Puppies And Pooches Are Solid Reliable

Good communication and consistent leadership is what separates dog trainers from dogs training people.  If you are not training your dog, and showing leadership, then your dog is training you. Most dogs have their people well trained. They train you to keep doors closed or shoes up high. They train people to avoid problems that the dog has. Many dogs know what to do when told but only actually do it when they want to, or for food reward. In the wild dogs lived in packs, they are pack animals. Their strongest drive is to follow, or please their pack leader. This is how dogs were domesticated in the first place. A dog should perceive its owner as the pack leader; the strongest drive is to please its owner. Naturally, dogs want to establish a pecking order within the pack. In a home situation, dogs need only to understand that they are at the bottom of the pecking order to the people they live with.

 

Consistency is most important in letting the dog know what pleases and displeases you. Everyone that lives with the dog must be consistent. We want the dog to know exactly what is expected without any confusion. Anyone can be and should be a dog trainer.

With my In Home Dog Training I will show you how to communicate with your dog in a way that will let you become the best dog trainer you can be. For a start, everyone should know dog thinks differently than people do. How often we say things is more important than what we say.

Sound, Touch, and Visual Cues for Canines

"Sit! Stay!" You will hear these two commands in any dog owner's home. It's easy to see how, and the way, these words are used, however dogs don't speak English. You could choose a word, sound, hand signal, or touch and train a dog to sit with it. Being a good dog owner and trainer is deeper than tricks for food. Not that I would take tricks away, many people really enjoy trick training. Training a dog to what you command it a tool to respect. Respect both ways, dog to leader and master of animal. It should always be focused on positive and end with good successful completion. You hear lots of people say to their dog “Sit, Sit, SIT, SIT” often getting louder and louder. They are not commanded they are asking. The pup can get the idea the command to sit is “Sit, Sit, SIT, SIT” getting louder. The command for sit should be “sit” given once and in your normal speaking voice. The dog does it and he is good, doesn’t he’s bad. Black or white no gray area of confusion.

Many trainers utilize clickers with the purpose that the sound is what the dog likes. Obviously, positive sounds can't be just on their own, they need to be conditioned positive. However clickers can be a great way to show approval at a distance once conditioned positive, when you are too far away to pet and praise.

Nonverbal commands can enhance pooch training in home or anywhere, loud surroundings, in the city, and anyplace where distraction cause issues. Hand signal commands and easily be a part of any training they can be fun, and I have worked with many deaf dogs that relied on them.