Pet Name: Kisses
My mother, my Shih Tzu puppies Training
My mother and the education of our almost 6 month old Shih Tzu puppies cute "Neda", a few simple tricks.
Marty and terrestrial
Our first attempt at a YouTube video, directed by my son of 6 years of age. Earth is the Golden Retriever and Marty is a Shih Tzu, were both born in July 2006. Even if you are new to training, I think the clicker training as the best way to get a dog that is consistent with you and the fastest way to teach new behaviors over time.
Abby training.mov
My six years, Shih Tzu loves to get Abby to train and play .... We have been trained by my friend Tara, who Sophiesdoghouse.com.
Chocolate mobility, Lesson # 3
www.adogsjourney.com This is chocolate a year Yorkie Shih-Tzu mix. He is Owendo Steele family and enjoys being on board a couple of times a year. This is the third time on the agility equipment. He is playing a very fast learner and love for Agility.
Dog Training Methods
Dog training is more than just telling your dog to stop doing what he's doing. Dog training is trust, you are teaching him that he can feel safe and know that you will take care of him. Also it's not necessarily a difficult process but it is a process which requires a great deal of patience as well as the ability to interpret which types of training techniques are most effective for the particular dog you are training. Training is a process that we do with our dogs not to our dogs. Dog training is for every dog or puppy. The important thing about dog training is to get started today.
Behavior
Behavior dog training is to train dogs to be obedient, to obey anything and everything they're told to do. Behavior challenges such as house training, digging, chewing, barking, separation anxiety, biting, jealousy, and more. Being consistent such as during potty training will help your puppy develop positive actions. When one thinks of aggression training for dogs, it is usually training the dogs to cease the behavior. Aggressive behavior includes biting, excessive barking, and lunging. The only way either is effective or understood by the dog is if it takes place at fairly close to the exact time the behavior takes place. Once he calms down, reward him for his good behavior, and continue on your way. Humane dog training is about teaching dogs new and alternative behaviors in a way that is neither threatening to the animal or does not undermine the relationship between dogs and their owners. Over the years, I have encountered a great variety of dogs and learned how to resolve vastly different performance problems.
What you do and do not do right now will affect your dog's behavior forever. But while training your canine, you will have to deal with a lot of common dog behavior problems like chewing, jumping, biting etc. You can learn how to execute basic obedience training commands such as sit, come, stay, lie down etc. You must stay calm while dealing with these problems such as barking, chewing, biting, jumping etc. There are a lot of great resources to teach your canine to perform interesting tricks. Also how to train different temperaments. A plethora of reviews on types of training equipments exist. I have also reviewed several of these resources that are available on the web.
The behaviorist will take your pet's history and try to determine a set diagnosis based on your explanations and their observations. In addition, the solution that most ABA style behaviorists give you is to tell you to perform a series of exercises based on a preexisting protocol to 'treat' the problem.
Dog training is for every dog or puppy. Dog training is part of being a responsible dog or puppy owner. It's a necessity if you want to live a harmonious and happy life with your dog. Dog training is my passion and I want to share it with as many people as possible. Many people think that behavior dog training is something that is done to a dog to make it perform some certain activity on command. Successful dog training is simply learning how to explain something to your dog, and we can teach you that, but you are already on the road to success because dogs want to please their masters.
Tips On Dog Training
Many dog owners and trainers will tell you that training your dog can take weeks and months. Some owners think that after a couple of training sessions that there dog will understand and instantly obey all commands. This is not the case, and it can be a lot more difficult than expected. However, dog training can often be made much more difficult due to common mistakes made by owners. These mistakes cause training to take longer, and be more difficult than need be.
Tips on Dog Training - It Should Be Positive:
Dog training should be a positive experience for you and your dog. Don't concentrate on the little mistakes that he does and punish him, but instead focus on the correct or positive things he does and reward him for these.
These rewards can be a 'good boy' vocal command, a stroke or fuss made of him, an edible treat, or a play with his favourite toy. If you positively reward him he will want to please you all the more, but if you constantly nag and punish him he will lose interest, lose confidence and will not want to do anything. So, positive reinforcement is much more effective.
Tips On Dog Training - Why Doesn't He Understand:
People often forget that dogs do not understand every word you are saying, they are not brought into the world fully tuned to our English language! They do not have a memory that functions like ours. For example if you have been out and left your dog alone, you then arrive home to find he has messed on the floor, you will do absolutely no good at all by shouting at your dog or punishing him, he will not understand, they cannot connect between what you are shouting about now and their messy actions of 10 minutes ago.
In order that your dog understands a reprimand it has to be done at the time that the undesirable action is occurring in order for the dog to understand. It may be frustrating that your dog may do the undesirable actions a few times before you catch him in the act to deal with it, you must have patience and persevere, do not give in and punish after the event because it is pointless and will be ineffective, and in actual fact may make matters much worse.
You should obviously ask yourself why your dog is doing the undesirable behavior too, for example he may need a good walk before you leave him so he has been to the toilet and is a bit sleepy and may then sleep whilst you are out.
Tips On Dog Training - Don't Get Angry:
If your dog misbehaves or is not making progress as you would like, do not get angry with him. Dogs are not calculating animals; they do not misbehave on purpose to make you angry. If you are getting frustrated with training, then it's time to take a break, and go back to that lesson at another time, it will do no good for you or your dog if you get angry. He will sense this and you will not get the results you want, a dog will work much better with a calm owner rather than an irritated one.
However there may be particular points that you simply cannot get your dog to do. So, if these points are reasonable and well within your dogs capabilities, and if your training methods are correct but you are still not getting the results, you may want to consider the help of a professional trainer. They will be able to help you overcome training problems, and may advise you on points that you may not even have considered. A good trainer is a fantastic help to someone having training problems with their dog, and can be worth every penny of help and advice they offer.
These tips on dog training are points to consider when training your dog, and don't forget, a well trained dog is a happy dog, and is a joy to own.
Franklin Rolling up the carpet
Dog Name: Franklin Lhasa Happy Homes for adoption contact for more information about this and 'www.lhasahappyhomes.org FRANKLIN ..... 10 kg, petite, gray / white, 3 years, Shih Tzu, which was extracted from the Lancaster shelter. Buried under a pile of dreadlocks and mats as was this little treasure. With his face and the body tries ET, Franklin is just a total love. He languished in the shelter for too long, why not look pretty .... but never afraid to take a dog,not "pretty." Under all that hair was a baby doll. Franklin had just arrived, so we know more about him once we know more about him. We can say that they like other dogs, loves people, seems to have no aggression issues, but education needs. More when we know more! Adoptions will be held every Sunday, 10-3:00 at My Pet NATURAL 12 001 Pico Boulevard. (1 blk East of Bundy) 310 477.3030
Spikey Arena, while driving
Spikey my Shih Tzu playing with his bulldog friend, and I coach Guus www.danceswithhorses.nl Pinto in Gilze
Your Shih Tzu Bark.flv
Your Shih Tzu Bark - by Janet COMBS www.special-dog.com - with over 40 years of experience, and more than 14 years as a professional breeder, and the ideas developed from extensive research on that period are here My recommendations for all dog lovers.
Shih Tzu Training must be done in the right place
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Toby articulated response to stimuli
Toby running through a handful of his vocal cues with cues only
Puppy training and where they live
Muffin Lilly, Maggie at home, in the game ... just living the life of your dog happy.
Dog Training - Classical Conditioning
Russian psychologist, Ivan Pavlov, discovered Classical, or in the terminology of behavior analysis respondent conditioning, in 1920s. It seems that classical conditioning was discovered by chance. Pavlov was investigating dog´s digestion when he noticed that the most experienced dogs that he had been testing began to salivate before the samples of food were presented to them. He started to investigate this systematically. Throughout Pavlov´s experiment, dogs were exposed to a wide variety of arbitrary stimuli (example bell and light) presented contiguously with food. Pavlov has a special laboratory constructed in which the experimenter and a dog were separated from each other in soundproof rooms. Discovery was that conditioned stimulus (bell) began to trigger the same reactioning (salivate) in dogs that unconditioned stimulus (food) did. The associative bond between the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US) is strengthened when the CS consistently occurs just before the representation of the US and is weakened when the CS and US occur independently of each other. So classical conditioning is unintentional and subconscious reaction to a certain stimuli.
It is important to understand how classical conditioning works and hopefully a few everyday examples will do that. Most dogs respond readily to sound of doorbell ringing and after several repetitions, in which the bell signals the arrival of someone at the door, the dog may begin to example bark. The dog has learned to correlate a previously insignificant event (doorbell) with a significant on (visitor) and now when the doorbell rings the dog dances with excitement anticipating the visitor´s entry and greetings. But what starts to happen if dogs owner doesnt open the door when doorbell rings? After several sessions of nonreinforced exposures to the bell, the dog will gradually inhibit its anticipatory reactions and finally ignore the sound altogether. We can say that the conditioned effect has been extinguished.
Classical conditioning has also an important role in the development of anxiety and fears. For instance, dogs easily develope fears associated with the veterinary clinic, especially if they have undergone painful procedures there. It may help to prevent negative associations to the veterinary clinic when we provide dogs or puppies treats and other pleasurable experiences while being examined. But what if dog doesnt eat in that situation? Its probably too stressed (or not hungry) and you have to start giving food to the dog earlier (example in the hospital parking lot). Lifelong phobic reactions can also occur as the result of a single traumatic event and dogs suffer a broad spectrum of phobic fears, most of which are established and reversed through classical conditioning.
But does Pavlov have anything really good information for us to use in dog training? You may have heard about clicker training. When we examine clicker training through classical conditioning, clicker is conditioned stimulus (CS) and food (or some else reinforcement) is unconditioned stimulus (US). Clicker is a mechanical device that makes a short, distinct "click" sound which tells the animal exactly when they're doing the right thing and its combined with positive reinforcement. You can also use something else than clicker, example light, whistle or some other sound. Other important information of Pavlovian conditioning is counterconditioning. It plays avital role in the learning and unlearning of emotional reactions. So in dog training, resolving fears and other problems (example phobias, separation anxiety and aggressiviness), classical conditioning may be required. Classically conditioned responses are largely autonomous and independent of central control, unlike instrumental behavior. Dogs dont choose to feel fearful or anxious. To be controlled, an aversive emotion like anger or fear, must be countered by the elicitation of an ever stronger and incompatible emotional response.
Essential Tips for Dog Toilet Training
Dog toilet training is best done while your pet is still a puppy because if you wait until he is older, he would already have learned some bad habits that are very difficult to break. This part of puppy training basically involves teaching your dog WHERE he is supposed to urinate or defecate. Here are some basic tips to get you started on dog toilet training.
Designate An Acceptable Area
Dog toilet training requires you to designate a permanent elimination area and take note of specific times when you should take your puppy to this area. These times are right after he wakes up (even after a short nap), after eating his meals and snacks, right after you take him out of his crate, before his bedtime, and every time he whimpers at night. When you bring him to the designated area, be sure to stay with him until he is done eliminating. Offer praises as soon as he is done.
Use Positive Reinforcement For Best Results
If your puppy urinates or defecates where he shouldn't, don't punish him with either harsh words or physical violence. Dog toilet training requires patience and positive reinforcement. Instead, clean the area immediately and make sure you don't leave traces even of your dog's odour. As long as he can smell his odour there, he will think it is okay to "let go" in that area. After cleaning up the mess, make a point of ignoring your dog for a few hours. Give him back your attention and approval only when he exhibits positive behaviour.
How To Communicate Effectively
Bear in mind that a puppy does not speak your language. Teach him the way you would teach a child. Remember that what may seem very simple instructions to you can be quite confusing for him. Consistency and patience are the essential factors of effective dog toilet training. If you tell him to "go potty" once and then say "go poo-poo" another time, the puppy may not understand that you mean exactly the same thing. So be sure to always use the same words for each command and ask all members of the household to do the same.
Whenever you're in the house, it is a good idea to keep your puppy close to you at all times so that you are sure to notice the signs that he is ready to go potty. Bring him to the elimination area as soon as you see him sniffing or circling around. As mentioned above, you have to practice patience because dog toilet training isn't much fun at all. Just take comfort in the fact that it doesn't have to go on forever and that the end result is having a well-behaved and happy animal companion.
The age at which a puppy can control elimination varies from one dog to the next, but it is generally advisable to begin dog toilet training when the puppy is about eight weeks old. You can expect house training accidents to happen during the first two months of training, but if you are conducting the training properly, these accidents will soon cease to happen.
Dog Training Tips
Training your dog can be simple, or very frustrating. It all depends on what information you chose to use. Many common problems arise during dog obedience training and dog house training. Here are some tips to help you to a more enjoyable and effective training time.
*House training- Look for the signs. Once your dog realizes where it is supposed to go potty, he will give you signs such as nose grazing, loitering around the door, prancing around the room, eye contact, and even barking. I know one dog that actually rings a bell! Dogs should have regular feeding times and food should be picked up right after they are finished eating. They should be let out on a consistent schedule. If he makes a mess, do not call the dog to you, go and get him. Sit him down and make him look at his mess. Scold or growl to show you are not happy. Then take him outside. Do not let your dog see you clean up his mess. This will undermine your authority, as he will think of you as his maid. This is one of the most common reasons for serious house soiling. Your dog must learn control. You should not have to constantly be on the lookout at the door. Once the incident has been handled, do not continue to scold him.
*Chewing- Coming home from work and finding your son's brand new glasses case chewed up or the vacuum cleaner cord or PS2 cord chewed in half, or even the couch cushion with a huge hole is very frustrating and can make you very angry. Of course, although you take it quite personally, your dog does not chew things to make you upset on purpose. Sometimes, it is just going through a chewing stage, and all you need to do is supply chew toys. But, when he has his own chew toys, sometimes, your dog has its own frustrations. He may not like being left alone, or he may just be bored. If you discover a chewed item, take your dog to the item and make him look at it. Then scold him or discipline him under the chin. Be sure to use some preventative measures such as greeting and leaving your dog with a quiet praise. Instill a sense of responsibility in your dog by saying "watch the house" or "take care of the family". Take away a special bone a couple hours before you leave, and then playfully give it to him before you leave. Leaving the radio on, sometimes distracts them.
*Digging- Many times the reason a dog digs continuously is because it is forced outside a lot, or it is never allowed indoors. Your dog will dig to release frustration or because of boredom. The most effective way to prevent digging because of this is to allow your dog to come inside and become part of your family. Some breeds have a natural tendency to dig for specific reasons. Even these dogs can be trained to stop digging with proper obedience training and being included in your family life.
*Jumping Up- Dogs usually jump up on humans because they want attention. Train your dog to sit as a puppy. For older dogs, grasp their paws firmly and squeeze. Then let go and say no.
*Riding in Cars- Choose a smooth, short route. Do not give food or water at least three hours prior to your trip. For the first couple trips, let the dog sit in the car for a few minutes to get used to his surroundings. Go for longer trips each time. Praise your dog as he jumps in the car. Your dog should already know the down and stay commands before taking any trips. And, he should never be in the front seat.
These are all common problems with simple solutions. Good luck and happy training!
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Problem Training Your Dog? Try These Tips
Dog training really boils down to influencing your dog's behavior. Reward your dog for doing the behaviors you want to increase such as sit, down, stay, walk and come, and punish and or manage behaviors you want to decrease such as jumping, barking, stealing, digging and biting.
Some dogs seem to be easier to train than others. If your dog does not seem to be responding to your training program, try applying some or all of the nine tips outlined in this article.
Tip #1: Make a commitment - Make a commitment to spend at least ten minutes every day training your dog. Some dogs don't get trained because the training program is composed of fits and starts. A few minutes of training on Monday, nothing until Thursday, and then maybe a few minutes on Saturday. That type of training schedule will make it difficult for the dog to learn.
Tip #2: Follow basic management principles - A big part of dog training is managing your dog's behavior. We need to understand and apply basic management skills. Dogs do a lot of their bad behavior when we are not around. Chewing, housetraining, and destructive behaviors tend to happen when we are not home. It is a good idea to use a crate. Crates are excellent management tools. They allow you to leave your dog alone without the opportunity to get into trouble.
Tip #3: Don't free feed - Food can be used as a very strong motivator. If your dog is allowed to eat whenever it feels like it, it will be difficult to use the food to reinforce behavior. Food can also be used to establish leadership which will be discussed later on in this article.
Tip #4: High powered rewards - Dogs have different tastes just like we do. I have worked with dogs that didn't like hot dogs. It's rare but it has happened. If you are trying to train your dog using rewards that he doesn't like, it will be difficult to get your dog motivated. Experiment with some different types of treats to find which ones really get your dog excited.
Tip #5: Get your dog's attention - Spend some time teaching your dog to look at you when you give a command. Most dogs fail to perform a command because they were not paying attention to the owner. Always make sure that you have your dog's attention before you give the command.
Tip #6: Establish leadership - Dogs are pack animals that respond to a social structure. If we really want our dogs to respond to our training we need to establish leadership. The better you are at being the leader the better your dog will respond to you. If your dog does not view you as the pack leader why would your dog respond to your commands? Establish leadership and your dog will listen to you much better.
Tip #7: Exercise - Dogs are active animals. Many of them were bred work long hours in the field. Most dogs do not perform the tasks that they were bred for in every day life. I have a German Shepherd and a Shetland Sheepdog, both herding dogs. They have never had to herd sheep or any other type of livestock. I have had to make sure that they get exercise in other ways such as retrieving games, tug games, hiking, and swimming. I learned long ago that the only good dog is a tired dog, and that when your dog is properly exercised it is easier for you to live with your dog and it is easier for your dog to live with you.
Tip #8: Timing - Timing is crucial when you are training your dog. You have to communicate to your dog what you want her to do and what you don't want her to do. This requires excellent timing. By punishing your dog long after the behavior has occurred, you are only going to confuse your dog. Likewise, rewarding your dog five to ten seconds after the behavior has occurred is not effective either.
Tip #9: Understand consequences - Whatever it is that you are trying to teach your dog has to have a consequence. If you are teaching your dog a behavior that you want to happen over and over again, start to reward the behavior. If you want to decrease a behavior then you need to apply a negative consequence. You need to apply the type of consequence for the behavior.
Conclusion - By following these steps you will start to get the training results that you are looking for. It is also important to remember that you can train your dog. I hand out the following quote from W. Clement Stone at the beginning of all my classes:
"If you think you can or if you think you can't your right."
Dog Training 101
If you are a new dog owner, this is an important time to cement certain behaviors in your new pet, and eliminate others. Dog training is no small task, but with a few simple tips and tricks, you can whip your puppy into shape without too much hassle.
Command Training
The most important thing to do in command training is to establish consistent, specific directives for your dog. Once you have decided on the words you want to use, you should use only them. Keep them basic like "sit" and "shake." Many dog owners neglect to use a positive word to mark the behavior afterward. This can be just as important. Say "yes" or "good" once the dog gets it right, and reward the action with a small treat. Repeat this process as frequently as you can in the initial training period. Dogs learn through repetition and they easily forget commands.
Crate Training
A popular training method with new puppies is crate training. Training your new dog to be docile and clean in a crate speeds up the house training process, helping you to avoid messy "accidents." First, choose an appropriately sized crate for the puppy. He must be able to stand, and turn around but nothing else. The idea is that the crate should be such close quarters the dog will want to keep it clean. Dogs do not like to sleep in urine and feces. Once you have assembled the crate, coax the puppy in with a treat. Make sure you let the puppy do its business before going into the crate. The duration of time you leave a dog in the crate should start short, at five minutes or so. Then gradually increase these periods. Make the crate a pleasant space with a blanket and toy. Most importantly of all, when you let the puppy out of the crate, take him outside immediately to pee. This communicates the distinction between the clean crate and the outdoors.
Barking
Take a look at which things consistently make the dog bark. If you can target and eliminate the trigger, your job will be much easier. Check if the dog could be hungry, thirsty or need to go outside. Often dogs bark as a way to communicate their needs to their masters. As a responsible pet-owner you will always want to ensure your animal is getting what it needs, but sometimes those needs can be overlooked by even the most competent dog lover. You can also eliminate some of the needs for barking. For example if your dog is barking to be let in and out all the time, a dog door will help this problem.
You may have also heard of "no-bark" collars. Many pet owners avoid these types of pet supplies out of fear that they are inhumane or cruel. This is not the case with most no-bark collars however. They are programmed to detect your dogs bark and spray small amounts of citronella when it happens. Citronella is generally unpleasant to most dogs, but they will not be hurt in any way.
With these guidelines, you can shape the most basic behaviors in your pet. These are the most important training elements because they are the simplest. Things like barking, sitting, and taking care of business outside seem minor but they are not. They are very important to having a positive experience as a pet owner. For a clean, happy, well-behaved puppy, take these dog training tips to heart.
The Do it Yourself Dog Training Guide Review
The Do It Yourself Dog Training Guide, is a very good dog obedience training program put together by a very experienced dog health practitioner named Sharda Baker. Sharda, although not a professional dog trainer herself, has produced an excellent resource for dog owners who want an easy to follow common sense approach to teaching their dogs to be well behaved, problem free pets.
Sharda put together her own program after getting spotty results relying on the advice and guidance of many other dog trainers. After realizing that there were many conflicting ideas about what really was the right way to obedience train dogs, Sharda decided to pick out the best aspects of many different trainers, and leave out the ones that weren't so great.
The techniques that she presents in her program will help you obedience train your dog from his earliest days with you as a new puppy, right on up through all the more advanced training, in an easy to follow systematic step by step program.
Sharda begins helping dog owners before they choose their pet. She provides tips on picking a pet breed that is suitable to your lifestyle and your family. Before bringing home your new pet, you should consider a few things about what dog breed has the characteristics that will make it a great pet for your home. Sharda gives you 4 essential tips about picking the pet that is right for you.
Sharda next teaches you some valuable tips on the easiest way to house train and care for your young puppy, as well as the very beginning steps to take with your young pup's obedience training. As your dog matures you will learn to teach each following step in a logical and practical order.
Like the other high quality dog training courses, The Do It Yourself Dog Training Guide teaches you about dog psychology. The better understanding you have about how dogs view their world and communicate with each other, the easier it will be for you to always use the right attitude and body language and vocal tones needed to best relate to your dog.
Sharda also devotes a lot of attention to correcting behavior abnormalities. There is a lot of good advice on correcting special problems such as separation anxiety, dog aggression, dogs digging or jumping, and all the rest of the many common dog behavior problems.
Sharda's experience as a dog health expert also is apparent in her book through the very good advice she gives about caring for your pet's health-from his earliest days as a puppy to the needs of a dog of senior years.
Included with The Do It Yourself Dog Training Guide are several bonuses. Here is a list of the bonuses provided:
1. Potty Training in 7 Days-eBook and audio
2. The Barking Buster Guide- eBook and audio
3. Vet Health Tips Interview-audio
4. Managing Eating Problems-eBook
5. 101 Healthy Homemade Dogfood recipes-eBook.
6. Free Membership to Forum-get any questions answered by emailing the Forum
I can give The Do It Yourself Dog Training Guide a good recommendation. Sharda is so sure you will be happy with her program that she has given a complete 2 month money back guarantee. So, if you are not entirely happy with the results you are getting using her program, you can get your money back.
Check out The Do It Yourself Dog Training Guide for everything you will really need to know about everything about being a dog owner, from picking out the right pet for you and your family to obedience training your pet with an easy to use step by step program. Sharda's book also provides essential information about your dog's health and how best to care for your doggy to maintain his best possible health throughout his life.
Beginning a Cadaver Dog
When you first start to train a cadaver dog, you will want to have a good amount of basic obedience training already accomplished. Your dog needs to know how to behave on a leash. He needs to know how to sit, especially if that is the "alert" that you will want him to use, or to "down" (for the same reason). Some handlers prefer that their dog do a bark alert at the indication of cadaver, others prefer that their dog will scratch at the cadaver. If this is the case, your dog will need to know the verbal commands to perform these behaviors. Your dog also needs to know how to follow directional signals to a certain degree, in other words when you say to your dog "check it out" and indicate to him an area that you want him to search, he should already know what those words mean.
It is best to start a Cadaver Dog who already has attended at least one obedience class, who is bonded to you well enough that the majority of the time he will focus on what you want him to perform. A good test for this thing called "focus", (which is a highly important aspect of a good search dog) is to try this little trick. Say your dogs' name, when he is distracted. Do this often. Say your dog's name, when he is not distracted. Do this often too! If you can count on his looking at you within 3 seconds after you say his name, ninety percent of the time, then you are ready to advance to training for cadaver.
Depending on the breed, most dogs are not ready for this kind of focus until they are past the age of six months. In addition, some dogs will appear to be quite focused but at about 8 months old it all goes out the door and they become like wild adolescents and never "listen" to a thing you say. If that happens, cut back on the training exercises and concentrate on obedience and skill work, mixed with a lot of socialization and long walks.
Do not start your dog on cadaver until you also have a reward for him that lets him know that he is absolutely the most wonderful dog in the world and that you are very very happy with him. This must be a reward which really lets him know, in no uncertain terms, that he has done something great. You need to know your dog well enough to know what it is that will "turn him on" and be ready to give him that special thing. Whether it be praise and affection or a special toy or a food treat, have it ready.
Then get out your cadaver. For this first introduction, you will need only one cadaver scent article. This can be tissue, blood or teeth. Bone and Hair are not usually sufficient in the very beginning. Lay out several articles on the floor, or outdoors in the grass, wherever you want to start. Use common everyday articles, things that are not highly interesting to the dog and perhaps with which he is not familiar. These can be any household item, as long as it is not a special toy that your dog loves, or your own articles of clothing. Examples are; a coffee can, a hammer, a plastic spatula, a kitchen pot, you get the idea. You should scatter about six or seven of these articles around in a 50 foot square area. Amongst them have ONE cadaver item, in a glass salt shaker with the lid open so that the scent will come out through the holes. Never handle cadaver with your bare hands, you should have prepared this cadaver and placed it in the shaker and handled the shaker with plastic gloves!!
Then allow your dog, on lead or loose, to wander into this area of mixed articles. Chances are he will sniff at a few of these things and especially the chances are good that he will sniff at the cadaver. The instant he touches the cadaver, reward him with hearty praise and give him his treat. Do this several times, in different locations and using different items. Gradually add in more than one cadaver scent. Only reward him for sniffing or touching the cadaver.
Plan to conduct this exercise at least ten different times before you advance to the next stage, which will be to train the alert that you want him to give to you before you give him his reward. Only after he is giving a good "alert" on this exercise do you want to progress to hidden cadaver and different search areas and more complicated scenarios. This is going to take awhile. Be patient. In the end, careful training and consistent training will produce results.
Dog Training Treats
Dogs make man happy. Man bred dogs lovingly and got loyalty and security in return. Dogs became his best friend and he happily trained the dogs to assist him in his daily activities. Many dogs, especially the smarter breeds like German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers, can be easily trained to do simple tasks that they do not normally perform such as retrieving a specific object or balancing on a beam in dog shows. Some dog breeds were trained to sniff out bombs and drugs to aid the law enforcers. Some dogs were trained as seeing-eye-dogs for blind people who need to go out. Dogs were also trained to help herd sheep and cattle in large farms. Still, some dogs were trained for human amusement in carnivals and dog shows.
To facilitate training, dog training treats are given as reward for correctly following the trainer's instructions. These treats should be easy to nibble so that the dog can promptly resume the task and delicious enough that the dog would want to perform more in order to receive the treat. There are larger sized treats which are perfect as the best reward for perfect performance.
The dog training treats come in a variety of fun colors, shapes, and sizes. There are small bone treats for smaller breeds and large kibbles for larger breeds. The dog treats are made of real meat parts and real grains for fiber. Some manufacturers have product lines which include toy-looking training treats such as beanie balls, fun balls, and King Kong biscuit balls. To indulge the training animal's craving for meat, large steaks and jerkies are made of meat and bone ingredients. There are also bone treats especially made for large dogs: at least 6 inches of colorful and delicious treat shaped into a large bone. For fun-loving dogs, small treats made from meat and vegetables which are shaped into little bears or stars or other fun shapes can be chosen.
Eating training treats can be rewarding and, at the same time, healthy for the dogs. A lot of manufacturers have incorporated vitamins, fibers and grains into the food to assist in digestion. There are treats made of whole wheat but incorporated with barbecue or meat products.
In choosing the dog training treats, the owner must see to it that the food is made from natural and real ingredients. It is also good to choose treats that have low calorie content to keep the dog healthy and fit. Also, a low calorie treat can be rewarded more often without fear that the dog will gain unwanted extra weight. Treats incorporated with liver, milk, and cranberries provide protein and add strength and endurance to the dog for it to sustain training. Berries can also add excitement to the flavor so that the dog would want more treats.
Treats are given as reward in training. But spoiling the dog by giving them treats without properly enforcing rules on them would result in them demanding food from the humans and not doing their tasks. So give dog training treats to pet in training only if it does the task properly. Only then can you achieve the best results that you want from training them.
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