Dogs are prone to grow so fond of a particular place that they become violently moody when they are taken away from it. Localization is a phase that a puppy goes through in which it attaches itself to a particular location and is terrified away from it. Puppies between six and seven weeks old are more prone to experience localization.



Socialization training classes are especially good for dogs that have poor socialization skills. Dogs that are unable to socialize can learn to loosen up in a socialization class offered during dog training sessions. At dog training sessions, your dog mingles with other dogs and learns a lot in the process.

The punishment marker is a dog training language that lets a dog know that it is going to be punished for incorrect behavior exhibited in the course of training. A punishment marker is communicated to your dog during training using words such as ?No?, ?leave it? or ?out?.

Make sure that your dog understands your language clearly. Don't praise it for a particular act and then scold it for doing the same thing later on or you will confuse it. Remember that a dog learns by associating or linking things and be careful about how you act in front of your dog.

If your dog's furniture chewing tendencies are driving you up the wall, buy it a chew toy. Some people discourage their dog's chewing by giving it a bitter tasting or smelly object to munch on. You can spray bitter apple on your furniture to discourage your dog from chomping down on it.

A dog is usually trained in line with its instinctive characteristics. A naturally territorial dog is trained to be a guard dog because of its inherent traits of territory protection. A naturally protective and tender dog is trained to be a herd dog in accordance with its traits.

You need to make sure that the environment that you choose to train your dog is conducive. You cannot hope to train your dog in an overcrowded park because the noise and people will distract it from what you are trying to teach it. To effectively train your dog, take it to a relatively quite spot.