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Dog Obedience Training: A Few Tips
from:If you're going to travel with your dog, you and your puppy pal
need to put in some training time. Training should be a fun
activity for you and your favorite canine companion. Pick a time
of day when you both are alert and ready for some fun. Fun is a
key element for obedience training for both you and your dog.
Right before meal time is a good time. If you're not in a happy
relaxed state of mind your dog won't be either. Keep the
sessions short, no more than 10 minutes to begin with. Puppy
attention spans are short.
Train in an area where there are few distractions. The back yard
isn't the best place to train in the beginning. Stay away from
other dogs and kids until you're sure your dog knows the basics
commands. Then expand where he is trained to different
environments. If you've always trained in your living room your
dog might not think the commands are applicable in the great
outdoors.
Consistency is important. Use the same words for the same
behaviors. Stay and wait can both mean the dog stays in the same
place, but the dog doesn't know that. Choose either the one or
the other and use it all the time. The same thing with down and
lay, or paw and shake. Choose one command and stay consistent.
Come is a critical command for your dog to learn and one of the
easiest. Sit is a useful command and you'll be surprised how
your dog almost learns that one by himself. Start with commands
that the dog does naturally. Most dogs lay, so your job is to
teach him to associate the word "lay" with what he does when he
lays down.
One command you might not think of is to teach your dog to wait
on your signal to leave the car when you open the door. When
you're in the garage at home it doesn't make a lot of
difference, but if you're in a hotel parking lot and your dog
bolts that's a different story.
Walking in a strange location means you have to take extra
precautions. You pooch may be friendly to everybody at home but
a little leery of strangers in a strange place. For the first
few walks away from home try to find a quiet route where he can
sniff and explore without a lot of distractions.
No matter where you walk your dog make sure his collar includes
a tag with your contact information, preferably a cell phone you
always have with you. And keep your buddy on a leash all the
time unless you're in an off leash park.
Stay positive. If your dog doesn't get the commands right away
that's okay, he will eventually. Always praise and try not to
scold. Use treats as a reward when your dog starts to get the
command. If she starts to sit reward that effort. You can use
regular dry dog food bits as the treat. If your dog is small,
make sure the training treats are considered as part of his
diet. You don't want a pudgy pooch. End the session with a
command your dog already knows well. Then give him or her lots
and lots of praise.
About the author: Dee Power
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