Every dog needs to be trained at some point to ensure that they behave in ways that are beneficial to themselves and their family. These tips should help you train your dog.
Crate training your new puppy is most effective when you take small steps. Once your puppy feels comfortable in the open crate, close the door and offer the dog a treat. Start with short times numbering in mere seconds, and increase the intervals gradually. If they start to fuss, you are going too fast.
Set small, easy goals when you start training your dog. You’ll make strides quickly, and your dog will quickly learn the basics of acceptable behavior. This will give you positive results from the onset.
You need to teach your puppy how to leave an item alone with a simple command such as “leave it.” “Leave it” can prevent furniture chewing, save valuable objects from being destroyed and save your dog from consuming dangerous and/or poisonous substances.
You can keep a dog from barking by teaching it an order that means they should be silent. The next time your dog barks, let him see a treat and give the order for him to be quiet; repeat this until your dog stops barking. You could give your dog treats. Repeating this enough times can help them associate the treat with the quiet command.
The best way to teach a dog good behavior is to never let poor behavior take hold. The sooner you start training the dog the better, because they have not learned bad habits that you will have to correct. Never feed your dog from the table, if you don’t want him to get the habit of begging for scraps.
The tone of your voice is important during training. Praise, corrections, and commands need their own tones to help the dog differentiate between effects and causes with both of your behaviors. Commands call for firmness; corrections need a louder volume and praise should be in your natural tone.
A loose leash is important for training. When a dog gets the chance to explore new sights, sounds and smells on a walk, he often becomes very excitable. Due to their excitement, they will try to pull on their leash. The savvy owner will discourage this behavior, instead encouraging his or her pet to walk with some slack in the leash.
To keep your dog from biting at furniture or people, or scratching at doors, spray him or her with a bottle of water. This method shows your dog that what they are doing is wrong. Eventually, they won’t do these behaviors anymore and your dog will be obedient and playful.
An untrained dog can be a disaster for your home. Using the advice of this article, you should now be prepared to train your dog better skills.