| The dog training professionals agree that the best way (and certainly the most humane) to do dog obedience training is through the use of positive reinforcement training. This phrase refers to the use of positive reinforcement – rewarding good behavior and ignoring unwanted behavior.?Using positive training is the only way to train your dog with lasting effects.?Your dog will remember what you taught him for a long time.?Giving your dog pain to behave and learn new behaviors is now outdated.?The fact is that positive reinforcement works with dogs. Your dog wants to make you happy, meaning that positive reinforcement works better with dogs and is better remembered.?These are some ideas to use when you are training your dog.?Remember be positive when you first start.?Dogs can sense your mood and will react to it, so be positive not negative.?1. Do dog training with good rewards. While your dog does like being praised and getting a pat on the head, this will only go so far in training your dog to behave well.?To really keep your dog’s attention, you need to use food rewards. These are what dog trainers call “primary incentives” – and every dog owner knows how food-motivated a dog can be!?2. When should a reward be given??The time to give a reward needs to be exact.?In training your dog, a reward is given immediate after you tell your dog to do something and he does it.?Give the reward right away.?Don’t wait and give another command to do the same thing again.?Give a reward each time your dog does what it was told.?Many people use a clicker for dog training. A clicker is a small metal device which makes a click-click sound. Click your clicker at the exact moment that your dog obeys a command, followed immediately by a treat. Your dog learns to associate the action, click and the treat.?You can do the same thing with your own voice; saying “Yes” in a happy voice will send the same message. Just remember to give the treat right away after this and say the same thing every time. This will cause your dog to associate the action, the marker and the reward. Consistency is the key.?When trying to get your dog to learn a new command, during your dog obedience training, decide beforehand which verbal cue you’ll be using when training your dog. Use this cue consistently throughout your training. For instance, if you want to teach your dog to quit jumping on you when you get home, always use a specific command, such as “no jump.”?Keep to this command and never change it other phrases like “get off” get down” and so on.?Even if your dog is exceptionally smart, you need to keep in mind that your dog can only understand a few words. You can teach your old dog new tricks, but you have to be consistent with both markers and rewards in order to be successful in teaching your dog desirable behaviors.?With your patience, love, and care during your dog obedience training, you dog will start to see and understand what you are trying to teach him or her.?Don’t rush the training, since your dog has a mind of its own and knows what it want to do and does it instantly.?But with repetition, you will be rewarded with new behavior from your dog.? |
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