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Puppy Training: Tips And Tricks

April 22, 2010 by admin 1 Comment

Puppies and dogs are such caring and loving beings; their biggest goal is to make you, their master, happy. By nature puppies want to do what you want them to do. The biggest problem with this is the communication barrier.

Dogs can not speak nor can they understand our spoken language. However, through body language, observation, our attitude, and the sounds we make (or words) he will begin to understand what it is we want him to do.

So how do we use this to our advantage? We must do the same things over and over. Repetition will of the same words, body language, and action will help your puppy understand what it is you want him to do.

Plus if you reward him with anything ie lots and lots of praise, a belly rub, a scratch on the head, or a small biscuit he will begin to want to do those things for your attention.

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Now how to we take this and apply it to our training? Simple, decide on a plan and STICK to it. I am amazed at how many pet owners decide on a puppy training plan only to dismiss it and begin another repeatedly, until the puppy is so confused that it will take longer and a lot harder work to train him.

Does it matter what technique or plan we choose? Yes and no. It does not matter because as long as you choose one and stick to it you will be able to train your puppy.

However, it does matter because if you decide on one that requires you to be home 24/7 but you work 8 hours a day, then that plan will not work for you or your puppy.

What are some different techniques I can use? Let me share some basic training techniques with you that should help train your puppy.

But remember not all of these techniques will work for all of you. You must take a look at each plan and then at your own personal situation and see if it matches well.

Technique #1: Potty training

This technique does not actually refer to training your dog to use the toilet (we wish) but is actually teaching him where to go potty.

First you need to decide on where you want him to potty, I am a big fan of outside, but if you are in an apartment you can choose elsewhere.

Then all you need to do is after you pooch eats or drinks, and I mean every time, you need to take him to this designated area until he relieves himself.

Then give him lots of praise and release him.

Technique #2: Sitting

This one is a favorite of mine to teach, it does not take too much work and just about anyone can do it. Your puppy probably already knows that certain things taste better then others, so for this you will need a few tasty treats for him.

Then you let him sniff the treat for a second.

Then you lift the treat about 6 inches over his noise and say sit. Most of the time your puppy will sit in the process of following the treat, then you want to praise him making sure you mention sit again and give him the treat.

After doing this a few times a day, for a week or so, your puppy should be ready to sit without a treat and will eventually sit for you when ever you ask.

For more tips visit Training Puppies for house training techniques or crate training.

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Is Reward Training or Dog Collar Training the Best Dog Training Method To Train Your Dog

April 15, 2010 by admin

Reward training is considered by many dog training professionals as the most modern method of training a dog, but reward training is probably a lot older than other methods of dog training. It may be that reward training for dogs has been around as long as there have been dogs to train.

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Training Tips To Get Your Dog To Obey!

If you’d love to discover EXACTLY how to get your dog to stop urinating on your carpet and actually ring a bell when he needs to potty. . .

Train puppies to NEVER chew on furniture or expensive rugs – even when you aren’t there to supervise. . .

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It is believed that the early humans used some informal kind of reward training when taming the wolf pups that eventually evolved into modern dogs.

Reward training or positive dog training generally consists of keeping the attention on what the dog is doing right, is usually recognized as not only the most effective method, and as a method that a positive experience for the dog, but also the most modern method of training a dog, but reward training probably is likely older than the other dog training methods, and probably goes way back thousands of years.

It is quite conceivable that reward training for dogs has been around as long humans have interacted with dogs.

The earliest known domestic dogs go back to the domestication of abandoned wolf puppies the early humans took in from the gray wolf several tens of thousands of years ago. These early domesticated dogs were trained to do task for humans that included acting as a guard animal, or to herd animals.

Early humans probably used some kind of reward training when they started taming the wolf pups that would eventually evolve into modern dogs.

This unique connection existing between dog and man continues up to today. Dogs now usually perform many tasks for their owners, like herding, guarding, hunting, and rescue work or special assistance.

Many advocates of reward training are far less enthusiastic about other methods of dog training, such as those that involve the use of the traditional leash and dog collar training method.

However, as far as many other experts are concerned, the best way to train any individual dog is usually a combination of leash/collar training and reward training.

Something that complicates thing a bit is that a training method that works well for one dog may be totally not be appropriate for another dog.

Some dogs will only respond well when it comes to reward training but not very well with dog leash training or even dog collar training. It the same time there are other dogs that can respond to leash/collar training but may not be motivated by reward training.

It is believed that most dogs will tend to fall somewhere in the middle of these two extremes.

Clicker training is considered to be one of the most popular forms of reward training used today. While clicker training may not be the correct form of training for every dog, it can be a really effective method of training many dogs.

How clicker training works by teaching the dog to associate a clicking sound with a reward, like a treat.

You can actually teach your dog the learn without any physical compulsion or correcting at all. The clicker is just a toy-like device used in the initial stages of dog draining.

The trainer clicks the clicker when the dog does something good, and is followed immediately by a treat. Over time, the dog will soon learn to respond to the clicker alone.

Positive reinforcement using treats and unlimited praise is the all important key to proper dog training, whether it is with reward training, or dog leash or dog collar training, because it is effective at getting your dog’s respect and attention.

Both you and your dog will benefit, since in time you will have a faithful companion you can be proud of.

J. Mahoney is the owner of Dog Trainers Ideas.com. Just feel free to visit http://www.dog-trainers-ideas.com , where you will find a resource providing you with advice on all aspects of dog training, house training and dog health. If you want to find more info on Reward or Dog Collar Training, visit http://budurl.com/rewardtraining2 .

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Why Effective Dog Training is Necessary

April 14, 2010 by admin

Effective dog training is necessary for both a pet’s safety and the quality of life for both dog and master.

After struggling with training a dog, you may feel tempted to give up. Giving up on training an outside dog, for example, can be a genuine attraction. You may think you’ll still manage to have realistically pleasurable interactions with no going through the hassles and challenges of actual training.

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Training Tips To Get Your Dog To Obey!

If you’d love to discover EXACTLY how to get your dog to stop urinating on your carpet and actually ring a bell when he needs to potty. . .

Train puppies to NEVER chew on furniture or expensive rugs – even when you aren’t there to supervise. . .

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Perhaps you think the dog will study on his or her own, over time, how to behave. Training is not easy and can appear like such an effort that giving up may feel sensible.

It is not. Effective dog training is not a mere alternative. When one considers its endless payback, it becomes nothing short of mandatory. Allowing a dog to exist untrained can pose major risks.

The costs linked with these risks are so harsh that rational decision making requires one to opt for training, despite the costs in time and effort it may require.

Initially, training can be the distinction between life and death for a dog. An untrained dog, for example, cannot be recalled effectively if he might roam away. He may encounter any number of dangers in his wanderings’ many of which could result in grave injury or death. In critical pressure situations, a well-trained dog can be controlled and protected.

The untrained dog is left simply with his instincts and education learned in the course of the proverbial school of hard knocks. In a world inhabited by an infinite number of potential dangers, this is frequently not enough.

Training, then, is less of an alternative for a accountable pet owner than it is an duty. Any pet owner ought to believe training the animal a fundamental responsibility that cannot be overlooked.

The dog’s very life, after all, could dangle in the equilibrium. It is unthinkable that any accountable pet owner would look past that thought and still make a decision that training was simply not worth the attempt it requires.

Second, a dog’s quality of life is enhanced considerably by training. He will understand how to gratify his human companions, giving him a sense of purpose and enabling him to access the social interactions dogs naturally have.

He will be able to go through life as a buddy and companion, instead of being treated as a mere nuisance or disregarded. By learning to behave to his owner’s approval, the dog is able to add to his own satisfaction.

Leaving a dog untrained makes it hard for him to understand how to obtain the constructive human attention and reactions he craves and may curse him with a life full with unpleasant exchanges with people as he innocently misbehaves.

Third, the dog owner’s quality of life is enhanced dramatically by dog training. This occurs on multiple levels. Initially, the owner and dog are able to develop a close connection, which brings with it numerous rewards.

The owner is as well able to keep away from the frustrating experience of having to care for a pet that doesn’t know how to care back or who is unfriendly and prone to errant behavior. Additionally, the owner is able to keep away from the liabilities created by an untrained dog.

The owner can avoid the destruction, difficulty and even dangers posed by an untrained pet. Instead of being a constant source of annoyance and guilt, the well-trained dog becomes a source of enjoyment and pride.

It is simple, under some situations, to think that wide-ranging and effectual dog training is not worth the considerable attempt it may require. However, this perspective, if acted upon, will really make a situation necessitating more effort than training would have ever required.

By committing to effectively training a dog, the owner makes an investment of time and effort that will pay out in a assortment of ways.

Settling for anything less is highly unacceptable and cannot be sufficiently discouraged.

Good training will protect a dog from danger and will enable him to live an enjoyable and satisfying life. It will as well make the owner’s life more enjoyable and can result in a deeply rewarding relationship with the pet. Effective dog training is truly vital

Anthony Stai is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several pet related topics including dog training. You can see more of Anthony’s articles on his dog training informational web site located at http://www.petinformation4you.com

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Understanding Dog Behaviour for Successful Dog Training

April 12, 2010 by admin

The normal mistake is that most people always thought dog behavior as can only be good or bad where actually it is most likely be both.

Behavior challenges are as widespread with dogs as they are with us humans.

Just like people, where behavior can be shaped and replaced, dog behavior can be altered by modification programs.

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Training Tips To Get Your Dog To Obey!

If you’d love to discover EXACTLY how to get your dog to stop urinating on your carpet and actually ring a bell when he needs to potty. . .

Train puppies to NEVER chew on furniture or expensive rugs – even when you aren’t there to supervise. . .

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Behavior modification engage consideration, and alteration of dog behavior through reward and punishment exercises conducted again and again which at times can last for weeks or months.

The belief that you cannot train an old dog new tricks is certainly erroneous. Even though there is no guarantee that training will solve all dog behavioral problems, they do establish a solid groundwork for solving just about any dog problem.

Understanding that dog behavior changes quickly from time to time, constant training and consistency is therefore important in shaping dogs behavior.

Since dogs are unlike people who adapt their many behavioral qualities from their ancestors, people have the psychological competence to self-alter their behavioral instinct with an improved behavior by logical reckoning which are not likely with dogs.

However since dog behavior are most of the times developed from where they live and who has owned them before, it is absolutely likely that the change of owner behavior and environment where the dog is living could modify their behavior traits.

There again, once you understood the reason following each of the dog behavior problems, then you can solve it by modification programs, whether the behavior challenges comes from separation anxiety, territorial aggression, health issues or awful previous owners.

These grounds are as valid as the grounds sometimes we as human being misbehave, like littering, throwing tantrums, and other behavior nuisance that we normally felt as a turned off in this civilized world.

For example, your dog might be misbehaving because to separation anxiety, and then you know how to precondition your dog to your absence by giving a safe toy and by increasing the absence of your company gradually.

While if your dog show aggression due to territorial protectiveness, then you can condition him to more public places so that your dog can be used to more people and show a lesser amount of aggression due to his territorial protectiveness.

For as long as you start your modification programs with the right mindset that there is nothing uncommon about your dog behaviour problems, then you will have a much special relationship with your dog.

Starting with this right mindset and attitude is the one thing you need to have in order to be a responsible dog owner.

Then again, to be more effective in training your dog, it is recommended that you know what kind or method to be used based on the reason behind the behaviour problems and this is where knowledge is significant.

You should get a good dog training Manual that can help you determine the modification exercises to be carried out.

At the end of the day dog training should comes with a fruitful and meaningful relationship between your dog and yourself. The effort spent on training your dog will certainly be worth it. Do it right and do it well and you will reap the rewards.

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The First Step To Successful Dog Training

April 10, 2010 by admin

As a dog owner, what do you really need to know to train your dog? Gathering information and preparing to train your dog follows some reasonable steps. The first phase is the most often skipped and is the most crucial. A mirror test of sorts. How good is your relationship with your dog? The idea is that it’s better to have a good owner-dog bond first before you let your dog undergo obedience training.

The point is, if you already have a good bond, that bond will be even stronger after the training. And maybe the training will be easier since you may not undergo a lot of frustrations compared to owners who aren’t bonded with their dogs.

The thing is, if you have not established an attachment with your own dog, training him to obey is not going to be as smooth compared to if you had a good bond. You could get annoyed easily when your dog fails to accomplish tasks. You may not be as easily annoyed if you and your dog had been through a lot. That dog might not even want to cooperate. To address this noncompliance, try breaking the tasks into small and more manageable tasks.

This way, despite the absence of that owner-dog bond, the chances of your dog accomplishing the smaller tasks will be easier. Suppose you want you dog to stop barking on command. You can do this and silence him at will. When you can do this you can even make him bark on your order. This means you need to start with a small objective in the beginning, and start with easy commands.

The most common complaint against pets, dogs in particular, is that they chew up on the furniture, bite into and drag objects, and munch into them as though they were baby tethers. To address this behavior, you could purchase for your dog some toys he can play with, so his attention will be on those toys instead of things to bite in your household. You need to limit these toys to four or five. More toys will just distract him and he’ll lose interest. To start training, you can test if you can make you dog bite and pick up his chewing toys on your orders. Ask him to bring it to you. Throw it far again. Ask him to bring it back.

But if you just got your dog, chances are you don’t know his behavior much. That’s the first thing, to observe his behavior, especially those that will be problematic for you. List those behaviors that pose problems and try to address them one at a time. If your dog loves munching on household things, you have to and you can change this. If your dog barks incessantly, you can change this. But you really have to allot some time to observe his behavior and bond with him. If he bonds with you, he’ll be motivated to please you, and you’ll have more patience in training him.

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