Dog Behavior Proofing – How to

How can you better test your dog’s intelligence and learning capabilities during the dog training process? This could prove troublesome for many dog owners. Is it relevant? Does it matter to efficiently proof your dog’s behaviors?

How to describe it?

A short definition of the dog proofing behaviors concept means a way or method to strengthen and strongly imprint all the commands and techniques learned by the dog. This definition doesn’t say much to most dog owners and it could be somewhat known by dog trainers today.

Proofing behaviors during or after the dog training process is something simple and fun to achieve. Just imagine that the weather is bad (cold weather, snowing/raining), not appropriate for dog walking or exercising. This is a great opportunity to fine-tune your dog’s behavior and commands understanding in the comfort of your home.

How to do it?

You might say that your home isn’t a good environment to practice various dog training commands, for the simple fact that your dog might break stuff and make a mess on the floor etc. Completely false.

The behavior proofing is simple to achieve and the main goal is to observe if your dog responds well to your commands and ignores the wrong commands. This way, you can make sure that after you command your dog to sit, he doesn’t jump instead.

To properly start this proofing behavior process, you must first assess all the dog training commands the dog has been familiarized with. Write them down on a list if you forget some of them. Use this list as a schedule, and don’t burden your dog with overwork. A short session produces more results than a long and exhausting one.

 

Examples of proof behaviors

The “sit”, “fetch”, “quiet”, “come here”, “help” are terms are common dog training commands, used especially to see the dog obedience training level achieved by the dog. The method to proof these command is to use a variation of words that differs phonetically from “sit” (examples: spit, slit, sleep) in order to observe the behavior of your dog. More precisely, to see if the dog becomes confused and even does a different action than sitting down or fetching a toy, etc.

In order to better see the behavior response of your dog, you can mix this words variation with confusing movement and actions. Voice a command by covering your mouth with a hand and see if your dog understands or ignores your words. Face yourself away from the dog. Use the command and observe if your dog responds to it. Go in another room, switch your TV on and voice a command. Try various hand signals, if your dog knows how to respond to them.

Conclusion

You must understand that this proof behaviors process isn’t successful right away. Your dog is familiarized with most training commands. He will not respond to any new commands he hasn’t heard before. The learning process is continuous, in a manner that it enhances the response and reliability of your dog. This proofing method will keep your dog from getting bored and you will enjoy it too.

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