Effective Dog Training Methods for your Pets!

Good effective Dog Training uses “commands” that form the primary method of communication between a dog and its owner. As humans communication is primarily though the voice, the concept of conversation is easy for us to understand, however dogs communicate via body language, using their mouth and by barking, growling and howling. Dogs have many barks that mean many things to another dog. The sound of a certain bark, growl or howl will mean something different than the sound of another bark. We do not bark at dogs but the commands we use should have different tones and inflections so the dog can distinguish between the commands given and therefore respond correctly.

Dogs will not understand a sentence and will on pick up on the inflection of a syllable. i. e. you might say to your dog “I want you to sit”. He will only comprehend the last part of the word sit, which is “It”. The dog will sit because he has been trained to understand what those two letters mean. However your dog will also sit if you say “I want you to fit”. The way we deliver the command, and then physically make the dog respond, ties the action required to the command given. We back these commands with praise or correction to enforce there queered response.

When applying commands to a dog training exercise it is important that the timing is precise. The command should be delivered 1second before expecting a response and correction or praise should be given no longer than 1 second after the right or wrong response. If the timing is any longer your dog many no longer associating the command with the exercise and become confused with what is expected from him.

The order in which a dog behaviour training command is applied to a well trained dog is as follows;

• Prepare yourself. This means thinking about the action you are about to ask your dog to carry out. If it is “sit” exercise you should expect him to sit when you say the command.
• Select the right command and say the command using a tone of voice and with inflection your dog is familiar with.
• Once you have applied the command let him have time to respond. This should take no longer than 1 sec.
• If he responds you should then apply either verbal or physical praise or both depending on the situation.
• If he does not respond you should apply a correction (this will be tempered to match his age, physical size and mental strength) after allowing the same time for response. You will develop an individual Dog Obedience training Newcastle, one that suits your own physical and learning ability. The principles of training taught will always remain the same no matter which dog you work with, but they can be applied with individuality.

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