Post on 30-Dec-2015
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Dog training is not rocket science and is not as
difficult as you think. It is certainly possible for ANY
dog owners to train their dogs themselves
provided they put in adequate amount of effort.
The principles listed here are universal to dog
training of any dog breeds, be it sporting, working,
toy or terrier, any dogs - big or small, pup or old,
any Owners - competitive or leisure.
In short, if you are serious about training your dog
and demand Only success, You MUST apply these
principles. No “If” No “But”. Get the basic right first
before you start to train your dog!
Consistency is very important during training and
correcting unwanted behavior. Always use the
same "command" for a specific task you require of
your dog. Don’t confuse him by using different
command for the same task.
Once you’ve establish some house rules such as -
keeping the cooking area out of bound to your dog,
enforce them constantly. If the dog learns that he
can get away with it now and then, your previous
efforts will go down the drain. Lastly, make sure
everyone in the family accept and enforce your rules
consistently.
Timing is critical to successful training. Praise
your dog whenever he is doing something right.
As expected, reprimand him on the spot and to the
point whenever he misbehave or fails to response to
your command. Praise and reprimand that happen
later will have no effect on your dog.
There are 2 main schools of thoughts concerning the
timing of correction when your dog misbehaves. I
called the first school of thoughts the “Direct
Approach”. It simply requires you to reprimand your
dog on the spot if he misbehaves. This is more of a
tangible and straight forward approach to training
your dog and is easy to understand for most
trainers.
I called the second school of thoughts the
“Endurance Approach” as it’ll require you to ignore
your dog when he misbehaves. Using the cause and
effect to your advantage, this approach requires you
to ignore the dog, especially when he misbehaves to
seek attention and encourage you to pay attention
to your dog only when he’s a good boy.
Dogs love attention and are hugely motivated by it.
Unlike man, dogs do not know how to differentiate
between positive and negative attention. They see
things in a simple way. If a certain action gets
reaction and attention, you’ll bet they repeat it over
and over again. (Cause and Effect)
Unfortunately, for most dog owners, we more often
than not give our dogs negative attention. For
example, "Do you let him out of his crate when he
groans?" or "Do you give chase when he runs off
with your socks?" These are negative attentions
given to the dog and is certainly motivating his bad
behavior.
Fortunately, the opposite is true if you pay
enough attention to your dog when he behaves
himself. When the dog understands that he’ll get
attention only when he’s behaving, he’ll learn that
only good behavior attract attention and he’ll repeat
his good behavior always.
Focus your attention on your dog only when he is
behaving; praise him or give him a treat, let him
know that he’s getting the attention. If this
technique is used correctly, he’ll be a well-behaved
dog for a long time to come. Nevertheless, this
approach is probably not for the short temper and
requires you to go through an endurance ordeal.
Imagine your dog chewing up your sock in your
presence. “Endure Dude!”
You need to be in the correct frame of mind before
you train your dog. Never train your dog when you
are under the influence of alcohol or drug. Also try
not to train him if you’ve a bad day or not in the best
of your mood.
If you’ve just argued with your sweetie or got a
telling off from your boss earlier on. You would
most probably take out your frustration on him
and threaten your relationship with him in future.
Do remember to apply these dog training principles
constantly & you'll be half-way through to successful
dog training.
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