You adopt a puppy or an adult dog and live in ultimate happiness.
Bring this animal home and your new life will begin. But before you do anything, you need to start training him, without delay. When the new four-legged friend is young, some small disasters begin. It’s time for training.
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Training your dog doesn’t have to be easy other a task which adds to the long list of things to do. It only takes a few minutes out of your day and you’ll enjoy watching your new puppy learn commands as he tries his best to please you. Finally, you can sit back, relax and be proud of the result. But you still have a long way to go.
Before doing anything, you really need to do a little preparation. And there is a plan. Check out some tips before you start training your dog that will make the whole process go much smoother.
1. Have a good mood
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Always work with your dog when you are relaxed and in a positive mood. If you are tired or in a bad mood, you may become frustrated or impatient, which is not good for you or your dog. Yelling at him or punishing him during training is wrong. You won’t win anything and you will make your dog distrust you too.
2. Do the training when your dog is in a good mental state
Puppies have a habit, distraction. So know that you should start training them if they are not too energetic or excited. Not even if they feel stressed for some reason.
If the training is not good, it is good to have – at least in the beginning – a short duration. You can too to stop for a moment and try again later.
3. Use a stimulant for your dog
Fortunately, most dogs are motivated by food which makes things easier for us who do the training. But don’t forget that dogs are also motivated by love and admiration.
4. Use medications
When you start using food as motivation, small meals very good way to reward your dog without giving him a lot of food. It will work just as hard for a small tasty meal as it will for a larger meal.
5. Start simple
Start with simple commands like “sit” or “come” to help build trust between you, then proceed slowly in more difficult commands. Teach one command at a time until your dog can memorize it and find ways to fit all the commands into his daily routine.
6. Make everyone in the household on the same line of education
Make sure you and other family members use commands regularly so your dog doesn’t get confused. Also, make sure that family members do not reward unwanted behavior, which in no case it does not need to be done, and that everyone participates in the same way to train the dog, which must always be done with a positive way.
7. Use the right tone of voice
It is important to use the correct tone of voice for different commands. Use an enthusiastic and lively tone of voice when giving commands such as “come” and a serious tone of voice when your dog points to it. requires some restraintsuch as the commands “sit”, “stay”.
8. Know when is the right time to reward
Timing is everything when training a dog. Reward your animal when you get the result you want. Dogs have little memory for associating actions with rewards. So something like this should be done immediately. And of course you have to do it every time in their training. But in no case do not reward them because of something bad they did
9. Be patient
Before you start training, know that at least in the beginning you don’t have to spend a lot of time. Spend time with your dog and keep these training sessions relaxed and fun. Stop before he gets tired or stressed. Often, during the first session of teaching a new command, your dog seems completely confused. This is normal. In time he will learn.
10. To continue training in other areas
Don’t be discouraged if your dog listens to you perfectly at home, but not in the park or around other people or dogs. Once trained where it is quiet, ie at home, must continue his training in places where many things can distract him.
By training your dog with a positive attitude, the whole process will be easy and fun. Yes, even if he takes that piece of meat off the kitchen counter, see it as a training opportunity. Be patient and persistent and your dog will soon reward you for good behavior. Now that you have that in mind, you can officially start training him. And good luck.