Article Title: Dog Training Problems - Sending Your Dog The
Wrong Message
Author: Carol Anderson
The number are staggering. Each year thousands of dogs are
simply abandoned because their owners easily gave up on them.
The reason for this phenomenon is simple. Some pet owners simply
can't teach or control their pets. They blame "bad pet behavior"
as their reason for taking their pets to the pound or worse,
just dropping them of on some strange street. Sadly, these dogs
are often euthanized in the pound because of over population.
It seems miscommunication plays a vital role in the increasing
number of deaths in dogs cause by behavioral problems. Since it
is easier to teach a dog a wrong behavior, most dog owners tend
to accomplish this feat. They usually impose punishment
improperly and do not make an effort to correct the wrong
behavior of their pets. Sadly, proper training and positive
reinforcement can address this kind of problem.
The most effective way of teaching a dog proper behavior is
knowing how to correct their wrong behavior. There are two ways
to correct the wrong behavior of your dog, a positive way and a
negative way. Spanking, kicking or yelling at your dog to
correct his wrong behavior will most likely only lead to more
negative behavior. Spanking a dog when he enters an area in
which he is not allowed will relay a wrong message that you do
not want him to go there if you are not watching. In addition,
when you rub the dog's nose on its feces he will think that you
want him to eat his own feces. This kind of behavior is called
coprophagia.
In contrast, when you are able to correct the negative behavior
of your dog, you may give him positive commands like sit, lie
down or stay. If the dog ignores you, walk away from him for a
minute or two then come back again. When he obeys, you give him
positive reinforcement such as good rub or a treat. Positive
reinforcement of good behavior works.
Exercise is a vital component of dog training. In fact, dogs
that are not exercised regularly tend to find ways, usually
destructive, to release their energy. The common reason for the
lack of exercise is that most owners find it difficult to
control their dogs during walks. The result is less frequent
walks and more behavioral problems.
Teaching your dog the basic obedience training is not a
difficult task; it merely requires patience and constant
practice. However, the price of the hard work is long years of
enjoyment. If you think you cannot teach your dog the basic
obedience training, there are available training class programs
for owners. After all, usually it's the owner, not the pet,
which needs the training.
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