Sunday, January 1, 2012

How to Succeed With Your Dog Training Efforts

By Harold L Zicafoose


These can be narrowed down to a few basic principles which can later be complemented with more advanced techniques. You must be resilient and trying to be a good teacher, which means you have to be patient and expect results from your efforts. It is normal to have a basic technique fail the first time you try. Your dog might require 10 or 20 attempts before it actually understands. This article was written to help people train their dogs in an appropriate and painless manner.

If you really want to do dog training well, leash training is an effective way to begin. All dogs should be able to walk on a leash. This is absolutely essential. Specifically, the dog should not pull you. They should walk next to you. So if your dog tries to pull you, you might want to try using a Martingale collar which has an extra loop that will tighten around their neck if they pull. You need to set the pace, not the dog! Once the dog pulls, you stop. Once the dog lets up, you can begin walking again. Do not confuse this with the "heel" command. This is something different. All you want to focus upon is teaching your dog not to pull you on the leash.

Your puppy needs to be housebroken. This is something that will take a little bit of time. Many people will use a crate to housebreak their pet. Most dogs do not like to defecate or urinate where they sleep. This is how this strategy works. Make a little nesting area for the puppy with a comfortable blanket. Younger puppies need to go to the bathroom all the time. You need to always reward the puppy once it has gone outside of the crate. As you probably guessed, this is a time-consuming process taking the puppy in and out of the crate. It is easy to housebreak a puppy following the system. Using the crate, this can also help you protect your belongings should you have to step outside.

Being the pack leader is essential in regard to training your dog and having them listen to you. In essence, you become the alpha dog of the pack. Your dog might think that they are in charge if they believe they are the alpha dog. The right message must be sent to your dog which requires some specific actions. Giving your dog scraps from the table while you eat is not a good idea. Dogs should never be allowed to sit where humans do like the sofa. Always lead when you are leaving your house. If you go second, your dog will actually believe it is in charge of the pack. Begging is not allowed, nor is whining for anything. And you should never give it anything if it does.

Since dogs want to please their owners, it's usually not that hard to train them once you find the right techniques. If there's a persistent problem, you should make sure the dog is healthy. If there's still a problem area, you may have to consult with a professional. In most cases, however, the dog training strategies we've covered here will be effective at getting your dog to obey your commands.




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