How to train your dog properly
Almost all dog owners want to be proud of their pets. They want to see their pets obedient, intelligent and perfectly understanding any commands. How can this be achieved? What is the right approach to dog training?
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Dog training methods
There are actually several effective ways to train your dog. These include:
- With the help of physical stimuli, a mechanical method acts on the dog. Examples of negative impacts include leash jerking. Stroking or light patting is a positive reward.
- Nutritional impact is that the dog is encouraged to perform some action with the help of a treat. For the correct execution of the command, the dog is awarded a tidbit.
- The mimic method uses the example of another dog. This method is very popular for practicing the voice command.
- Sometimes the game method is used to teach the desired action. It makes sense to use it when practicing the "aport" command.
- By the pushing method, highly active and dynamic actions are practiced. At the same time, a number of stimuli, encouragement and a timely command are used in aggregate.
- For the formation of defensive skills and attack, the method of developing aggression is used.
- Most often, a combined method is used, in which the dog is exposed to negative stimuli. They force the dog to perform the requested action as soon as possible. For the correct execution of the command, she receives a treat.
How to train your dog properly
First you need to educate your dog. The animal should not sleep on your bed. Pets very quickly get used to liberties and it can be extremely difficult to retrain them. Do not feed your dog from the table. The animal must know that it has its own food. Let's get some food dog at one time. After a meal, remove the bowl immediately, even if there are leftovers left. Just put a smaller portion next time. This will teach your pet to eat food at one time.
If the dog has no education, then it is almost impossible to control it. Therefore, it is necessary to start training only after your pet has mastered the basic skills of upbringing.
When teaching commands, try not to yell at the dog. Otherwise, the dog will no longer accept commands given in a normal tone. First, teach your dog its own name. It is better to choose a short and sonorous nickname with the presence of the sound "r". Then train your pet not to take food from strangers. Introduce her to the usual attributes of a walk - a muzzle, a leash, a collar. Start working out the commands directly after she has walked and played with other dogs. At the same time, you need to focus only on your own feelings, and not follow the advice of books on training, especially foreign ones.
Commanding your dog
You can start the first training sessions for working out any team already at the age of four months. It is better to do this in special courses, where professional trainers will help if necessary. If you decide to train the dog yourself, then choose a quiet and calm place away from the playground or the freeway.
Give commands in a loud and clear voice, reinforcing the spoken words with a special gesture. In no case yell at your pet or scold him. The dog should react to your calm and confident tone. When the command is executed correctly, be sure to reward your pet with a treat. It may be a small piece meat, dry feed or a crouton.
The dog does not obey - what to do
As strange as it may sound, if the dog does not happen to its owner, then the problem is not in the dog, but in the owner. The point is that each owner practices his own approach to pet training. Some immediately set the rules and adhere to them strictly. Others do not practice any system at all, allowing the pet to be naughty and do whatever it wants.
A naughty dog can be corrected only by completely rebuilding the system of relationships with him. First, make it a rule to punish your pet for violations. This should be done only at the moment when the dog violates or immediately after. Otherwise, the dog will simply not understand that he was punished. Once you have established the rules, follow them always. Do not allow any indulgences. This is the only way to shape the dog's behavior. Don't bore your pet with too many commands. In doing so, do not let the dog not follow the given command. If you disobey, apply reasonable punishment.
