Three Principles on Dog Obedience Training
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Dog obedience training requires the use of some principles which differentiate effective training from training without results. Most dog training and dog behavior schools use these rules. These are:
Principle One:Consistency. You must be consistent in the use of words, the tone of your voice and your actions, that go with your command. At the beginning of training you as the dog owner or trainer must make the decision as to what guidelines you’ll use to teach the dog. Words do not make sense to a dog. Your dog does not understand our language, nor does he understand or think, the way we do.
So to make the training understandable, you should use the command in a very consistent manner such that the dog will learn to associate the word with the meaning you attach with it. If you’re using the word ‘come’ make sure everyone is. The command ‘Come’ specifically means that the dog should approach the giver of the command and use it in that sense. If he does not come to you, do not force the dog to come to you and punish him for doing so. Your dog would attribute the command with the punishment.
Then what would you anticipate?He wouldn’t follow the same command since this leads to punishment. The same command used, by all people, must be consistent. For example, if you’re using the command ‘come’, other people in the household should not replace it with words like ‘here’ or ‘come here boy’.
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Principle Two: Keep training sessions short. Remember that the attention span of dogs is extremely short so it is almost impossible to keep them engaged in the one activity. Combining children with your puppy obedience training is an example of keeping your training sessions short as they would lose interest very quickly, so it is ideal to move on to the next thing.
Your dog simply does not posses the same amount of interest they had when they started the activity, they become easily bored. Training should be kept to ten to fifteen minutes and set at regular times.
Principle Three: Don’t use force and punishment to hurt your dog when training. Also, never force the dog to follow the command if he’s not prepared for it or punish a dog for something he did. Don’t push the animal too hard while training.
Your dog has no understanding of your impatience for his lack of learning speed. He only knows you are angry. So don’t use force as this does not communicate your meaning properly, instead use negative reinforcement. If he knows that he is praised when he does something right, then he should not feel praised when he does not follow a command.
You’ve to be understanding and patient, especially during your dog obedience training sessions. The outcome will be a very responsive and well trained dog.
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