Friday, October 31, 2008

Dog training tips

Even though there may be no single right method of instruction, there definitely can be wrong methods of teaching for a particular dog.
http://blogs.grab.com/msary50/691331
When you see someone with an extremely well trained dog, do you wonder how he or she ever did it? In your mind are you imagining the hours and hours that must have been spent getting this dog to behave so well? If so, you may be surprised to learn that you can have a well-trained dog in just 15 minutes a day if you follow a few basic rules as described below.
http://blogs.grab.com/msary50
Contrary to popular belief, the most important part of training a dog is not the time you put in, but rather consistency. Before you start training your dog, be certain of what you want and the commands that you will use, and then never waiver. If you tell your dog to sit and they don’t, go to them and make them sit. If you tell your dog to stay and they don’t, take them back to the exact spot they were in. Don’t repeat yourself over and over when using commands. You might be saying “SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!” Yet all your dog is hearing is, “I don’t really need to listen when you tell me something the first time.” For a dog to listen to you, they need to see you as their leader, of the alpha dog. The alpha only asks nicely once, if they don’t get what they want, they make this known. This does not mean go hit your dog of they don’t listen. Yet rather, if your dog does not come the first time they are called, don’t ask again, but walk over to them and bring them to the spot you were in, they will get the idea. If you make it clear that you will get what you want, your dog will give it to you willingly and happily.