Monday, September 17, 2012

There Is No Need To Stress When It Comes To Training Your Dog

There are many purposes for training a dog. Some dogs get trained for work, some for hunting and some just to be a good dog around the home. No doubt, dogs are known for their desire to please. Their desire to please makes them ideal pets.

Help your dog reach its full potential by applying the following training advice. When you begin training your puppy, create a bond with him by first teaching him his name. Use his name as often as possible, and help him learn to come when you call him by it. Your puppy's name should be one of its first words learned. Spend a lot of time with your new puppy, so he will learn how to gain trust in you.

The puppy will be more open to more training down the line. If you are training your dog, always associate the exact same word or phrase with the same action or behavior. All dogs will respond better when a behavior or action is associated with only one word. In all aspects of dog training, consistency is crucial. If you can do this, you will find much more success when training your pet.

Make sure that your pets are prepared early for their vet visits. Skim your hands over its body, and offer praise to your dog as long as its behavior is good. Help him become adjusted to having his paws and teeth examined. Ask your friends to help out, as well. If you choose to use a harness exclusively, you will have less control over your dog which might lead to a frustrating training experience. Use a combination of a collar and a harness, and only tug on the collar if it is really needed. This will teach your dog to obey you while harnessed. Wearing a puppy out by overloading it with information and training is counterproductive. Puppies have short attention spans and they cannot focus too much, so have shorter sessions and try to be positive during them every time. If you try to do too much too fast, he will associated it as a negative experience and will resist in the future.

Rewards and repetition are the two keys to making dog training pay off. First, you must completely walk the dog through what you want to accomplish, and then set up a daily routine around the behavior that includes rewards. There is not another way to teach something to a dog. Reward and repetition is the key. If you catch your puppy gnawing on an object that doesn't belong to them, stop the behavior right away. Switch out the inappropriate object for an item that belongs to your puppy to allow him to realize what is and is not okay. Crate training is very beneficial, but there can be difficulties that the following tips can help with. If your puppy seems reluctant about entering the crate, place a chew toy inside and close the door to the kennel. Once they know the treat is in the crate, you will have to hold them back to stop them from getting the bone because they'll be so eager. When he finally goes into the crate to retrieve the toy, shower the dog with praise. If you notice any behavioral problems pop up out of the blue, you should take your dog to the veterinarian to make sure that there are no health issues causing it.

Certain health conditions or some pains can make your dog act out. Since we don't speak their language, this is their way of informing us that something is amiss. Ensure that your dog gets enough activity. Dogs can easily get bored. Dogs with no enthusiasm will be harder to train than active dogs. A dog that is happy, and gets the attention that they crave, will be a better behaved and attentive dog. Bring your dog along when you walk or jog. People train dogs for different reasons.

Dogs are eager to please, so it is usually a joy to live with a dog that has been trained properly. With any luck, this article should have provided you with some advice on how to train your dog
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