Tips On Dog Training - Don't Do These Things | Dogs

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Proper behavior training is important for developing your relationship with your pet. A dog trained to understand how to behave will be safer to the wider society and a credit to you as the owner. Therefore all dogs should get some good behavioral training at some stage and many owners choose to do it themselves. This is understandable as many dog obedience lessons are too costly for many people. It is also a whole lot less commitment when you can choose to do the lessons when you have the time or motivation. However most people will fail in this process because the don't take the training seriously enough to stay the course or do adequate research in training methods. This article will cover 5 things you should avoid if you want to successfully obedience train your dog.

1. As I suggested at the start, most people fail because they are not committed. I guess this is nothing new as lack of commitment in anything you decide to do will lead to poor results. Remaining committed is a constant process of refocusing on what initially motivated you and then remaining disciplined.

Renew in your head why you began to train your pet. Imagine the satisfaction that you will get from having a stronger relationship with your dog than merely playing fetch with him from time to time. Consider the peace of mind that you will get knowing that your dog will be well behaved in the wider community.

Committed also means keeping the desire to learn. Read up about the breed of your pet. Find out what methods work well or what the dog is best suited to. Don't give up learning about the breed of dog. This will benefit your connection with the dog, inspire you to come up with new routines and make the training process easier.

2.Not being consistent. This will happen when you bore with teaching the same thing repeatedly and want to move onto something new. You have to go at your dogs pace, not yours. You have to consistently repeat the command until your pet has it down to a tee. Keep it simple and straightforward to begin. Importantly, you should never move onto another command until you know that the dog understands the one you are teaching. Your dog will also get bored at times so don't make your session too long.

3.Being negative rather than positive in your training methods. Don't punish a dog for not doing a command correctly or failing to understand what you asked of it. This is cruel to the dog but also confusing. Ultimately, pain will have a negative affect on the animal and lead to psychological problems. Results have shown that positive reinforcement, through encouragement and even a reward, is far more effective. Quickly your pet will want to please you and this will make training easier for both of you.

4.Not open to new ideas. Don't stick to one idea rigidly merely because it was recommended by the dog whisperer or some other celebrity. Always see techniques as a framework to follow or disregard according to results. Remember that dogs are as individual as humans and some will respond better to one technique than another. The more you work with your dog the more you will understand his preferred teaching methods.

5.It is always a fine line to tread between being consistent in your training but keeping it interesting for you and your dog. Avoid getting into a boring routine that will make both of you looking for something else to do. Add little touches to make it fun. Nothing dramatic and also dependent on your dog's nature, but why not do the training in a different location. How about short lessons with a bit of play in between another lesson. Play with the peripheral aspects of the training but keep the fundamentals, like one command per lesson consistent

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