Play training remains important part of dog obedience right
through the training and trialling stages. Puppies are
easily distracted and test the patience of even the most
patient souls. Trainers must remember the time you spend
training your puppy now will pay off when you have an adult
dog. The aim of dog obedience is to give your puppy,
adolecent and elderly dogs a better, more enjoyable dog
life.
To begin a puppy should become accustom to wearing a
collar. A simple buckle collar is fine for this purpose. If
your puppy is rolling around or trying to scratch the
collar off, don't take it off him until they accept the
collar.
For young puppies all you need is a light weight, thin
leash. Larger dogs can require a 1 inch wide leash and
smaller dogs a half inch wide leash. You can upgrade to a
fancy leather leash when your puppy is properly leash
trained if you like.
When the puppy is comfortable with the leash, pick it up
and let the pup lead you around. The good thing about
training a puppy to walk on a leash is that you can prevent
any problems before they eventuate. If your puppy pulls on
the leash immediately stop. Don't yank him back over to you
with the leash, just call him over and praise him when he
comes. For young puppies all you need is a light weight,
thin leash. The jerking is meant to get the dog's
attention, not to inflict harsh punishment. They may pull
on the leash and try to lead you.
If when given the command "come" a puppy responds with the
correct action and is not praised, he quickly loses
enthusiasm and interest. If you keep repeating the command,
the puppy will learn that several repetitions are
acceptable before he needs to obey.
A treat helps keep you get your dogs attention and is a
great way to reward an obedient puppy. Allow the puppy to
sniff the treat in your hand.
As you walk forward talk to the pup and encourage him to
stay with you. Take slow steps, so that the puppy can keep
up your pace, but don't go so slow that the pup becomes
bored. Praise him and give him the treat. Don't use treats
every single time, however; otherwise you will find
yourself with a dog that only obeys when you have a treat
in hand. Training does not have to involve a 30-minute
block of time. Short training sessions that reinforce what
your puppy have learned are best.
Praise your dog or give a treat, when he sits, even if you
had to help him at first. Slowly raise the hand with the
treat up and back over the pup's head saying the word
"sit". Your puppy will quickly associate the word sit, the
treat, and the action of sitting. Have your dog in the
sitting position and give the command "heel" and start
walking forward.
Incrementally develop your dog's obedience skills by
increasing distance, duration, and distraction. Introduce
your puppy to different people, dogs, children and
environments. If you vary the places you train your puppy
he will be more likely to learn to obey wherever you are.
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Francesca Black works in marketing for Dog Pound
http://www.dog-pound.net and Horse Stall
http://www.horse-stall.net leading portals for pet
management.
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