Training your new dog can be discouraging at first.
Look at things from your dog’s point of view. A lot of owners get frustrated when their dog is not understanding a basic command. Instead of completely giving up, consider looking at it from their perspective. This can help you come up with new ideas on how to accomplish your training objectives.
Timing is of the utmost importance when it comes to training your dog, so you need to spend an adequate amount of time training them, but don’t overdo it. Start with a short session and work up to half an hour or so over time. Pay attention to the session when your dog starts to get restless.
Make sure your dog stays awake and active often. Dogs get bored quite easily. A bored dog without interest in what you’re doing is more difficult to train.Your dog will be more relaxed and willing to listen if you keep them well exercised. Go for long walk with your dog.
As you train your dog, be sure to create verbal cues to make your pet know that he is doing what you want it to do. Certain words like “yes” are great for bridging the time between obeying an order and receiving the reward.
A lot of times owners will train their dogs once and not conduct any refreshers.
Pick a recognizable phrase to use with your puppy while house training. When you take your puppy outside, say “Elimination Device…Activate!” or whatever phrase you chose to call his attention to the task at hand.
You can rest assured that when you train your puppy, they may have an accident in the house. Immediately clean up every accident for training purposes. Urine and feces scents can attack to the fibers of your carpet, which will lead to your dog repeatedly using the bathroom in that spot. There are a number of products that will get rid if the smell. Look for them at your favorite pet store.
Start your training your dog with some easy for him to learn. This will give them instant success and your dog learns to love training sessions. This way you will have better results while training.
Your training sessons should be short. If you want to train more, let your dog take a break to get some energy out.
You should keep all of the training session pretty short. A dog has a short attention span, and a 15 minute training session is just about right. End each session by praising your dog.
Primary Reinforcement
Primary reinforcement is something that is useful in your training dogs. This method involves giving the pet a treat or reward upon completion. Primary reinforcement could be treats and rubbing your dog a belly rub. This will enable your dog something he already wants.
If you say your dog’s name in reprimand, remember to also say it several times in praise to counteract the negative effect. This ensures your dog doesn’t associate his name with punishments, meaning he’ll come when you call him in future.
Always make use of positive reinforcement to train your dog. Don’t ever yell at a dog or hit them. This makes the dog nothing and will just show him that you are imbalanced.
By learning these tips, your dog will end up more confident and more calm. Use the advice you learned now and get started on a better relationship with your dog.
Consistency is key to training a dog. Being consistent applies to the words you use for the commands you are looking for the dog to obey, to the tone you use with the words, and to the rewards you are providing for the dog if they successfully complete the command you are teaching them.