Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Quick Tips and Tricks For Training Your Dog Or Puppy

By Justin R Hopley

Planning for training a dog is necessary and it should be done at an earliest stage. Proper training of dogs is vital and it is a long process and you will have to happily associate with it. Here you can find some useful points and the resources which could help you to train dogs and puppies.

A positive approach: a positive reinforcement is necessary and thorough which you can train a dog or a puppy. Offering treats to dogs and lots of praises could help to make him perform all the actions correctly. During the initial sessions you can even offer verbal praises and this can be real fun.

Treat firmly but be friendly: While giving commands like sit, heel etc. you can always uses happy and friendly voice tones. On the other hand, you can also try out with a lower and firmer voice for commanding it to sit and down.

Start Young: One of the best times for training will start at 6-8 weeks and sometimes it depends on the puppy. However, it is never too late for teaching the dog any new trick.

Rubbing its nose: It should be tempting for the dog's nose in an accident or the swat rolling up the newspaper. However, punishing the dog is not at all desired in a dog training, avoid it as much as possible. One of the best things which you can do is to teach a serious problem and become afraid of him.

Being patient: When you are training a puppy or a dog, patience is considered to be the key word. In case you feel that you are at the end of the leash, it is better that you should not attempt to train a dog. If the dog is smart it will soon pick up your emotions.

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