Three Basic Dog Training Tips

Owning a dog provides a great deal of personal satisfaction and whether you are the most hardened character or not, you are going to experience a great deal of love and companionship with your dog. Dogs are social animals by nature and they want to please who they are with as well as providing companionship and attention, dogs are great protectors of family and property not because they think these are your things but precisely because they feel this is their family and their home.

Training a dog benefits everyone and even if it is the most basic of behaviour that is being taught, it will hep immensely with how a dog behaves and its own happiness and well-being. Dogs are hierarchal animals, they believe in everyone in their place and want to know constantly where they are in the pecking order and will seek reassurance in this; this is dog behaviour and perfectly natural and when this is disrupted the dog will inevitably become stressed which may manifest itself in unwanted behaviour.

Training your dog is a process and this will not produce immediate and instant results from just an initial session; training is part of a lifelong process which underpins the relationship you will have with your dog and them with you and your family as well as the world around them.

Training never stops.

Use these tips to help you with training:

Tip #1 Be Patient

Be patient; your dog will not always understand what you are trying to get it to do and will have to work it out but they will instinctively try to please you. They will quickly learn but so will you and losing your temper will harm the relationship you have with your dog and create adverse consequences down the road which will slow more advanced training.

Tip #2 Act Like a Team

Dog training is a misnomer to describe what we are doing here; in truth we are training the dog and the owner as you are a team and this is exactly how the animal is viewing the activity. Professional trainers rarely undertake training a dog directly when they are consulted; watch the TV programs which are popular at the moment and you will see that the professionals are actually training the owners in how to train their animals.

Tip #3 Be Gentle

Losing your temper, shouting at the dog and being angry, hitting or humiliating the animal are very big "No's!" for owners. Negative reinforcement may produce a short term impact in stopping unwanted behaviour but the effect tends not to be lasting and severely damages the way the dog views the relationship with the owner. Dogs are pack animals and look to the pack leader for guidance and protection; they do not react well to a pack leader which hurts them and you will see this in the wild with lots of friendly licking and play between members of the pack, including the leader.

These three pieces of training advice are all essential to forming a positive and constructive relationship where the dog understands its place in the family hierarchy and learns very quickly what is expected of it. A well trained dog is a credit to the owner but also a source of a great deal of satisfaction and enjoyment for years to come.

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Fri, 13 Feb 2009 at 4:39 AM, by Dog Training
Obedience Dog Training

No one likes to hear barking and yelping, and certainly no one likes to meet an aggressive dog on the street. Most dog owners have the best of intentions, but have no idea how to turn their pesky pup into a sweet and well-tempered dog. This is when obedience dog training is a great idea. You can find obedience dog training as close as your community. There are normally programs in every town or city that specialize in obedience dog training. Some are conducted by those trained to help dogs, and others are run by those who have just had great success in the past with obedience dog training, and want to help you learn what they know.

In other cases, you may find obedience dog training available through your local pet store. Obedience dog training classes are many times held during the day, but you can also find ones that are run in the evening hours and on the weekends.

When you find the right obedience dog training course for you and your pet, you may be wondering what to expect. Many courses cover the basics of teaching your dog to heed your command, no matter what that command may be. You may also find out secrets on how to stop aggressive behavior against other dogs and human beings.

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