Both you and your dog will be significantly happier once he is trained. When your dog is well-trained, then both you and your dog will know exactly what is expected from each other. With a trained dog, you won’t worry when you’re together in public, you have visitors or he is home without you. It might take some effort, but teaching your dog tricks and manners is an important investment in everyone’s happiness.
The key to successful crate training with a new canine is making sure they understand that it is their home. Meal times should be given within the crate while the door remains open throughout the meal. Thus, they will associate a good thing like yummy food with the crate.
Try to think like your dog. It’s easy to get mad if your dog is not doing the basic things you teach it. Instead of giving up entirely, you might consider trying to put yourself in your dog’s mindset. Imagining things as they see things may give you a different perspective in training them.
Be sure to keep your dog active and engaged a great deal of the time. Dogs can easily get bored. When a dog’s mind begins to wander, the training process loses its effectiveness. Your dogs will obey more quickly if you keep them well exercised. Make long walks or daily runs a part of your routine that you and your dog can look forward to.
Training your dog establishes the rules of a dog/owner relationship and once the rules have been set down, both you and your dog will have a much more enjoyable relationship. Remember to keep reinforcing what your dog has learned. Make sure he stays on top of what he has learned, and correct any bad behavior. When the time comes that you have trained your dog in the basics, the things you and he can achieve have no limit.