Saturday, May 26, 2012

The best way to make preparations for a useful dog training session.

By Steve Cote


Dog training is great fun. Positive and reward based strengthening is the sole system that experienced and educated dog trainers advocate.

Being suitably prepared for a training session will help you to get the very finest results whilst teaching your dog anything new.

Canine energy

A high energy dog will need the opportunity to expand some of his physical energy before beginning training. By taking a busy unexercised dog into a training session you will be making an attempt to contain his desire to run whilst asking him to focus. It is fair on your dog to give him at least a couple of minutes free run before training.

This same rule has relevancy to expecting a dog to settle in the home. It isn't fair to insist that a dog settle if he is effervescent with physical energy. Basic canine desires must be met before attempting any kind of basic dog training.

Training area

The area you selected to train your dog in must not contain exaggerated distraction. The building of distractions is fine as training moves on, however to be fair on the dog you must give him the chance to learn without distraction first.

Other animals, food (apart from training reward) noise and other stimulants may all grab your dog's attention. Eventually when the training is solid and proofed you are able to add distractions gradually and just when the dog can cope.

Imagine making an attempt to write a book in a library where a party is occurring. You would certainly struggle to concentrate. A preliminary training session in a busy park will have the same effect on your dog.

Motivate your dog

Prepare with a suitable reward. A dog needs motivation to work. Just as you and I would not grind for free , neither will your dog. If he doesn't see it worth his while to do something he simply may not be interested. Work out a reward that suits your dog and use it.




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