Obedience Training For Your New Dog

By Joseph Devine

Having a dog in your home can bring lots of fun for both you and your family. There are many things that you need to do when you are trying to take care of your dog. One of the things that people often forget about for their dogs is obedience training.

There are many different forms of obedience training that you can choose from depending on what type of approach you are looking for. The most popular method that is used in dog schools is the treat method. This type of method can be beneficial to both the dog and you in the long run. Essentially, this method uses a treat to teach the dog to remember and act on different types of commands. You should start out this process with an easy command such as sit. You should remember to make all commands clear and as short as possible. This usually means that all your commands should be one word commands. By making your commands shorter and concise will help your dog to understand and remember them better.

Once you have decided on a command to begin with, you need to have a treat ready and begin by squatting with the dog. You should say the command while you are putting the dog into the position you are asking for. This means that if you say sit, you should, at the same time, use two fingers to push the dog's butt down. After the dog is sitting, you can then give it the treat. You should repeat this process in the same way for about 3 or 4 more times. Once you have done this, you can then back away a short distance from the dog and repeat the same process. You should continue to do this until you have gotten a large distance away from the dog. If the dog does sit and on the next time doesn't want to, you should refuse to give the dog the treat. By doing this, the dog will begin to associate that action with a treat. The dog will begin to do that task any time you command it because it's hoping for a treat.

You can use this method to teach any type of command that you would like your dog to do. You may have to change up the different types of words you use because you don't want your dog to become confused. You should also continue the training even after the dog has learned it because it is a skill and the dog can loose it if it's not used.

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