Master These Vital Dog Obedience Training Methods



The fundamental commands to teach your dog are sit, stay and come. These basic training commands are extremely important and will be used for the rest of your dog's life. Whenever you are exercising your dog, it's not advisable for him to be running madly in the street, you would rather present him as the best dog that you think he is.

Do you get embarrassed when your dog jumps up on people when you are visiting? Can't understand why your dog runs away from you at the park while your friend's pet obediently sits by them?

The best thing to do is to join a dog obedience training course. Your dog can discover how to be well behaved within a few weeks with the right sort of attention, dedication and patience.

There are dog obedience classes being run in every city, so if you don't know how to train your puppy there is always help available from other dog handlers at the training course. Apart from teaching you dog some manners you will be in company with him, mixing with other people and their dogs.

Treats are a great way to teach your dog obedience; you can reward him with a treat when he obeys your command, or If he doesn't obey then he doesn't get the treat. Don't shout at your dog as he will only become scared of you and you don't want that, you need to foster an everlasting relationship with him. Dogs are man's best friend, depending upon how you treat them.

When doing your basic dog training make sure that you conduct the lessons away from any distractions like birds or cats that he might chase. Take him to an empty field or park where there is plenty of free space. First of all get your dog's attention and give him the sit command, then place your hand over his hind quarters and gently push him down into a sitting position, when it is down say sit and tell him he's a good boy, then reward him with a treat.

After you have gone through this procedure several times your dog will respond to the sit command, because he knows that by obeying you he will be rewarded and also because he can sense that you are happy with him. Eventually your dog will obey you as a matter of course, and there will be no need to give him a reward.

Newborn puppies are really quiet innocent and need to be loved and taught how to behave. You can teach your dog from any age but the younger you start the better, because it becomes much harder as the dog grows older and gets set in his ways.

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