| The thought of dog training can make most people | | | | course is set up to have the dog go from one |
| cringe. The hours of work and the constant | | | | obstacle to another in a timely manner. Some of the |
| repetition may seem too much, yet dog training | | | | obstacles might include crawling through a tunnel, |
| exercises can be enjoyable. Being able to have a well | | | | jumping over small fences, and climbing over walls, to |
| trained dog and have fun in the process is possible. | | | | name a few. The owner stays with the dog, but |
| Because dogs have different personalities, an owner | | | | must only help the dog by giving a dog command, |
| may need to try a few methods in order to see | | | | and at the beginning, leash guidance. Through this |
| how their dog responds best. | | | | course, dogs learn to listen to their owner, get |
| Reward training is a type of positive reinforcement | | | | exercise, and helps build a teamwork bond between |
| training. Part of this type of instruction is giving your | | | | pet and owner. With the popularity of agility training |
| dog a command and then rewarding for the proper | | | | there are more schools using this method, but if you |
| action. Clicker training is one popular example of this. | | | | cannot find it in your area, a simple search online to |
| When a dog performs the desired act, the clicker | | | | find the appropriate items can set up your backyard. |
| sound gives him the acknowledgment that he did | | | | Almost any game can be used to teach your pet. |
| right. When starting the clicker training, the click is | | | | When you are working on obedience training, it is a |
| followed by a treat. This gives the dog the | | | | good idea to intersperse some tricks in the midst. |
| knowledge that the click is what he wants to hear. | | | | This will help you enjoy the time more which will help |
| After awhile, the treats can be taken out of the | | | | your dog relax and learn more easily. Simple tricks like |
| equation, and the sound of the clicker is enough | | | | "shake" and "stay" are teaching valuable lessons. In |
| reinforcement. Treats are great supports, but a pat | | | | order to "shake" a dog must learn to sit properly. |
| on the head or excited voice can also be very | | | | "Stay" is a great command when you have children |
| important to you dog. This reward training is used for | | | | or elderly people visiting. |
| most types of training. If you are using the right kind | | | | A well trained dog is the goal of most dog owners, |
| of treat, for treat based training, your dog will want | | | | yet many of us stop training after our dog gets |
| to spend the time learning. | | | | beyond the bad manner behaviors. The guidance |
| Agility training is a fantastic way to enjoy your dogs | | | | should not stop there; in finding exercises and games |
| education. Most dogs, except for large, heavy ones | | | | that both we and our dog enjoys will enable us to |
| will enjoy this fun way of exercise, and you might be | | | | continue the education and the bonding time with our |
| amazed at the amount of discipline that the dog | | | | pet. Obedience classes as well as agility training are |
| must learn in order to accomplish this task. An agility | | | | available in most areas for all ages of canine. |