When you brought home your dog you were expecting Lassie, chances are he didn’t show his true colors and may have come to you with a few “problems”. There is good news – you can train aggressive or naughty behaviors out of your dog.
When you’re working on training you dog, you must always try to teach it how to know that it’s their home. All meals and water bowls should be placed within the crate. This will allow your dog to have a positive association with the crate.
You can try a little bit of ingenuity if you are going with crate training your indoor dog or puppy. After he goes in the crate, be sure to give them love and attention to let them know they did something to please you.
Be sure that your dog healthy foods and treats. A bad diet can cause your dog many reasons. It can damage your dog’s health and affect their health. Something as simple as improving their diet can make a huge impact on how receptive they are to training.
Your dog needs to be active frequently. Dogs become bored very easily. Bored dogs are difficult to train. Dogs are more inclined to obey when they are regularly taken out for exercise and happily accepted as a member of your family. Get out for some long walks and runs with your dog.
Dogs can concentrate on one thing intensely and you will have the uncanny ability to have single-minded focus when something catches their attention. If you get your dog to focus on you, your dog will wait for your signals instead of focusing on other things.
Give your dog a clear verbal cue that tells them they’re doing the right thing.
Use a phrase on your puppy to house train him. Whenever you take your pet outside to use the bathroom, choose a phrase, like “go potty”, so he remembers what he is there to do.
To house train your pup, make sure your dog eats and poops at around the same time every day. This will give you the opportunity to understand when your dog an association of cause and effect to follow.A schedule will train a dog to know when he will get to go out.
If your dog is jumping on you, gently squeeze his paws. This will not harm your dog if done gently, but it is an uncomfortable feeling for them. They will quickly learn to stop jumping because they don’t like the sensation.
When training your dogs, always use the same tone of voice and volume level when you give a command. Your dog will learn to recognize your tone and know they should obey. It also helps the dog to understand the difference between a sharp tone for discipline and a sharp but non-punishing command.
Your training sessions should be kept short. If you want a long session, work in some break times so your dog can play before continuing with training.
Your dog must learn what the word “no” means. Find positive and supportive ways to enforce training when you train your furry friend. Saying ‘no’ doesn’t help your dog how to react. All dogs are different and their training ought to be customized.
The best way to teach a dog good behavior is to never let poor behavior take hold. The sooner you start training the dog the better, because they have not learned bad habits that you will have to correct. Don’t give the dog food from the table if you don’t want him to beg for food later.
Dog owners are usually thrilled at the almost immediate results they obtain by implementing some basic training techniques into their lives. If your dog is testing your patience a bit, try using a few of these tips.