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Dog Training Tips |
Make sure your dog training methods are productive, humane and dog-friendly. Using harsh physical techniques like yanking a dog around by their collar or shock corrections can psychologically damage your dog. |
When working with your dog, only work on one thing at a time. Attempting to cover too many things too quickly can confuse your dog and slow your dog training progress. |
When working dog training sessions, keep them short. You should work your dog two or three times per day for no more than five minutes each time. Losing your dog's focus is common and can prove to be detrimental. |
Make sure your expectations are realistic and that you show patience. Consistency and use of a proper methodology are the keys. |
Don't become dependent on any gimmicky devices such as a clicker. Your dog should be responding to you, not a device. |
When possible, incorporate play into your dog training. |
Don't repeat your dog training commands. Most commands should only need to be said once. Your voice will stimulate your dog. Make sure you aren't over-stimulating them. |
You don't need to yell at your dog. When you shout or raise your voice, you can scare your dog or your dog may just perceive you as another barking dog. They will ignore you and possibly lose respect for you. |
You need to present a calm and assertive posture to your dog. Your dog is an expert at reading body language. If your dog is going to enjoy learning, you need to use your energy and stature in a positive way to communicate with them. |
When you are working with your dog, pay attention to them. Fear, nervousness, stress and withdrawal are all signs that your methodology may not be appropriate for your dog. If you see these behaviors from your dog, stop what you are doing and re-evaluate your methods. |
Walking with your dog is incredibly important. It establishes pack structure and your leadership while providing needed exercise for them (and for us). Make every walk a training exercise. Teach your dog to focus on you as the leader of the walk. It should be at a good pace and you should keep it interesting for your dog. Keep the rules simple - your dog should be heeling at your side, paying attention to you, not pulling on the leash and sitting when you stop. |
Keep in mind that dog training should be fun for you and your dog. If done properly, they will look forward to working with you. If you, or your dog are not enjoying the act of dog training, you may need to take on a new methodology. |
Frequently Asked Dog Training Questions |
QUESTION: I've been told to roll my dog over and show him who's boss. It really just makes him mad. Should I continue to do it? |
This method is called the alpha-rollover. It was thought to be a way to establish leadership over your dog. It's wrong and it should not be performed on your dog. Ever. Never, ever. Establishing your leadership in the pack structure is a process that should be done with psychological exercises, not physical dominance. When you roll a naturally submissive dog, you can cause fear and when you roll a naturally dominant dog, you can cultivate aggression. Never, ever do it to your dog. |
QUESTION: Housebreaking our dog is not working out very well. When he goes in the house, we put his nose in it and send him outside. He doesn't seem to be learning. Is there more that we can do? |
Putting your dog's nose in an accident does not teach them proper behavior. Your home is his territory. He does not naturally understand outside versus inside. This is why housebreaking must be taught. A dog does not eliminate out of spite, anger or as revenge. A dog who eliminates in the house has not been trained properly. If you use our methods, we can help you end the problem after one session. |
QUESTION: My dog pulls me down the street when we walk. I'm concerned that he will injure my wife or children or break away from us. Can you help? |
We can normally end leash pulling in one session. Your dog should be taught to focus on you during a walk, heel at your side and sit when you stop. We can help you get there. |
QUESTION: My dog respects me but not my wife and children. How can I make him listen to them? |
With our methodology, you will learn how to elevate every human in the house above your dog. You will find that your dog becomes much more responsive to obedience and correction and much more respectful to everyone. |
QUESTION: I tried to take a toy away from my dog and he growled at me. When will he grow out of this behavior? |
Aggression over resources is not a behavior that a dog will just "grow out of". Aggression is a self-reinforcing behavior. If he gets away with it once, he is much more likely to do it again and it will probably escalate in intensity. |
You should always take a dog's aggressive behavior seriously. It's not ever acceptable for a family pet to exhibit this type of behavior. |
QUESTION: My puppy continually bites us. Can I hit him on the nose? |
QUESTION: I took my dog to a group class. He was very |
Group lessons can be very distracting or stressful for a dog. It is not the best environment for a dog to learn. Dog's learn best when they are in their own environment. Also, many of the in-home behaviors that we see from our dogs do not show themselves when the dog is out of the house. |
Hitting your dog is never acceptable. If your dog learns physical violence from you, you have taught him that physical violence is acceptable in your pack. If there are family members or outsiders that your dog perceives as below him in the pack structure, he may use physical violence on them. |
unruly and we were asked to leave. Is there any hope for him? |
When you work in your own home, you will be able to address all of the behaviors that your dog exhibits in his own territory and in his own neighborhood. You will also find that the bond between the dog and their owner becomes much stronger when you work in the home. |
QUESTION: My dog has been taught to sit and lay down, but he won't perform them unless I have a treat. Will he ever work for me and not the treat? |
Your dog should be looking to you for his cues on how to behave and he should perform his commands whether a treat is available or not. We show you methods to get your dog under your control and to teach him to control his own energy so that you get better response to obedience and correction commands. |
QUESTION: I got a dog so that I could have a watchdog but he barks all the time. Can this be fixed? |
We want our dogs to bark to alert under the proper circumstances, but they should obey our command when we tell them that enough is enough. It's your job to decide if someone is welcome in your territory. Once you've made that decision and communicated it to your dog, they should respect your command. |
QUESTION: We took in an older dog from a rescue. Is it true that older dogs can't be trained? |
Not at all. Older dogs can learn just as well as a young dog. The only difference is that sometimes you need to change a behavior rather than teach a behavior. This can be more difficult, but it can be accomplished. |
If you have more dog training questions or if you are looking for more tips on training your dog, please feel free to give us a call. We'll be happy to discuss our programs with you and answer any questions that you have. You can call us at 1.888.281.3647 or email us through our contact form. |
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