Don’t run out and adopt a dog if you haven’t given it much thought. You have to be totally committed if you want to own a dog. An untrained dog will misbehave and cause trouble in your household. If you got yourself a dog in need of training, the article below can be very useful.
Ask yourself how your dog is seeing things. Training your dog can get extremely frustrating at times, especially when your dog isn’t learning commands that you think are very simple. Instead of completely giving up, consider looking at it from their perspective. Imagining things as they see things may give you a different perspective in training them.
Consistency is really the secret to crate training puppies. Shortly after you allow your puppy to exit the crate, he must be given the chance to relieve himself in the designated area. The dog will eventually learn that there are proper times to go outside and use the restroom.
You will have to repeat commands several times before your dog learns it. It isn’t uncommon for 25-50 repetitions of this same command to be used for the dog to understand it. Be patient and say the same command in the same way each time. Your dog will learn eventually.
When trying to train your dog, avoid accidentally reinforcing negative behaviors. This means denying your dog treats and praise whenever it misbehaves. If they jump on you, don’t pet them, for example.
Right at the moment they do the behavior you are trying to reinforce, give the verbal command of approval. If you do not have a treat you can reward your dog with, pet it and talk to it in a soft voice until you find a treat.
No matter how long you have owned your dog, you can always train them. It is smart to take quick action, though, so that the dog does not harm others due to a lack of training.