| Bringing home your first puppy or dog can be a great | | | | your dog. You cannot establish dominance by yelling |
| experience. It can also be kind of overwhelming | | | | or threatening your dog because that will just make |
| because if this is your first dog nothing can prepare | | | | him fear you. A dog trained through fear has a hard |
| you for the amount of attention and care your new | | | | time understanding when they are doing something |
| friend will need. When it comes to training your dog | | | | wrong and when they do something right. |
| there are few secrets out there. Most of the | | | | Praising your dog and giving him positive attention |
| techniques being used today are built on training ideas | | | | during training sessions is the most effective way to |
| that have been around for many years. This is where | | | | train your dog. Dogs can distinguish between right |
| an experienced trainer can make it look easy while | | | | and wrong but without positive reinforcement and |
| the beginning dog trainer may struggle with the | | | | feedback from their owner they will have a hard |
| simplest of training methods. The thing any dog | | | | time understanding the difference. By using changes |
| training beginner needs to remember is that most | | | | in the tone of your voice when they do something |
| dogs want to please their owner and the more | | | | right and when they do not obey they will learn to |
| quality time you spend training and playing with your | | | | distinguish between what is acceptable behavior and |
| dog the stronger the bond between you will be. | | | | what is not. Because dogs naturally want to please |
| Many new dog owners struggle with actually getting | | | | their owners your dog will soon learn to do the things |
| their dog to do what they command. They become | | | | that you ask for the reward of your praise that is to |
| even more frustrated when a professional trainer or | | | | follow. |
| someone "who has a way with dogs" can get that | | | | You can find hundreds of dog training tips on the |
| same dog who ignores them to do whatever they | | | | internet today. The important thing to remember is |
| want in a matter of minutes. Then you try the exact | | | | that because every dog is different in temperament |
| same commands and your dog just stares at you | | | | and intelligence what works for your neighbor's dog |
| with a dumb look on his face. People who have | | | | may not work for you. Just because the method |
| experience training dogs don't posses special skills, | | | | you are using doesn't seem to be working doesn't |
| they just understand dog behavior and how their | | | | mean that your dog may not respond better to a |
| tone of voice can get a dog to do what they want. | | | | different type of training. |
| This is something that beginner dog trainers will learn | | | | There is one other quick tip when it comes to dog |
| with a little practice. | | | | training. When your dog is between the age of 3 to |
| Your tone of voice will set the stage for whether | | | | 16 weeks is the best time to start training them. This |
| your dog listens or not. Your tone must be firm but | | | | is when the bond between dog and owner will take |
| non-threatening when you give a command. You are | | | | hold. If you earn his respect as his master now |
| establishing who has dominance in the relationship and | | | | training him in the future will be much easier. |
| if you don't have it you will never be able to train | | | | |