Bringing home a new puppy is a joyful day. However, without a plan in place, that joy will quickly morph into frustration. You will be frustrated with one more mess to clean up. You can rediscover your joy when you teach your dog the proper way to behave. This article is packed with practical and proven advice for training your pet pooch.
Make sure to let your pet know a crate is their home initially. Feed your dog inside the crate with the door open. This will cause them to associate good things, such as eating, with their crate.
Reprimands should be delivered quickly and in a sharp tone. Do not rant on at length to your dog telling them how they were bad. Say no and give them a command to do the right thing. When speaking to your dog, use a voice that commands respect.
Specific feeding habits should be established for your dog. If your dog has a schedule for his feeding, he will learn when to expect his meals. Before long, your dog will complete its meal before the time comes for you to take the dish away.
Dogs can have a one-track mind and remain focused on one thing until you break the dog out of it. If you do it enough times, your dog will wait for your signals instead of focusing on other things.
Try not to reinforce bad behaviors from your dog. In other words, you must avoid showering your pet with treats or rewards in response to performing some unwanted behavior. For example, do not pet your dog gently when they leap on you if you want them to stop the behavior.
Right at the moment they do the behavior you are trying to reinforce, give the verbal command of approval. It’s faster to tell your dog “yes” than it is to find and give it a treat.
If you want your dog to follow the rules, keep training it, it needs to be refreshed! Do not believe that just because you dog has graduated from obedience school that training is complete. But pets and humans actually share the same types of habit learning systems; if they don’t practice they will forget! Therefore it is very important to maintain a good set of rules for your dog.
In canine training, use the same volume and tone of voice when you state a command. This tone tells the dog that you mean business and that they need to obey. They will also know when you are being positive.
There are many elements to canine training; patience may be the most important. The advice provided above will help you get on the right track towards having a solid relationship with your dog for many years. You cannot expect to do this overnight. However, if you’re consistent and remain patient, you can create a better relationship between you and your dog.