“Why does your dog sit when you tell him to and mine doesn’t?”, “How can your dog heel to you like that?”  ”Wow! He comes when you tell him to” – Sound familiar?  If it does, you need to invest some time into a little bit of basic dog training.  Starting to train your dog from a young age is crucial, as the first few months of his life is when you will have the greatest influence on him; this is where he is shaped into the dog he is going to be when he is all grown up.

The most basic of dog training is to get your dog to sit and come.  Teaching your dog those commands are essential for him to learn.  These commands are used for various different reasons, if you are in competition, if your dog jumps making him sit will immediately get him off, and “come” is the all important one.  If you take your dog for a walk, you let him of the leash and you expect him to come back to you, not run around the park with you chasing after him shouting at him to “get here right this instance”.  That would be just down right embarrassing!

To teach your dog how to come requires only the most basic of techniques but a lot of repetition.  The simplest way to get him to come is have a toy in one hand and a treat in the other, when you are in the house simply walk away from him, hold out the toy and excitingly call him to you, when he comes over give him a treat, always use the command for come that you are going to use in the future.  Doing this several times a day is a great way to teach him, but remember to have lots of long breaks so he doesn’t get bored and stop enjoying it, and don’t forget the treats!

Getting him to sit could be a slight bit harder but again only requires basic dog training.  When you have mastered the come command call him to you, place your hand on the end of his back and say “sit” while gently pushing down on his backside, when he sits his bottom down give him a treat and a lot of praise.  If you want him to sit longer just delay giving him the treat and the praise, get him to sit but take your time bending down to him and feeding him his tidbits.

Basic dog training is simple and very effective.  It should also be fun for you and your dog, it does not have to be hours and hours each day just may be 5 minutes or so.  Do not forget to reward your dog and yourself for all the “hard” work though!

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Puppy socialization is often started at 2-3 weeks, but a good breeder will start to handle the puppy and mold the puppy’s socializing abilities. It is very important that you start socializing your dog/puppy immediately when you bring …

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Puppy training begins with so many different aspects that relate to their overall development, including how to feed your puppy, housetraining, grooming

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It is a complete owner’s manual for dog owners. Whether you are just thinking about getting a puppy or older dog, or you have already brought your new pet home, this package can give all dog people valuable information about how to have the best behaved and healthy pet possible. It really is what you need to know about dogs, dog breeds, and everything you need to know about dogs. Click here to find out more about the Dog Training Methods package.

It’s essential for Dog parents like you to know certain basic factors that determine your relationship with your Dog and can go a long way in training him effectively.

Before you begin training your Dog, it is absolutely essential that you build a loving bond with him. This is important as it helps you to understand his needs and instincts and also allows your Dog to have complete trust in you.

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How To Bond With Your Dog

Building a bond with your Dog is the first and the most crucial step involved in training him successfully. As soon as you bring your Dog home, you must first try to develop a caring and loving relationship with him in order to win his trust and confidence.

When Dogs are secure in the knowledge that they belong to the family, they are more likely to respond better to their owners’ training commands. Just like with any relationship, there must be mutual trust and respect between you and your Dog.

Trust takes time to develop and respect comes from defining boundaries and treating any breach of those boundaries with firmness and fairness.

Without enforceable limitations, respect can’t be developed. And when there is no respect, building a bond with your Dog is almost impossible.

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Once you’re succesful in building a bond with your Dog, you can rest assured that training him and teaching him new and clever tricks will be a cakewalk.

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How Your Dog Learns…

Your Dog’s learning period can be divided into five phases:

The Teaching Phase – This is the phase where you must physically demonstrate to your Dog exactly what you want him to do.

The Practicing Phase – Practice makes Perfect. Once a lesson is learnt, practice with your Dog what you have just taught him.

The Generalizing Phase – Here you must continue practicing with your Dog in different locations and in an environment with a few distractions. You can take your Dog out for a walk, or to a nearby park and command him to practice whatever you’ve taught him.

Practicing the learned lessons in multiple locations and in the presence of small distractions will help him learn and retain lessons better .

The Testing Phase – Once you’re sure that your Dog has achieved almost 90% success….he responds correctly almost every time you give a command, you must start testing his accuracy in newer locations with a lot of distractions.

Example: Take him to the local shopping mall and ask him to obey your command. He may not come up with the correct response the very first time you do this, but you must not lose hope.

The idea is to test your Dog to see how he responds in an environment which is new to him. Set-up a situation where you are in control of the environment and your Dog.

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Keep on testing until he succeeds. Follow the rule of the 3 Ps – patience, persistence, praise.

Internalizing Phase – Finally, comes the extremely rewarding phase where your Dog does everything he is taught to do even without your commands.

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Yet the answer cannot be this simple; if everyone were managing to train their pooches, then surely the professional world of dog training would not exist? Well, professional and paid dog training does indeed have its place in the world and can be an extremely valuable asset in the battle to train your dog. However, it is probably best for both you and your canine companion to try the at-home method of training first.

Dog training with a professional can be expensive, and with most things, if you can try and manage it yourself without the aid of a trained professional, it is better for your wallet. However, there is no guarantee of success when trying to train your dog yourself; if you encounter stumbling blocks, or find that you and your dog simply aren’t advancing in the way you feel you should be, it’s probably time to seek some outside guidance. There is no admitting of defeat in this or associated failure; just like you’d call a plumber or electrician for a complicated at-home job, you’re simply calling on a person with a better knowledge and experience of dog training.

If you find that you and your pet have reached a seemingly unbreakable point in your aims to train them, then do seek professional guidance. While it is still worth trying yourself, if only for the financial benefits, it is best to turn to someone with more experience should the situation call for it.