Dog Training Rules Of Dog Training Tips

Posted by Puppy Trainer on April 29th, 2009 filed in Dogs

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When training your dog, think only of what you’re hoping to gain, as against the patterns you’re trying to eliminate. As you get ready for each new class or training day, you need to have clear understanding of exactly what you want to happen, and focus on it throughout the session. Never give a second thought to the actions and behavior that you want to avoid.

If you don’t know where you’re going, how can you get there? This is the case with everything you do in life, particularly when it comes to basic dog house training too

Sometimes we fall into the habit of thinking mostly about what we don’t want. And it seems to be a wide spread phenomenon with dog training too. We don’t want our dog to pee in the house, and absolutely not to chew the furniture, or disobey our commands, or bark like a guard dog when we have guests or visitors come to stay.

But consider this for a second. Assuming you’re looking for new dog or puppy to bring into your family. Are you actually considering spending the next eight to fourteen years of your life chasing your dog around saying, “No no no”? Don’t you think it’s a better idea to coach your dog to be obedient and socially acceptable?

A prime example springs to mind is when we think, “I don’t want my dog to chew the corners of my carpet,” try, “I will encourage him to play with his toys.” Rather than, “I hate it when the dog harasses and jumps up on people who visit the house,” change it to, “My dog should greet and welcome my guests controlled and quietly.”

Simply by wording your aims in a positive manner, it’ll be much easier to attain your desired training goals. What better way to start your training program.

Reward Good Behavior

The most important aspect people have realized in house train puppy in the past few years is the trend away from concentrating on correcting bad behavior, or penalties, and moving towards rewarding good behavior.

Rewarding a dog is a very effective training technique especially for potty train puppies. Perhaps the most important reason is that if you make a mistake using punishment, the effects can be pretty sad. Some dogs - not all, but it can happen - may react to being punished by becoming aggressive or fearful. Some dogs, especially timid breeds, may close off completely. They seem to lose their sense of adventure. They may seem broken-spirited.

The good thing about reward based training is that it also makes you feel good as the trainer. It’s a great feeling to be the bearer of rewards and praise for a well behaved pet.

But the best news is that this approach to dog obedience training works extremely well. Simply because using rewards helps build your dogs self esteem and strengthens your relationship. As soon as she discovers that rewards come for a particular action of behavior, your dog is more likely to exhibit that behavior again in the future. By figuring out the best way to use this technique, you will be able to use this method for pretty much any training goal you want to achieve.