Cleanliness of the home is important to many, and keeping your dog trained correctly is key to keeping your home clean. Many people are ignorant when it comes to training your dog. However, it doesn’t take much to learn the basics of how to train a dog. Information such as what is provided here can help in that regard.
Dogs tend to concentrate on one thing to the exclusion of everything else unless that concentration is interrupted. Eventually, you will be able to ensure that your dog is more focused on you and your commands than other distractions.
Choose a crate that corresponds to the size of your dog to facilitate its training. Keep in mind that puppies grow big. Choose a crate that works both for puppy and mature sizes. At full size your dog should be able to move around without feeling too constricted.
Keep your tone of voice consistent when training dogs. This tone tells the dog that you mean business and that they need to obey. It also helps the dog to understand the difference between a sharp tone for discipline and a sharp but non-punishing command.
If you want your do to be house trained, you must make sure that he follows a regular elimination and feeding schedule. This gives both you and the dog a heads up as to when they need to go outside, and you can make sure that happens before they make a mess indoors. This helps your puppy learn to “hold it” for a bit, until he knows it’s time to go out and will help save you money on carpet cleaning.
With all the information you just learned, you should now have a better idea of how you’re going to maintain a clean home by training your dog. You will have a dog that is trained well once you use simple strategies on a regular basis.