Saturday, November 5, 2011

Dog Training Strategies To Help With Your Dog.

By Bev Langford


Dogs are amazing pets for people of any age. Kids love dogs for their playfulness and energy. Adults love them for their loyalty and friendliness. Even the elderly love dogs for their friendship and protection.

Dogs are even better pets when they're correctly trained. The info in this post will help you correctly train your dog. To really get your dog to be well behaved, enjoy your dog. Encouraging your dog with rewards for behaviour reinforcement and then reducing and removing those rewards is a strategy that works.

However, a dog that knows he's truly loved is more likely to follow commands because he feels you have his best interests at heart. Be consistent in your role as pack leader with your dog. Without proper leadership from you your dog will see this as an opportunity to establish themselves as the pack leader.

Everything you do in respect to coaching your dog should follow this rule. Being the pack leader with your dog is a change in living strategy that'll be rewarding for your pet. Teach your dog the down command. This command is useful to build on or by itself in emergencies.

A dog that knows the down command properly can drop to the ground at a second's notice in an dangerous situation making it a great command to keep on hand for safety's sake.

Finish each training lesson on a happy and rewarding note. Whether or not your dog has not mastered the ability you are working on end each training lesson with a skill they know and praise him a lot. This makes sure that each training lesson ends on a more positive note and is a positive memory for your dog.

One of the times that you may find it tough to train your dog is when they're distracted, unmanageable or misbehave when you are away from home. 35 percent of dogs suffer with a condition called dog anxiety this condition can make it difficult to train your dog.

Dogs are wonderful pets for many ages. Kids, adults and the elderly all enjoy dogs for their playful nature, loyalty, friendship and protection- particularly when the dogs are correctly trained.




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