| Humane Dog obedience training works for the benefit | | | | and it will make the training more fun for both of |
| of both your dog and you the adoptive family. Let's | | | | you. If you are shouting negatively at your dog, it will |
| face it, you want your dog to behave when people | | | | actually be more afraid of you and will not come at |
| are around, come when he is called, and walk | | | | all, and this you don't want to happen. Try not to get |
| properly on a leash. Wouldn't it be great if you could | | | | angry if your dog does not respond because by not |
| teach your dog all these things at home without | | | | getting angry, you teach him that you are a friend he |
| having to pay a professional dog trainer to do it for | | | | can trust and build a bond with. |
| you? Very often new dog owners are so involved | | | | It is also important to understand that dogs move in |
| and overwhelmed in the day-to-day work, that they | | | | packs and that they usually have a pack leader, |
| lose sight of dog training their dogs good manners. | | | | whom they respect, and who is responsible for order |
| The most common and easy type of dog obedience | | | | and feeding in the pack. By understanding the pack |
| training to put into practice is the reward-based. Time | | | | instinct in dogs and communicating in a respectful |
| to achieve success is determined by a combination of | | | | way with your dog, you can achieve a change in |
| factors such as environment, evolution, the breed of | | | | your dog behavior. During the course of this dog |
| dog and the owner's commitment to training. Start | | | | obedience training, concise command will make it clear |
| the training by telling your dog to sit down and | | | | to your dog that you are the boss, the alpha dog |
| rewarding it for doing so. Say your SIT command | | | | and the master in the pack. |
| and help him, by gently and perhaps very briefly | | | | Regular exercises, especially after meal, will help your |
| helping him to sit. To train the dog with a treat, hold | | | | pet create the best responses to stimuli. This also |
| the treat and move it over the dog's head first. | | | | gives your dog opportunity to interact with strangers |
| Often, this will cause the dog to sit down while | | | | and other dogs. Basically teaching your dog a trick |
| watching the treat you are holding over its head. By | | | | means achieving a dog obedience training goal, lots of |
| practicing this many times, this will force the dog into | | | | skills may be developed such as scent detection, |
| the habit of sitting down to continue looking at the | | | | fetch commands and even criminal apprehension. |
| treat or the object that it wants. | | | | Crate training must also be considered. Beware that if |
| By dog obedience training, you are making sure that | | | | you give in and let him sleep with you in bed once, |
| the animal always responds in a positive way to your | | | | you should be prepared to do that all the time even |
| commands without losing calm and developing | | | | when he grows up. I hope this little article has been |
| unsocial behavior. Training should always be done in a | | | | helpful to shed in your dog obedience training |
| positive manner. Your dog will learn better this way | | | | endeavor. |