Dog Obedience Training

It's important to learn the basics of dog obedience training
and teaching your dog to sit, stay and come. You need to learn
how to socialise your dog, what to avoid in obedience training
and the best methods to use to help your dog learn to obey.

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Getting frustrated that your dog jumps up on people
when you are visiting friends? Can’t understand why
your dog runs away from you at the park while everyone
else’s happily comes back? The simple answer is have
you tried dog obedience training? It is simple, effective
and very fun to do if you have the right attitude and
patience.

The basics of dog obedience training and teaching your
dog to sit, stay and come. These basic training commands
will be extremely beneficial to you later on in your
dog’s life. When you take your dog out you don’t want him
to be running muck in the street, you want to show him off
for the perfect dog that he is! Dog obedience training can be
achieved in a matter of weeks with the right attention,
dedication and patience.

There are a lot of obedience classes available. So if you can't
teach your dog by yourself there is plenty support at the
class, there are also other dogs there. Not only are you
training your dog you are socialising him to which of course
is the next step after sit, stay and come. Dogs are kind of like
children to an extent, except with a lot of fur, they need
to be taught right and wrong.

I always find that treats are a great method of dog obedience
training; you award them with a special treat when they have
done something you have asked them to. If they don’t respond
they don’t get a treat. There is no point shouting at your dog
as he will only become scared of you and you don’t want that,
you want to form a happy relationship with him. Dog’s are a
man’s best friend!

When teaching your dog obedience try and teach him away
from distractions like his toys, take him to an empty field
or park where there aren’t any people, only you and him.
Tell him firmly but nicely that you want him to sit, then
take your hand and place it on his back and gently guide
his bottom down, when it is down say sit and tell him he’s
a good boy then award him with a treat. Repeating this over
and over again will make him realise that when you say sit
you mean for him to sit and he gets rewarded, soon enough
he will know to sit when you tell him to and the treats are
no longer necessary.

Getting him to stay is another matter, you’ll probably
need another person for that. Get him to sit (once he has
learned how) and get a friend to hold him. Walk away
from him telling him to stay, using your hand hold it up
firmly (doing this will make him realise that when you hold
your hand up in the future you want him to stay as well,
not just when you tell him to) then give it a few seconds
and let your friend release him, when he comes to you make
him sit and tell him how clever he is! Don’t forget to
reward him. While using this technique you are also teaching
your dog how to come to you as well, so don’t forget to say
"come" to him, not just his name.

When dogs are born they are like soft clay, they need
to be moulded and shaped. You can teach your dog from any
age and the younger you start the easier it is. Like they say:
you can't teach an old dog new tricks!!!

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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

Free resources on training your Golden Retriever:
http://www.squidoo.com/goldenretrieverdogtraining

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