Most dogs need some sort of training. Utilize the following tips to help turn your dog into a well behaved family member.
Train your dog to remain calm when you walk into the room. Your pet needs play time (and you might too), but your pet needs to be calm when you step into rooms most of the time. Don’t acknowledge them when you enter so that you can ensure a controlled environment for how and when playtime starts.
Use control to acknowledge positive behavior while training. When the dog correctly follows your commands, you can certainly give a reward. Don’t let your own excitement get your dog excited or they will lose focus. If you are able to maintain your calm, you can expect your dog to maintain calm too.
Don’t expect your dog to learn a command the first time you say it. It will take up to 50 repetitions to learn a new command. Continue repeating the command patiently, and eventually your dog will understand it.
When trying to train your dog, avoid accidentally reinforcing negative behaviors. You should avoid using strips of food or attention to train when you are trying to discourage behaviors. This includes things like petting them when they jump on you at the door.
Shock Collars
Stay away from training devices such as shock collars. In many cases, they do not live up to the advertising expectations created, and are just more money than more effective and traditional training tools. Also, using devices such as shock collars can restrain your dog while discouraging good behavior. Generally speaking, these techniques often produce undesirable results.
Although your dog may be very unruly, do not despair. You can train most dogs if you use proper method and some perseverance. Utilize the advice above in order to ease the process of training and produce terrific results.