Sunday, October 30, 2011

Miniature Schnauzer Training and the Basic Commands to Teach your Pet

By Tracy Ayre


Providing your dog with miniature schnauzer training should not be a pain in the neck given that miniature schnauzers are usually easy to train, all thanks to this breed's intelligence, obedience and desire to please. Such characteristics enable them to compete in dog agility trials, obedience, showmanship, flyball and tracking. Yet in order for them to be eligible to the stated competitions, there are a lot of lessons they must learn first - one of these lessons is the basic obedience.

During obedience training, dogs are taught how to respond to the commands given by the handler or owner. These commands include:

Come

Training the come command is one of the most vital lessons you'll need to teach your beloved pet. Through this command, you'll be able to keep your dog safe when danger is approaching and prevent him from creating a mess or injuries to anyone around. Rather than go to your dog, calling him to come to you during circumstances like mealtime or before exercise session starts is also one way of showing your confidence and role as leader of the pack.

Sit

Sit is a great command to make use of not only when you need to control your pet but also if there are unwanted behaviors you need to modify. Let us take for example your pet's jumping behavior. Ordering him to sit the moment you see him running towards you can prevent him from even attempting to jump. And if you reward him every time he remains in sit position, he will eventually figure out that sitting pleases you and earns him reward therefore will do it again.

Down

Just like come and sit command, down command is also an essential part of miniature schnauzer training. Your alert and spirited miniature schnauzer is less likely to dash across a busy street and run after vehicles if he is in down position. Not only can it help you control your precious pet but can also make you gain your pet's respect.

Stay

The stay command is commonly used with the commands sit and down. This command keeps your dog in sit or down position until he is released.

Heel

The heel command is used when walking with your dog. This is described as positioning your pet next to you, specifically on your left side, and parallel to your leg while walking. He should not walk ahead neither pull the leash ahead of you. A dog that has mastered this command is fun to walk with and not as likely to pull the leash or run away.

These commands may be very basic nevertheless, it ought to be done properly for these commands are basis when training other obedience commands such as play dead, roll over fetch and many others.




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