Learn The Humane Way To Train Your Dog
In this article, I'm going to reveal the essential things you must know in order to effectively train your dog and avoid complete failure.
Training an aggressive or disobedient dog CAN be done using more gentle, humane methods.
This article will explore some of these methods.
There are a few critical keys to effective, successful dog training, whether the objective is to get your dog to sit on command, to come to you when called, to stop your dog from jumping up on visitors to your home, to stop excessive barking, or any other unwanted behavior.
In order to experience rapid results and achieve that important connection between you and your dog, these critical keys must be understood.
The first key is...
YOU MUST WIN OVER YOUR DOG'S MIND: This is critical! If you do not achieve this task, nothing else you do will lead to the successful training of your dog.
Winning over your dog's mind simply means that your dog reaches the point where he or she understands that it's YOU who makes the decisions.
This means that you have effectively established yourself as the 'pack leader.
' Your dog will simply ignore you most of the time if you fail to do this.
Even if your dog is obedient 99% of the time, you MUST win over your dog's mind by establishing yourself as the pack leader.
The second key to success is...
YOU MUST MOTIVATE YOUR DOG: All dogs have certain things that will motivate them in the areas of exercise, play, and reward.
You must discover what these things are.
If your dog finds these experiences enjoyable, both of you will look forward to the training sessions and you'll discover that more is being achieved, faster.
In the beginning, work with your dog to reveal the activities that your dog loves and help him/her to develop it.
Some dogs love to fetch, while others love more athletic movements of agility, and other dogs simply love obedience training, or swimming out into water and retrieving things.
Rewarding your dog and making the training enjoyable are also extremely important.
The three main rewards to give your dog are: 1.
Food - Anything from a good doggy treat to a full piece of meat.
2.
Affection - Hugs, pats on the head, or lots of praise.
3.
Games - Playing fetch, getting your dog to chase you around, playing with toys, etc.
The following tips are important if you plan on using food rewards: 1.
Always vary the food rewards.
Don't give the same thing each time.
2.
Do not give food rewards all the time.
3.
Never let your dog know exactly what the reward is.
4.
If your dog fails to come to you the first time you call, do not give a reward.
The third critical key to success in training your dog is: Practice! Practice! Practice! The ability to encourage your dog to do more of what you want now than what he/she achieved previously will require both time and practice.
The rewarding methods presented here are critical to your success in training any aggressive or disobedient dog.
If you lovingly motivate and show your dog what it is you want them to do, there will be no need, whatsoever, for any negative training, which is proven to be less effective!
Training an aggressive or disobedient dog CAN be done using more gentle, humane methods.
This article will explore some of these methods.
There are a few critical keys to effective, successful dog training, whether the objective is to get your dog to sit on command, to come to you when called, to stop your dog from jumping up on visitors to your home, to stop excessive barking, or any other unwanted behavior.
In order to experience rapid results and achieve that important connection between you and your dog, these critical keys must be understood.
The first key is...
YOU MUST WIN OVER YOUR DOG'S MIND: This is critical! If you do not achieve this task, nothing else you do will lead to the successful training of your dog.
Winning over your dog's mind simply means that your dog reaches the point where he or she understands that it's YOU who makes the decisions.
This means that you have effectively established yourself as the 'pack leader.
' Your dog will simply ignore you most of the time if you fail to do this.
Even if your dog is obedient 99% of the time, you MUST win over your dog's mind by establishing yourself as the pack leader.
The second key to success is...
YOU MUST MOTIVATE YOUR DOG: All dogs have certain things that will motivate them in the areas of exercise, play, and reward.
You must discover what these things are.
If your dog finds these experiences enjoyable, both of you will look forward to the training sessions and you'll discover that more is being achieved, faster.
In the beginning, work with your dog to reveal the activities that your dog loves and help him/her to develop it.
Some dogs love to fetch, while others love more athletic movements of agility, and other dogs simply love obedience training, or swimming out into water and retrieving things.
Rewarding your dog and making the training enjoyable are also extremely important.
The three main rewards to give your dog are: 1.
Food - Anything from a good doggy treat to a full piece of meat.
2.
Affection - Hugs, pats on the head, or lots of praise.
3.
Games - Playing fetch, getting your dog to chase you around, playing with toys, etc.
The following tips are important if you plan on using food rewards: 1.
Always vary the food rewards.
Don't give the same thing each time.
2.
Do not give food rewards all the time.
3.
Never let your dog know exactly what the reward is.
4.
If your dog fails to come to you the first time you call, do not give a reward.
The third critical key to success in training your dog is: Practice! Practice! Practice! The ability to encourage your dog to do more of what you want now than what he/she achieved previously will require both time and practice.
The rewarding methods presented here are critical to your success in training any aggressive or disobedient dog.
If you lovingly motivate and show your dog what it is you want them to do, there will be no need, whatsoever, for any negative training, which is proven to be less effective!
