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“How does your dog sit when you tell him to and mine doesn’t?",
“How can your dog heel to you like that?", “Wow! He comes when
you tell him to” - Sounds familiar? If it does, you need to
invest some time into a little bit of basic dog training.
Starting to train your dog from a young age is crucial as the
first few months of his life is when you will have the greatest
influence on him; this is where he is shaped into the dog he
is going to be when he is all grown up.
The most basic of dog training is to get your dog to sit and come.
Teaching him those commands are essential for him to learn.
These commands are used for various different reasons, if you are
in competition, if your dog jumps making him sit will immediately
get him off and "come" is the all important one. If you take your
dog for a walk, you let him of the leash and you expect him to
come back to you, not run around the park with you chasing after
him shouting at him to “get here right this instance”. That would
be just down right embarrassing!
To teach your dog how to come requires only the most basic of
techniques but a lot of repetition. The simplest way to get him
to come is have a toy in one hand and a treat in the other, when
you are in the house simply walk away from him, hold out the toy
and excitingly call him to you, when he comes over give him a treat,
always use the command for come that you are going to use in the
future. Doing this several times a day is a great way to teach him,
but remember to have lots of long breaks so he doesn’t get bored
and stop enjoying it, and don’t forget the treats!
Getting him to sit could be a slight bit harder but again only
requires basic dog training. When you have mastered the come
command call him to you, place your hand on the end of his back
and say "sit" while gently pushing down on his backside, when he
sits his bottom down give him a treat and a lot of praise. If you
want him to sit longer just delay giving him the treat and the
praise, get him to sit but take your time bending down to him
and feeding him his tit bit.
Basic dog training is simple and very effective. It should also
be fun for you and your dog, it doesn’t have to be hours and
hours each day just may be 5 minutes or so. Don’t forget to
reward your dog and yourself for all the “hard” work though!!
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Ron learned the importance of dog training through his
own experience with four loyal canine companions -
Peter (Golden Cocker Spaniel), Chow Mein (Pekinese)
and Bindy & Cindy (Golden Retrievers):
http://www.squidoo.com/freedogtraininginfo
Get your FREE Golden Retriever training resources here:
http://www.squidoo.com/goldenretrieverdogtraining
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D.I.Y. Dog Training
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physical ailments.
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