The process of teaching a dog to show a particular behavior in certain circumstances is called dog training. You should make dog training a priority if you have a new dog. In essence, dog training and dog behavior are all about communication. By training your dog, you build a bond between the family and the pet and you have fun doing it. You must make dog training enjoyable for your dog and you! If either of you becomes tired or needs a break, take a break and play for a little while. You can always resume training later on.
Common areas of dog training include: tracking, obedience, guarding, herding, agility, retrieving, hunting and schutzhund. One area that requires continuous training is social skills. Social skill training must begin as soon as you take your puppy home. If you wait too long, it will be really hard to "undo old habits". All of your efforts toward training your dog must be based on educating the dog and helping him develop instincts and draw out bad habits.
You can also use bribery as a great dog training method. Bribery occurs when the dog knows he will get a reward before he is asked to obey your command. If at first you don't succeed, remember to keep trying. It will probably take you longer to become a good trainer than it will take your dog to be trained. To be successful, you need to learn how to communicate with the dog in a humane way that he understands. You should take into consideration your dog's emotional state when directing the training. If your dog is stressed out or distracted, he won't learn as much as if he was focused on his training.
You must also try to reward your dog when he obeys your command. If you forget to reward him, he may start to disobey your commands, which will make training more difficult. Always use positive reinforcement as a way to train your dog. This entails giving him a reward for good actions. When the dog doesn't follow your commands, he doesn't receive a reward. The opposite training method would be negative reinforcement and it isn't recommended. Negative reinforcement revolves around physically punishing your dog when he doesn't do the right action. At the end of the day, you want a dog that will respond to your commands, even if you don't have a reward to offer because your training will have taught him that the reward may be hidden.
If you are looking for a useful tool to help train your dog, you could consider electronic dog training collars. Although shock collars are not harmful to dogs, you should be careful when implementing your dog training program. You can use these training collars to help with the following training areas: pet restraint, hunting exercises, agility training, bark control and more. Be careful not to cross the line between training and abuse. Dog training can sometimes be difficult so always keep things positive for you and your dog.
