Having Sense of Humor About Your Dogs Training Helps

Trust me when I tell you there are two things you must remember when you are training your dog, these are:

Patience, never get in a hurry when you are training your dog, i guarantee he will pick up on your anxiety and wont learn a thing.

Keep your sense of humor in tact, it will really come in handy during those unexpected training blurbs!

What exactly is a training blurb? Well lets see, its the time when you are teaching your dog to fetch a ball and he brings back the neighbors gardening gloves, with your neighbor still in them. Or housebreaking him and you believe it has been successful, until you walk into the laundry room and realize that he has learned to hide his mistakes, in the laundry pile. These are training blurbs, and you must maintain a sense of humor about them.

You just continue with whatever lesson you are working on, or go back to the one he didn't really learn the first time, like being housebroken. Never loose your temper with him when he makes a mistake, it just reinforces the bad behavior and he will pick up on the anger and frustration you are feeling. If you get mad and chase him, he probably thinks you are playing.

If you take away something he has chewed and give him a rawhide chew, he has learned that by chewing up your favorite shoe, he can get a treat. Dogs are much smarter than most people give them credit for, and like children they are very literal, we need to be aware of this when we are training them, and keep a sense of humor and patience all the time, even during the worst of training blurbs.

Obinna Heche: LA, CA.
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Heeling Your Dog

Having your pet join in your outdoor activities is a great deal of fun when your dog remains obediently at your side. It may be easier to teach your puppy to heel without a lead at first, only you will know which method is best for your dog. Puppies love to be with you and will be willing to follow you in most situations. They will also be easy to lead with the smell of food, so carry treats at all times during training. Keep the puppy on your left side at all times to heel, holding his collar attract his attention with
his name.

While walking in a straight line, hold the reward out in front of him, keep your left hand close to the collar and give the command “heel”. Stop, kneel down and give him the command to “wait”, place your left arm under his belly directly in front of the hind legs to keep him from moving forward. Speeding up you pace and slowing it down while you train him will teach him to remain at heel Continue until he has learned the heel and wait commands, now you can teach him to turn with you as you walk.

To teach him to turn right, bend your knees and hold the food near his nose, turn right and repeat the command “heel”, he will be required to speed up to follow you and will follow the smell of the treat with little or no resistance. Teaching him to turn left is a little different; use your left hand at his collar to guide him to the left use the command “steady” hold the treat low and in front of his nose, the puppy will follow.

While training, if he looses concentration, put your left hand inside his collar and bring him back to the correct position. To avoid his jumping up when you stop, hold his collar with your left hand and the treat low in
front of him.


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Handling The Move From A Dogs Perspective

People seldom realize that a move, whether across the street or across the country is as stressful to their best friend as it is to them. Many people will simply get rid of the dog, taking him to the pound or giving him to a friend rather than go to the trouble or expense of moving him.

Then there are those of us who would rather leave the car behind than the best friend, after all a car can be replaced. You need to realize that to your dog, his home is his territory, his security and leaving it can be very upsetting to him. How many stories have you heard about a dog who traveled hundreds of miles to get back to what he knew was his home? There are even movies about this, and regardless of what you think, these things really do happen.

It is important that as soon as you arrive at your new home, regardless of what else is happening, you let your dog know this is his home. Accomplish this by bringing along his personal items and setting them up before you unpack the dishes. Spend 15 or 20 minutes in the yard with him before entering the house, allow him to explore and mark his territory, this is reassuring to him.

Teach him his boundaries by tying a long lead to his collar, and allow him to explore, each time he starts to cross out of your property line, give a gentle tug on the lead and give the command back. My neighbors love the fact that my dog will not step foot on their property without my permission, and we have no fence between our yards.

And it is very rude to allow your dog to use your neighbors yard as a bathroom. This training should continue several times a day until he recognizes his boundaries. Before moving to your new home, decide where his area in the house will be, put his bed, water and food dish and his favorite toys in this area and show him where it is.

For several days he will spend all of his time checking out the new scents, but will realize that he is home because you are there with him along with his personal items.

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