How should I Train my Dog?
A key thing to remember when training your dogs is to make sure that you are the dominating entity in the household. You call the shots, and what say goes. But this doesn’t mean you have to be strict and demanding on your pet – just give yourself enough command that it will respect you and your household items.
Your dog will learn from you and in the process, create a long and lasting bond that will last ages. But like children growing-up, it must learn its manners, know its place and be proper. Being able to train a dog varies from breed and the patience of the owner, there are some helpful tips out there that can better help you get started at training your dog.
If your dog has a bad streak of getting easily distracted by butterflies when you were trying to teach it to fetch, say “no” while reverting its attention to the stick you’re waving around. The sooner you train your dog these commands – the better.
Make it clear that the dog isn’t allowed on the bed or not invited to sleep in your child’s crib. If it decides to chew your favorite shoes, punish it accordingly without being too cruel. Remember, you are trying to get its respect, not have it cowering with fearful obedience. Remember, a disobedient can prove difficult if you want to train it.
Training a dog is can be both easy and hard; depending on your bond with the dog and the patience you’re willing to invest to train it properly. Perhaps an effective command to have it understand is the word “No”, though not exactly a command, it helps iron out the pet’s bad behaviors. If the dog likes drinking the toilet, drag him out gently until it calms down and say “no”. Once it recognizes that what it’s doing is a wrong action, it will avoid doing it before it becomes a serious habit.
Apr 09, 2011 | 0 | Dog Training