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Ground rules for training animals

Before we actually start puppy training or even thinking, it is important that we are in the right frame of mind. If we do that and know where we go, we will be much less likely to violate the rules of formation of some that may hinder or prevent us from achieving our goals. In addition, we want to prevent anything that may harm the relationship we wish to develop with our puppies. In our article about the burglary, we alluded to the fact that everything we do in training can lead to positive or negative effects on how with our puppy sees us. We start with the idea of making our dog more than we want it, but if we do not take care of our pets we may eventually see it as something he did not want us.

Rule 1 – be consistent – The first rule of dog training general is always consistent. There should be no exception here if you want the training to go as quickly and as easily as possible. This relates to your actions and words. From the beginning, you need to decide exactly what you are trying to teach or control and how you will do. If you plan to use a word or phrase in the context of a command or in conjunction with a certain point you are trying to do always say exactly the same thing in the same tone of voice. This is important for all members of a household or any person working with the puppy. All the world is involved in training should know and use the same expression. For example, we think in terms of "Come". It will obviously not make things go faster if you use the word "Come, your spouse uses the word" here "and a child uses" Yo, my boy. " All of this simply confuses the dog. Remember, we are trying to train him in our language, we can not wait for the puppy to be multilingual at 8 weeks age.

Whenever you give a command or work on a point of training, always wear it to completion. Do not pull check the cord for the pup to come to you, then get distracted and forget what you do. If you start shooting the animal, but stop with him halfway to you, it becomes confusing. The puppy must come from you, all the way to you. If you do not ensure that happens, the puppy may think it is natural when considering the "Come!" command, only comes in part so that you or completely ignore command.

Try to expect the same reaction on the puppy each time. If you use any form of praise or reward for work well done, be consistent on how the task in question is completed before the praise of others is to come. If the puppy is supposed to serve, only rent if he only looks back legs a bit. People like to praise their dogs and sometimes they are so eager to do what the animal receives a string of "Good Boys", but it has not yet completed what he was supposed to. Over time this means that the puppy he did not sit down, but rather a slight crouch will do. The puppy will think about is pretty good.

When you start training a dog one day given thought to the next minute as class time. When children are in school, it is class time for learning and recreation to play. The same thing should happen with your puppy. When you start a training session, maintain a consistent approach to training for you and your puppy. Consider training and not playing. Work only on training issues and make them again and again. Stay in control so it does not become the recreation for the puppy. When you're not in a training session, be careful what you say and do.

In the early stages of training, Never give an order unless you can control the actions of the puppy. It is a part of consistency that many owners give. For example, Say you're teaching your puppy the "Come!" command. She does not answer every time, but she is still learning what the word means. You are in the yard and play with the puppy and children. It is obviously, not class time. The puppy is out of his head and takes very move after a rabbit warren. Do not, I repeat, do not even think to say: "Come! You know that the puppy will not respond because her mind is the rabbit and the rabbit. If you do not scream "Come on, hopefully the dog will be so distracted that she will not hear you. Because if it does not recognize the command, but continues after the rabbit, the puppy has just learned that when you're not in control, she can get away with ignoring what you say. During the training phase, when the puppy is doing something, and you are in a position that you are unable to control or restrain, not say nothing. Rather go to the animal and stop or prevent what it is she does. In the example above, you have two choices right. You can either let go hunting or to run and catch the puppy. Do not shout "Come."

Along the way, you can make changes in your formation, but from this point on be consistent. You may find that certain styles work on better training of your puppy. This is very well, but do not start tipping. Just because one command is going slow, you should not change to another method, in Hope you find the magic formula that speeds up the process. This rarely happens, and in the meantime, the puppy may become hopelessly confused. We found that any individual pup, regardless of the method used, may have trouble with some control, but not others. This probably little experience in the past of the animal.

Rule 2 – Keep training sessions short – The second rule of general training is Keep training sessions short. In many cases, young children can become absorbed for several hours in a game, book or TV show. Successful kindergarten teachers can make learning fun and productive often for an hour or two. But dogs and puppies in particular, do not have the attention span long. the youngsters will not spend more than a few minutes hunting exciting moving stimulus like a butterfly or a bird. They simply lose interest and move on. The same is true of the training, they burn quickly bored. After what happened, nothing will be learned.

In general, most successful trainers limit training sessions to more than 10 or 15 minutes regardless of the age of the animal. This seems a good time for most dogs to tolerate or pleasure. If this window of time is exceeded, the learning process actually starts to go back. It is important that the puppy enjoy these sessions. Otherwise, they might be shocked by the whole program. So constrained to continue training after losing all interest, even behavior can affect future sessions. Keep your mind busy and fun.

Establish a schedule and stick to it. It is much better training for 10 minutes every day from 60 minutes once a week. Plan to have time for your training revolve around the schedule of the puppy. Do not expect the puppy to be a ball of energy and ready to learn if you try to work on the controls when it would normally be napping or eating. training sessions of your plan when distractions are minimized. If you have young children, it might go better if you were trained for they are at school or in some way occupied.

There are several ways to get additional training time other than for brief periods specified and these may be extra important. If your pet does something you try to train him, use obvious opportunities to reinforce the command. A better scenario would be when you're ready to feed the puppy. You have learned that once the animal hears you filling the bowl, it automatically activates. As soon as he steps toward you, bend down with the bowl and say: "Come." It is free, can not miss training session. Another example would be when you're trying to train the puppy not to do something. Say you try to prevent jumping on people. You've learned that whenever you first come home, rockets puppy in the house and jumped on his leg. Be prepared and when it jumps immediately put a slight pressure on the toes (see our article on jumping on people). Then immediately bend down and greet the puppy just as you always do. Do not say anything about jumping as you two are happy to see each other. Whenever you can control the animal or know what will do is a good idea to use these situations as an extension of your training.

Article 3 – Stay calm and in control – The third rule of general education is to remain calm and in control. This is where most people fail in training. By remaining calm and control, we talk about you, not the dog. In training situations you can never lose control or get excited because when you do you could mad, lose your temper and do something exceptionally stupid. Training should be enjoyable for you and the animal. If the puppy is not a good time, she will not learn anything. Similarly, if you are out of control or are not having fun you do not learn something.

In During the training should not be any distractions for the puppy face. You must guide her through the control to the fact and then welcomed for the success of the task. If you are excited or angry your puppy back on that and not think about the task in question. You must be increased to the animal to be able to concentrate on training. You learn that your attitude during the training is directly proportional to the amount that the puppy will learn. If you're ready for it and enjoy it, the potential is there for the dog to make solid progress during the lesson. But if you're down and the potential of the puppy for no good coming from the session is also low.

Taken to the extreme, if you are mad and lashes or treat severely the puppy, you have destroyed everything good that could come out of this individual training session. You also set back the understanding of the animal control or act in question and put a black cloud over the relationship between you two. When you do something to another person you should be angry, you can express your sincere regret and apologize. If they are a forgiving nature, the act or wicked words are forgotten. Unfortunately you can not sit with your puppy and the reason for the stupidity of your act. What's done is done, and you must work long hours to regain the confidence of animal. You'll need to take the time it could and should have been used for training all becomes his friend.

Some people perform better in training if they use a system in which they do not talk to the dog during training. They teach the dog the command without using or to a verbal command for it. We'll go over this more later, but if you tend to speak up when you feel you are not in the control (or in the process of losing control), this may be a useful technique to try. Most people talk too much during training and for some, this becomes a stepping stone to shouting and anger.

Rule 4 – Do not Praise – The fourth rule of training Do not be too general praise. In dog training, praise for doing something correctly can take various forms. Some prefer to give a treat, others may use the expression "Good Dog", and a third group can give a single action gentle caress on the shoulder of the animal. They all work because they show the dog that you are pleased or approve of his actions. You said "Come" and the puppy came. You said for the dog to sit, and sat down. The animal did what he had. Praise is important, but the animal only needs recognize it as a thank you for a job well done. You call the dog he has done something correctly and you're glad he did. If your form of praise is always consistent in method and amount, the puppy will understand perfectly.

While many owners is that they mistake bury their pets in praise. Rather than saying a "Good Dog," they go down on his knees and let out a series of forty "good dogs." Instead of a single blow on the shoulder, they give the animal a full body massage. Instead of a small piece of a biscuit or treat, the dog is given half a box. All of these overdoses do the same thing. They distract the dog what she has learned. Too good thing and the animal forgets what both you do. The command and response are no longer reinforcing correct behavior. The accident may be lost in the past.

Article 5 – Always end on a positive note – The fifth rule of general training is to always finish on a positive note. Each training session should end with praise. The last thing you ask or command the puppy to do should be completed by the puppy do it properly. One day, when things do not go as well as you prefer, for the last command, choose something that is easy and can not fail. When the puppy he is rightly praise it and go somewhere else for some recess time or relaxation. Ending a session a poor rating could continue in the training period to come. You want the puppy to the end of a lesson and because of the praise, waiting for the next session. Remember that for the dog, praise helps fulfill her desire to please you.

Article 6 – Forget Discipline (Punishment) – The sixth rule of general training is Forget discipline. Now before you overreact, what we hear. For some trainers and most dog owners, discipline usually means to punish the animal for something he has done. For these same people, punishment usually means to hurt the animal in a certain way. In our mind this is simply not necessary. If discipline means punishment or causes pain, forget it.

Let us look at the reasons people discipline their dogs the most common. The most common is for something the animal did. Note that we do not say "something the animal has been made." Instead, we used the past. people punish their dog for something she did in the past. Examples would be finding a stool in the house during the process of breaking. You not catch the animal doing, you have discovered later. The puppy is picked up, scolded, and put in his cage. A second example would be if someone's dog runs away from home without their knowledge. Two or three hours later, it then returns to show him the error of his ways, the owner punishes it. They use a rolled up newspaper to give him a spanking. None of these animals had an idea of what the penalty was for. They do not stay there the thought, 'My God, I wonder what I've done lately that deserved punishment? Dogs are not the reason. Just because they are punished, they do not assume they have done something wrong. All they know is that their owners were mad.

Often, the trouble that occurs in the context of the formation is caused because the owner is eager to improve the dog. The owner tries to push the animal through the training too fast, assuming that the dog should already know the command or action. Be patient, remember that most training you change the natural instinctive behavior of animals. The best punishment for a wrong response in training is the lack reward. If the animal made the right choice, she is praised, if it errs, it does not receive praise. If you praise is important, lack of it can send a message. Praise is positive reinforcement, punishment is a distraction.

It should be a good way to communicate to the animal when it is currently misconduct. And there are, but they do not hurt anyone. In some cases a stern "No" is all that is needed. You catch the animal urinating in the house, you say "No", choose the puppy to sit outside. The dogs include a change in the tone of your voice much better than they are worth more.

In behavioral medicine man's now a "time death is considered an excellent means of getting children to act in an unacceptable manner. When acting in place or doing something wrong, they must experience a period of "time off". This is another way of saying "go to your room" or "stand in the corner." The same method can be used for dogs. If they are out of control, excessive barking, or jumping on furniture, they are a bit of time "out" being placed in a cage or a crate. A rear "No" may be the treatment.

And finally, instead of punishment can simply choose to ignore them. When children act in a way only to attract attention, good therapy is to ignore them. Some examples, it also works for dogs. A dog may bark just to get treatment or go outside. If you want they do not always ignored probably break the pattern of behavior. If the barking does not work and they do not get what they want, they will probably quit barking. If your dog barks too try to use a shock collar "barking." bark collars are an effective way to stop annoying dogs barking safely, humanely and quickly.

Rather than punishing them for something you do not want them to learn do what you prefer. So what can be done, a "no", to be placed in a crate, or ignored will bring an end most unacceptable behavior.

Be honest – Can you train? – Be honest with yourself. Not everybody can train his dog. Much people say they do not have time, but if they can not afford 10 minutes a day, so they really have time to have a dog? Maybe the problem is they do not receive training. This is understandable. The training is not for everyone. Some have no patience for it, some can not control their temper, and some simply do not enjoy. If you think that any of these characteristics describe you, you should not try to train your dog. It would be smarter to use a professional trainer. Your dog does not care. In fact, he would probably prefer it. A good professional trainer will only help a dog while the owner who loses control can be destroyed. The owner may or may not physically injure the animal, but can paralyze the dog's personality and confidence. If you think you can not do work, use a trainer.

About the Author

Larry Volwiler is CEO and co-founder of RadioFence.com a Leading Internet Retailer of Bark Collars and Shock Collars,

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