Basic Dog Training Tips

Dog training is not a breeze, and can be harder than you might expect. A lot depends

on the breed, the dog's earlier years if you got herim from the pound or SPCA, and the

relationship between you and the dog.

Rudimentary dog training techniques are designed to ease the process and lessen frustrations

for both you and your dog.

Here are some of the main dog training tips that should be at the top of your dog training program:

(I have coined the word 'herim' to mean both herim and her, since the English language has yet

to evolve a word.)

1. Make sure your dog knows it's name. Call herim repeatedly and entice herim with a biscuit or

other treat when he responds and comes to you immediately. You can also do this by talking to

herim often, freely using his name repeatedly.

2. Train your dog to carry out his bodily functions outside. Housebreaking in a dog training

program simply means teaching your dog not to relieve himself anywhere inside the house.

Initially you may have to take your puppy out every hour before he gets the idea.

Well-trained pets are more pleasing companions and are better behaved around family and

friends. Remember that while you love your pet and enjoy drool on your face and fur in your

mouth, your visitors (family or friends) may not be so enamoured of your pet.

Obedience and Dog Behavior Problems in Dog Training.

Your first acts in dog training are often the most important, and are frequently not taken into

account, or are glossed over.

Before getting a new puppy or dog, you should be aware of dog behavior problems that your new

pet may have. If you feel the faults are going to be extremely explosive to your nerves, move on to

another.

Having selected your puppy or dog, the one thing you need to instil in your dog training program,

before trying any specific training, is trust. Your dog must be able to trust you implicitly.

Without trust, teaching obeidience in dog training is likely to become an very thwarting task and

will leave you and your dog frustrated and exhausted.

Next, when starting to work on specific behaviors, try to analyze the sequential steps that make

up the behavioral pattern, and help your dog master each step individually.

What about a dog with a craving for wood, fabric, leather or any material used to make furniture?

If your new puppy bites or tears up your furniture, it just doesn't know any better. But having your

dog constantly use your furniture as a jaw exerciser can be painful on your wallet and damaging

to your equanimity. A possible solution may be in having plenty of toys in the house for the dog

to play with, or not to leave the dog alone in the house. Beating the dog seldom works and serves

to damage the trust within the relationship.

Behavior problems also arise during the mating season, when dogs that have not been spayed or

neutered are around dogs that may be in heat.

Aggression varies with the breed, but in general overly aggressive behavior should be

discouraged as quickly as possible. Biting (nipping), leaping about, tugging at clothing and

chasing anything and everything can be playful habits, but a dog that is not taught some limits

can quickly become irrepressible.

Dog training is not a quick-fix easy do-it-yourself undertaking. It takes constant application, love

for your pet and most importantly some know-how to train your dog properly. If your new pet is an

adult dog that has not received proper dog obedience training, then you will probably see

indications of behavior problems. That's when properly applied dog obedience training will

become even more important.

There are dog training academies you can send your pet to if you don't have the time, desire, or

inclination to undertake the task yourself.

To read much more about do-it-yourself dog training, and get access to further reading, how-to

digital books and other aids, simply click the link to vmsbonline below, then click 'Dog Training.'

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