Thursday, August 30, 2012

Tricks To Teach Your Pet During Jack Russell Training

By Gill Butler


When your JRT is not listening to you when you are telling him to sit and you're at your wit's end, so what do you do? Easy, you have to read some tips on how to attract your dog's attention and teach him some obedience. This post below gives you some wonderful ideas on how to train your canine pet with a variety of tricks during Jack Russell training.

It's fun teaching your canine companion how to do tricks like "paw". Pick a time when he's fed, relaxed and calm. First, extend your hand to your dog's paw. You may have to pick his paw up the first time you try to teach him the command. Reward him with a treat or toy. Soon he will find out that if he extends his paw he'll get a treat. In no time, he will simply give you his paw on his own.

The "heel" command can be quite hard to master but with appropriate practice and patience, you four-legged pet will be walking right by your side at your command very quickly. First of all, stop him from leaving the door first. Whenever you put his leash on, make him sit first or give you his paw. In short, some kind of obedience to get him in the spirit. Then, when you're actually outside, if he starts to walk ahead of you, give the leash a quick tug and claim yourself as the leader. When he is positioned and begins to walk beside you, give the command "heel" and then take a step forward. If he walks beside you, reward him with a treat.

One concept of Jack Russell training, or training any breed of dog for instance, is that for each behavior you'd like your pet dog to do on command, make sure you praise him whenever he offers this behavior. This is effective for tricks that you're actively teaching as well as behaviors that he is doing normally. For example, if you feel it is interesting to teach your canine to sneeze every time you ask, simply say, "sneeze" and reward him whenever he does sneeze. Eventually, he will learn the connection between the word "sneeze", the action of sneezing and the reward.

Don't get mad or annoyed if your four-legged friend doesn't learn a new trick without delay. New tricks may take a long while to learn and require patience and determination from you. Praise your pet dog for each correct reaction and do not get frustrated. Your canine pet can feel your disappointment and that may cause him to get discouraged.




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