Step-by-Step Dog Obedience Training And Tips For Your Pet Dog

Archives for May, 2009

by Todd Hammerstein

Getting a new puppy is very exciting. It doesn’t take long, however, to realize that a new puppy takes more patience than you may have thought. Potty training a puppy, including teaching him to go outside requires a lot of effort on your part.

If you are trying to potty train your puppy too soon, you’ll probably realize it. You will not have much luck until the puppy is around 2 months old. An important consideration in training your puppy is that you need to establish a routine that will help teach the puppy when it is time to go outside and potty.

If you jump up to take out the puppy every few minutes you will soon grow weary and your puppy may not get the point of too frequent visits outside. Set up a schedule to take your puppy out about once every thirty minutes or so. It’s also a good idea to take your puppy out before you sit down for a meal. You don’t want to have to get up and take the puppy out when you are in the middle of eating.

Get a routine going and maintain it and you will have your puppy potty trained in no time. Trust me; it seems to take forever if you don’t work with your dog on a schedule. You and your puppy will be more happy with a schedule which you intend to stick with.

If you think working on a routine takes potty training your dog too far, reconsider. Establishing a routine is a proven way to train your dog and it is pretty simple to establish a regular routine. Your dog will learn more easily when following a routine.

Sometimes you have to try to determine why your puppy doesn’t want to go outside. This is difficult, but not the worst problem you will face. There are other issues like puppy whining and barking. Take one thing at a time. Don’t give your puppy sensory overload. Get him accustomed to pottying outside first. This will be your most pressing task.

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by Ed Perry

The dog training for a dog will not be that hard, but at the same time, it is not easy. You are going to discover that training a dog to use a leash has its hard time, especially when they are a puppy. Each breed of dog has their own ways of learning. On certain dogs, dog leash training may be a bit hard. The dog leash training takes a lot of practice and plenty of patience. The owner of the dog, which is the master, needs to make sure they stay on top of the training in order for them to be serious about learning to use a leash.

The training will not be hard after you teach the dog the fundamentals about the leash. Once they find out the leash is their friend and won’t hurt them, they will allow you to place it around their neck. Another thing to remember is to make the best approach to the dog in order for him or her not to be afraid.

The Owners responsibility is to make sure they’re getting their proper training through obedience. The dog will listen more and know what actions he is suppose to do if you teach them the basic no, sit, come here, and the famous roll over. This is the entire key to teaching them about leash training.

The routine is important in training any pet for anything you’re trying to teach them. This means teaching them to be a scent dog or a farm guard dog to keep the live stock safe, they will need training every day. When you start the dog leash training, you must know about being the master. The commands need to be spoken the right way over and over again until they know the right sound.

The first stages of the puppy life they will fight the leash because they do not know exactly what it is. We highly recommend you picking a certain time everyday to do your leash training. When you do your leash training, you should always be the dominate master.

This means being the alpha of the pack. You tell them what you want to do by voice. This means making your own commands by using your voice.

The voice is a powerful thing in training the dog to use the leash. The leash should never be used as a toy, this gets a bad idea in their head to always play tug a war or bite at your hands. The leash should be hooked to the collar as soon as you grab it.

The Dog might run from the leash so it’s important not to chase him or her. You tell them to come here and put some voice into it. It’s important not to scold the dog while voicing commands. When you have successfully mastered dog leash training, your dog will gladly walk on the leash.

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by Matt Jump

Many people love their dogs but cannot stand the incessant barking that they do whenever they see a stranger or another dog. There is nothing more annoying and nerve racking than your dog going crazy over the sight of the mailman when you are on the phone, watching television, or simply trying to type an email to someone.

A no bark collar is the easier and must effective way to stop out of control barking and bring back a little sanity back into your home.

These collars go round your dogs neck and gives them a minor shock when they start to bark out of control. The collar is not designed to hurt any dog or cause it pain. Rather its designed to shock the dog when he starts to bark really loud.

The sensors on the bottom of the collar can sense the degree and loudness of any dog’s bark. When your dog gets too loud then it goes off. Most anti bark collars will only do so after three very loud “barks.”

As long as a dog’s owner consistently puts the anti bark collar on his dog every morning I have seen a very high success rate with this device. Within a day your dog will be quieter and less noisy.

They have done studies on many types of dogs and almost every time the success rate was really high.

You will have peace of mind in no time. These collars are both safe and humane. Its a great training tool and you will not be sorry you purchased it.

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by Trevor

A joyful pup and its mistress once passed me on their walk in the park. The joy in the puppy’s half step half hop was quite evident. To it, every moving blade of grass was an investigative sherlock holmes mystery to be unraveled.

The high pitched yip yip yip repeated stops you in your tracks and like everyone else in the park, you turn to see what has happened to the joyful puppy. But your turn isn’t quite finished before you hear the deeper growl of another dog. Instinctively, you wish the puppy well and hope that the situation can be brough under control. You might even move towards the fracas in an effort to help calm the situation down.

There are a myriad of reasons for what we call bad behavior on the part of canines. Inbreeding, bad upbringing, chronic damage such as poor dental health. Any of these can be contributing factors as to why a dog would suddenly go off in a public area.

I heard an interesting tale as I was stroking the hair of my neighbor’s half wolf puppy.

A little less than a year prior, he had chained his big wolf puppy to the tail gate of his chevy pickup. He had then gone inside for lunch while the puppy played outside. He says he wasn’t inside more than about 15 minutes before a deep snarl and a shout caused him to run to the front door.

A Pit Bull Terrier had torn itself loose from its owner and was running full speed at his tied dog. His dog went suddenly silent and ears perked alert as it appeared to test the length on its leash. It backed up quickly towards the car and half sat and waited the second and a half for the pit bull to cross the 40 feet between them.

In less than a blink the PitBull was high in the air and reaching for his puppy’s jugular. However, his puppy was no longer there at all. Launching itself a split second earlier it was also in the air and much higher than the pitBull. The pitBull attempted to twist before it even hit the ground, but the wolf puppy was faster yet and by then had a grip on the throat of the pitBull.

A low stern warning issued from the throat of my neighbor’s dog and the pitBull quietened for a moment. The bigger dog shook it once more and released it with a toss of its jaw.

The pitbull landed and without touching ground ( thats what witnesses say ) twisted and was airborne across the 10 feet distance. The slightly bigger half wolf puppy crouched and met the pitBull midair but this time instead of warning it, it snapped its neck and well, that was that.

The whole thing couldn’t have taken more than 5 seconds, both owners were shocked and stupified. The half wolf puppy backed away from the still body of the pitBull and sank down as its eyes looked around at the by then growing audience.

Its not my position to judge as to what was right and wrong about this. We were told however that the pit bull had attacked a youth in the preceding year and that it and or its owner was under some kind of suspension while its case was being decided. Normally, it would have been put down or something, but witnesses didn’t all tell the same story so…

Nature does what nature does, and its sometimes sad when its your dog that has been put down, even though you know it may have been its fault but still…

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by Amy Nutt

Many people become frustrated with a dog that just won’t listen. They want to be to understand their dog and develop communication method that the dog will understand. Fortunately, there are number ‘friendly’ training methods that you can use to help you communicate with your dog, which will help eliminate behavior problems.

Most behavior problems like biting, jumping on strangers, urinating on the floor, and barking, result from a failure to communicate properly with your dog. Basically, the dog does not understand what you are trying teach him. ‘Dog-Friendly’ methods of training means you can communicate and dog training without inflicting pain or anger. They are positive reinforcement techniques that are fun for both you and your dog.

Using friendly training methods that include positive training techniques will help you develop a trusting life-long bond with your dog. To build a strong owner-dog relationship, based on trust and mutual respect, incorporating the following techniques will help:

Kindness and Patience is Essential: Yelling, hitting, using choke collars, or electric shock, is not only cruel, but will not train your dog. He will develop a fear of you and most likely develop other behavioral problems such as aggression, trust, love, and respect, are essential to understanding and communication with your dog. Of course, your dog should know its position in the family, and that you are the ‘top dog’ so to speak, but you do not have to do this using punishing and inhumane methods. It won’t work. Friendly training helps you work with your dog’s natural instincts

Training and Play: One thing that dogs love is play. Make your training fun. Motivate the dog with treats and praise when he accomplishes a task. For instance, if your dog is jumping on you, praise your dog every time he greets you by sitting. When you meet him, assist him with sitting and then praise him or give him a treat. Repeating the sitting technique, the dog will learn he is rewarded for sitting and not jumping on you. Make sure you are consistent with the training technique and reward. You do not want to confuse the dog.

Association and Repetition: Dogs do not have the ability to learn something once. You have to associate the word with the action you want it to perform. For instance, if you want it to lie down, you can use the correct signal and you can lay down with your dog. After it lies down, you can reward him with a treat or praise. Keep repeating the method and your dog will learn to associate the word and action. Connecting words with actions in a positive way .is essential to success

Arrange for Your Dog to Succeed: Throughout your training session, make sure you incorporate easy techniques so you can reward him. The reward for succeeding will stay with him. He will be a much happier dog. Ending the session with a successful training technique will leave him feeling happy. Keep Positive: Some dogs will take longer to learn than others. If you get angry or show frustration, your dog will pick up on your negative energy. The dog will be confused and react to your negative emotions by displaying negative behavior.

Clicker Reinforcement: Use a clicker device to make a ‘click’ sound when your dog does something right. They will begin to learn that the sound means they did something right.

Dogs are never entirely trained. As the owner, you must keep up with the positive reinforcement techniques. If you don’t, the dog may forget some learned behaviors. Communication is critical to creating a life long bond with your dog. It is important to observe how your dogs react to situations so you learn its body language. Talk to your dog in a kind and loving voice and you will soon find yourself with a loyal life friend.

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by karl Hernandez

Dogs make excellent buddies, they are commonly regarded as “man’s best friend” and without a doubt they excellently fit the bill. But what happens the moment your dog habitually disobeys your every command? And, what happens when you teach your pooch some dog obedience training, but you only get a growl for an answer?

The above mentioned scenarios are definitely frustrating for a dog owner. You maybe very keen to teach your dog how to behave as he should, but to no avail. So, before your dog claims the position of being master, now is the best time to teach him who the real boss is. This kind of introduction will help you draw the line between the leader and the follower.

With some dogs, obedience training can be an extremely difficult and challenging task. Even the most difficult are trainable with some effort and patience. Dogs are inherently apt to challenge their owner in order to position themselves as the dominant one in the relationship. A dog?s significant reputation of being well-trained, reliable and companionable still towers above the down points. Just remember that every dog can be trained. Some dogs are definitely easier to train than others but in the end you can be successful in your quest for the best behaving dog.

In this article, the focal point deals with common commands and orders use to train and establish compliance and obedience among dogs.

One of the most widely used and important basic tactics in dog obedience training is positive reinforcement. New handlers wanting to instill obedience of simple commands in their dogs can go for positive reinforcement training with great results.

Positive reinforcement is done through rewards or treats system. Take for instance, teaching your dog the basic “sit” command, if your pooch acknowledges your order and without much ado executes as you’ve commanded, a simple praise or a treat provides further encouragement and motivation to your dog. If he does otherwise, an easy pat on the rear will help signal your pooch to keep on trying.

Formore difficult dogs, obedience training can also be performed through the use of dog training collars. These types of collars are fast becoming popular among dog owners, as it makes way for easy handling and training. Contrary to reports that dog training collars aren?t animal friendly and advocates dog cruelty, these collars serve as good foundation towards training your pooch to listen, obey and act upon.

Hence, the next time you have a growl for an answer, you can tame your pooch by employing dog obedience training. The process may be lengthy and lingering, but the reward of domesticating your dog the proper way is nothing compared to the rigorous training you and your pooch have gone through.

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by Jim Navary

One of life’s genuine joys is the companionship of a dog. However, if your dog exhibits major behavior problems, that joy may be compromised. Destroying household items, piddling on the carpet, excessive barking, aggression, and other unacceptable behaviors can usually be eliminated through effective obedience training.

As pack animals, dogs are most content when they know their place in the social hierarchy of the pack, be it as a leader or as a subordinate.

If the dog’s perception is that you are not a strong leader, he will most likely assume the role of “alpha” dog. Bad behavior will worsen since, as the pack leader, he will believe that he can do as he pleases without regard to your wishes.

Unless you impress upon your dog that you are the “alpha dog”, your efforts to teach appropriate behavior will most likely fail. However, effective obedience training will teach your pooch that YOU are the leader of the pack and that he is expected to comply with your wishes.

When you begin obedience training try to make the activity fun for your dog. Be sure to reward your dog when follows your commands. Rewards can take the form of yummy treats, petting, giving him a favorite toy to play with or vigorous praise.

Never punish your dog while teaching obedience as it will make him associate training with negative feelings. When you need to correct your dog’s behavior make it a penalty rather than punishment. A penalty can be anything from a quick tug on his leash, a “time out” by simply stopping an enjoyable activity, or simply ignoring him.

Remember that rewards are usually much more effective than penalties. Try to discover what your dog really enjoys and use it as positive reinforcement when training. The old belief that you can use either a carrot or a stick to train an animal should be entirely forgotten. Instead, try of use a variety of “carrots” to convince your dog that obedience is a good thing, and just throw away the stick.

You may find it helpful to study the tactics used by professional dog trainers if you are not sure about which techniques are best. There are several very high quality guide books and training courses available online that you may want to consider using in your quest for an obedient best friend.

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by Ernst I. Cayemitte

Providing good obedience training to your dog may be the most important thing you need to do not just for your puppy but also for yourself. Dogs are animals, and without proper obedience training, they will indeed behave like animals. In fact, would you not teach your kid the difference between right and wrong? Similarly, if you’d like to develop desirable habits in your puppy and at the same time stop unattractive behaviors, you definitely need to provide your dog with good obedience coaching.

The 7 seven dog obedience training tips below will help you train your dog like a pro:

1. Firstly, you want to get your dog’s attention prior to starting the training.

2. Begin your dog training sessions as quickly as your dog arrives at your house. Whilst you can teach old dogs new behaviors or tricks, remember that what’s learned earliest is usually learned easiest and fastest. In view of that, start training your puppy near the beginning.

3. Teach your dog only one command at a time, and do not move on until he understands the trick you are trying to teach him. A few minutes of dog training on a daily basis is all that is required.

4. Train your dog with love, kindness and respect because this method will certainly create a good relationship between you and your puppy.

5. Reward or praise your dog for his good performance one hundred percent of the time. This is a very important technique that you need to follow when training your dog.

6. Congratulate your dog by treating him with delicious things, and by saying to him “Good dog” in a happy voice. You need to reward your puppy every time he follows your command, especially when he is learning a new behavior. After that, you only need to reward your dog’s best behavior.

7. Engage in recreation with your dog frequently. This will surely make it easy for you to build an excellent relationship between you and your puppy.

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by Mike Jones

Getting a new puppy is always a fun experience for a family. They are always so adorable, playful and fun that it can be hard to remember that they will grow up to be an adult dog someday. If we want them to be well-behaved dog citizens as an adult we need to start training them while they are still puppies.

Of course, the most crucial training is likely the housetraining. It can be the most annoying if it is not completed but there is also leash training, and the training to come, sit, lie down and stay. If you dog is going to be a well-behaved adult dog these are also important.

It is crucial to have your dog learn these basics and there are some consistent things related to dog training that always work. All animals learn better with positive reinforcement as opposed to negative reinforcement. Your dog wants to please you and make you happy and he will do anything to achieve that. However, if you give him negative reinforcement he will be fearful and less likely to respond to you the way that you want him too.

As you are training your dog make sure that you enforce the good behaviors with treats, affections, verbal praise and more. Your most oft-used reinforcement mode should be verbal praise. Praise your dog almost every time but give him treats only once in awhile. If he gets a treat every time he will come to expect it and too many treats can be bad for his health and your pocketbook.

Also, if you remember from your high school science classes about Pavlov’s dog and classical conditioning, you will recall that constant reinforcement was not nearly as effective in replicating consistent behavior as intermittent reinforcement, meaning if your dog knows that there is always a treat at the end he is less likely to respond after awhile, but if he thinks there may be a treat but he does not know for sure, he will do it every time and the behavior will be cemented in.

When you train your dog use hand signals in addition to voice commands. After awhile teach him to respond to just one or the other. This can come in very helpful in different situations.

The least you will want to teach your dog would be to sit, lie down, come, and stay along with leash training. You may also +want to include some behavior training if you have your dog out in public frequently or if he is especially rambunctious and hyperactive. Well-behaved dogs are a joy to own and in order to be a well-behaved adult he needs to be well-trained.

Training your dog will strengthen the bond between the two of you and both you and your dog will enjoy that advantage for a long time to come.

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