You have thought about keeping your dog inside, but this can be difficult due to the fact that he does not know his boundaries. Without proper training, you can expect accidents in the house and destroyed property. This article will go into depth on how to train your dog for living peacefully inside your house.

Make it clear to your dog that their crate is their home. At meal times always put their bowl of food inside the crate leaving the door open the whole time while they are eating. This will help him associate good things with his crate.

TIP! When correcting your dog verbally, use sharp, short, concise commands. Do not drag on in a rant to your dog about how bad they are.

Generous rewards are a key part of training. Unless you offer treats appropriately and frequently, it’s almost impossible to keep him motivated and interested. It can create confusion for dogs if rewards are sporadic and not administered at the correct times.

Reinforce calm behavior upon your arrival. It’s great to play freely with your dog, but when you enter a room, you should not be bombarded. Try not to acknowledge your pet when you set foot into rooms, and this can imbue calm environments most of the time, since your dog will wait for you to start play time.

Give your puppy some toys to chew on so they do not hurt while teething, keep other things they might want to chew on out of their reach! Instead of allowing it to continue chewing on your important furniture or toys, provide a well-loved chew toy. Chew toys are essential for puppies who are experiencing pain from teething. A great alternative is a frozen wash cloth.

TIP! Reward your dog’s good behavior. When the dog correctly follows your commands, you can certainly give a reward.

You must be willing to invest the time required for practice if you want your training to be successful. It is said that a human only masters something when they do it 10,000 times, and dogs are no different, although it should take much less repetitions than that! Try to maintain as much patience as possible, for the sake of your dog.

Never reinforce your dog’s bad behaviors. You should avoid using strips of food or attention to train when you are trying to discourage behaviors. If your dog leaps on you when you return home and you wish to discourage this behavior, you must ignore him and go about your business. Even negative attention from you can cause the behavior to continue.

If you teach your dog the right way to act at the beginning you will have a good dog. You will have much better success if you teach a dog properly early on, instead of attempting to break negative behaviors later in their life. If an owner feels strongly that their pet should not beg for food off the table, it is important that he or she refrains from giving it to the dog in the first place.

TIP! Choose the right dog crate size if you wish to utilize the crate effectively to train him. Remember, puppies grow up.

When you go out with your dog, always pay attention to other dogs and animals you come across. Not all dogs are friendly, and not all owners are responsible. If you see a dog that seems to be that way you should always steer clear, especially if you have your pet.

A new puppy needs to be socialized to many different environments. Your dog needs to know how to act around other dogs and humans, and frequent socialization is the only way to teach these skills. This also helps to avoid hyper-activity in a new location.

Never reward bad behavior with the intent of quickly ending a certain behavior. This will give your dog the wrong mindset during the training session. For example, don’t attempt to stop unwanted barking by giving your dog a treat.

TIP! Do not ever use a shock collar to train your dog. In many cases, they do not live up to the advertising expectations created, and are just more money than more effective and traditional training tools.

Never give up when training a dog. Dogs need consistent reinforcement in what you have taught them so they remember the good behaviors and don’t revert back to their old, disobedient ways they had before training. Food and shelter are lifelong needs for your dog, and training is no different.

You need to balance out the times you call your dog’s name in a positive and negative manner. He must not think that his name is a negative word. If he does, then he won’t come when called.

Make sure you are consistent when you train your dog. Write down the commands that you use and then make sure each person who needs to know them does. Also, make sure everyone knows what behavior should be rewarded, and what is considered bad behavior. Your dog will become very confused if each person responds differently to a single type of behavior. This will make training very hard.

TIP! Always be ready with dog treats. You want them to know they did the right thing.

So, perhaps you are having a difficult time getting your dog to stay indoors. Your belongings are getting ruined, and you are running out of patience. The steps here will help you make your dog a more manageable pet.