There is general consensus among animal psychologists and other professionals in the field of dog obedience training that positive reinforcement training is the best way to train him. Positive reinforcement training is all about providing rewards for good behavior. When rewards are consistent over a long period of time dog training will be accomplished.
When you think positive thoughts to train your dog, he will respond. They have a natural sense of what humans feel and think. So, when you use abusive action, he will get confused and not know what to do.
Work training your pet like you would teach your child how to do something. If you cannot show love, understanding, and patience, while dog training, then let someone else train your him. Forcing him to learn new behaviors can leave deep seated fear in him that will last a life time.
Here are some ways to make dog obedience training with positive reinforcement an easier process for you and your best friend: Use these tips to train your pet and make good training progress.
1. Give your pet the reward it wants. When you integrate an excellent reward to give him, he will definitely pay attention. He's not going to miss getting some more of that good stuff after he follows your instructions. Use his favorite snack and see him perform.
2. Timing is everything when you do dog obedience training. When you give a command and he obeys, you need to give them a reward immediately so that they will associate the behavior with the treat. If you wait, he won't understand why they're getting the treat - make sure to give rewards promptly and this will improve your dog training results.
You can use a helper to give training, called a clicker. This clicker is a metal device that you hold in your hand. But don't be clicking it when you are not training. When you give a command to do something, "no jump" and he stops jumping, click the clicker and immediately give your dog a reward. The clicker can be an effective train tool, since it combines your voice, the click, and a reward.
You don't have to use the clicker, but some people like it. Use your voice as a clicker. When you give a command try to keep the same pitch and tone. Give a command feeling positive and strong. Don't use this voice tone when you are not training.
When you start with your dog obedience training, determine what type of command technique you will use. Don't use the clicker one day and your strong voice the next. Always be consistent with the way you train. This will eventually let your dog know that it is training time. If you make training fun, he will look forward to his training time.
Some dog are very smart and some even appear to be human in the way they relate to you. But most them react to only a few words that they can understand. To teach new commands to create new behaviors, use your predetermined commands over and over until you can see that he is starting to understand.
With your patience, love, and care during your dog obedience training, you pet will start to see and understand what you are trying to teach him or her. Don't rush the training, since he has a mind of its own and knows what it want to do and does it instantly. But with repetition, you will be rewarded with new behavior from your dog.
