Dog Training - Training Sessions

While you are training your pet, he must be a one-man pet, depending on you alone to feed him and care for him. A well-train puppy usually leads a happier and healthier life and its owner also can enjoy a trouble-free life long companion. It is important that you remain the "leader of the pack," and obedience training helps with that. Take your time, play to your puppy''s strength, praise, respect, keep sessions short and compact, and have fun!

The first word the puppy should learn is their name. Don't try and over-train your puppy. Remember, a one-season old dog is, effectively, the same as a seven-season old person. It is a good rule of thumb to keep reminding yourself would I expect a three, four, five or six-year old child to accomplish some of the tasks I am asking of my pup? I suggest that before you start training verbal commands that you understand your puppy's personality.

If your dog is very lively, take advantage of that! During training sessions, be lively yourself! Match your pets enthusiasm, when your happy, your pet will be happy and your dog will be very happy come training time. A five-minute rest for every fifteen minutes of training is desirable. Dog obedience training begins with the owner.

Don't train him in feats requiring much strength or endurance until he is at least six months old. Don't punish your pet while you are angry or lack control of yourself. Don't train your animal right away or soon after he has eaten.

Rewarding your friend's behavior accomplishes two things: it makes her want to repeat the behavior to reap the reward and establishes you as her leader. Positive reinforcement is the key to training your animal. Positive attention is best, but if negative attention is all they can get from you, they'll try to obtain that.

Don't work your dog without some short rest or play periods during training. Don't nag your dog; don't be giving orders to him constantly; don't pester him with your shoutings. Don't grab your friend or reach for him quickly.

Training time is imperative, the more sessions you set up the more productivity you can expect in the long run. Animal training can be taught by an obedience instructor, or you can do the animal training yourself. The first part of animal training is to teach your friend to sit.

Don't praise your pet for doing a certain act, then at a later time, scold him for doing the same act. Don't consider tricks the chief end or the chief part of training. Don't jump to the conclusion that your puppy is dumb.

All training should be positive. All positive commands should be spoken sharply and distinctly during training. Remember keep the sessions short but do not sacrifice content. When working with your dog try to use the same approach each time. Training for a pet is similar to going to work for a human; if you do not get anything good out of it, you will stop working.