‘Dog Training’ Category
Enough (Whatever you are doing was Ok, but I’ve just changed my mind and now I want you to stop it, as opposed to “No,” which means whatever you are doing is unacceptable and should never be done). The command “Enough” is taught mainly, believe it or not, by tone of voice. It is usually learned rapidly and can stop excessive barking, a game of roughhousing that has gotten out of hand, or any activity that is usually ok but cannot, for whatever reason, continue at this point. It can calm a dog instantly. It can give you the full attention of a dog who was, up until a moment ago, acting up or acting out.
Out. This word can mean as in “Do you want to go out?” It is also used for getting the dog to give up what he has retrieved. In addition, “Go Out” by itself…
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The following is a list of words that are crucial to training your dog:
Stay (Freeze). Actually, the “Sit, Stay” is the way to teach vocabulary to a dog. It is through this initial discipline, which can be done very gently and without a choke collar on a very young puppy, that the dog learns how to listen and then how to learn.
What you request in the “Sit, Stay” is clear and comprehensible to the dog. Therefore, in the initial teaching of the command, he can absorb the concepts of both words. He will, for example, try to move from the spot. When you return him to it, he gets the “Stay” part. Now he’ll lie down, figuring if he’s going to be stuck in the spot, he might as well get comfortable. When he is returned to the “Sit” position by you (gently and with patience), he learns the…
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Many dog owners are at a loss for words when they wish to communicate with their dogs. Of course, your choice of words is not the issue. What is important is that you pace your vocabulary lessons in such a way that your dog absorbs the first few definitions before you go on to the text. And, since dogs are learning English as his second language, you must be very consistent in your teaching. In fact, in time, your dog, once started on the road to a better, richer vocabulary, will understand long sentences and life-saving orders.
Listed below is a sample of words to use on your dog. With these words, any dog can live in harmony with his human family, more or less.
No (Permission denied). This is probably the first word a puppy hears, or at least that registers as a word. It is important for every dog…
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Teaching your dog the “emergency down” will enable you to take the risk of some day taking him off leash in the street. This is taught after your dog has mastered the “Down” command. This exercise is taught in an urgent tone of voice and because of this it is practiced no more than twice a week, otherwise, it loses its punch. In addition, this command relies on the use of body language. If you use these elements properly, you will quickly and efficiently communicate to your dog a sense of emergency and a need on his part to follow your instruction without hesitation – the purpose of the emergency down.
Once learned, this command can be used to stop your dog in his tracks, to stop him from dashing out into traffic, from leaving your sight, or from entering a danger zone that you understand and he does not.…
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In order to properly train your puppy, you need to know what to do and the right time to do it. Below is a list of curriculum to guide you during the first month of acquiring your pet.
Week One: During your puppy’s first week home (he should be around 8 weeks old), it is important to take him for a vet check up. Sample of his stool is checked for worms and preventive inoculations are given. Begin teaching your puppy his name from day one. Set up his eating area as well as his crate or sleeping quarters. Begin the process of housebreaking as well as collar and leash training. Watch him while he plays by himself and observe his style and personality. Play gently and enthusiastically but avoid roughhousing. Say “Ok” whenever you feed him, hand him a toy or a treat, and as you walk out the door…
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Begin the work of teaching your dog to be as reliable off leash as he is when he’s wearing one. Keep in mind that it will go slowly. Nothing flashy will happen right away. You’ll have to be very patient. Do not take your dog off leash in an unprotected area unless both of you can truly handle that responsibility successfully.
You will need two tools for this stage of training; a drop line and a short line or leash tab. A drop line is a long leash – 10,12, 15 or 20 feet long. The cotton canvas ones are usually cheap and relatively easy to work with. You will train the dog in a protected area just as you did when he was a puppy, first lying the leash across your palm and then dropping it to the ground as you heel along. Since the drop line is so…
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