why you are doing it for him or her. You can never have enough treats as a prize for successfully obeyed commands - and you should also sound like you mean it when you give praise. Dogs train better when they actually look forward to training.
These are among the simplest techniques you can use, but there are more ways to improve your dog's training than what can be contained in this short piece. Training doesn't have to be drudgery for doggy - he or she can enjoy the training and the time you spend together, show respect for you as the owner, and make you look like a good and responsible owner in your neighborhood.
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