Three Basic Rules of Dog Obedience Training
There are dog obedience training schools where dogs are trained to follow simple commands using three basic principles as the trainer’s guide.. Many dog training and dog behavior schools use these rules. These are:
Principle One: Consistency. You must be consistent in the use of words, the tone of your voice and your actions, that go with your command. During the beginning of the training, the trainer or the dog owner must decide what should be the parameters of training- what you are trying to teach the dog and how to do it. A word or a phrase, let’s say ‘come’, does not make sense to a dog. Your dog does not understand our language, nor does he understand or think, the way we do.
So to make the training understandable, you should use the command in a very consistent manner such that the dog will learn to associate the word with the meaning you attach with it. For example, if you are using the command ‘come’, make sure that everyone in the household use it in a singular manner. If you are using this command make it a point that you would not do actions that would make the command confusing for the dog. If your dog does not come to you instantly, do not punish him when he does. This would make him attribute the command with the punishment.
What could you expect next?-If the command leads to punishment he will not follow it next time. The same command used, by all people, must be consistent. For example, if you are using the command ‘come’, other people in the household should not replace it with words like ‘here’ or ‘come here boy’.
Principle Two:The hours devoted to training and the words used as command should be kept short. Keep in mind that the attention span of dogs is very short that making them engrossed with a specific activity would be very hard, if not impossible. Combining children with your puppy obedience training is an example of keeping your training sessions short as they would lose interest very quickly.
Your dog simply does not posses the same amount of interest they had when they started the activity, they become easily bored. Training should be kept to ten to fifteen minutes and set at regular times.
Principle Three: Do not use force and punishment to hurt your dog when training. Also, never force the dog to follow the command if he is not prepared for it or punish a dog for something he did. Don’t push the animal too hard while training.
The dog does not understand that he should learn things instantly and he does not realize that you are becoming impatient with the speed he is picking up the training. He only knows you are angry. Using force does not convey your meaning correctly whereas negative reinforcement does. If he knows that he is praised when he does something right, then he should not feel praised when he does not follow a command.
You have to be patient and understanding, especially during your dog obedience training sessions. The outcome will be a very responsive and well trained dog.
Train Attack Dog: How to Train a Dog to Attack?
March 16, 2009 by Daniel · Leave a Comment
A dog has to undergo a substantial period of training for it to become a successful attack dog. Attack dog training teaches the dog not to trust strangers. In fact this is one of the foremost issues in dog training. The dog should not take any food from or treat given by strangers as more often, thieves and burglars may give them food that is poisoned. In Shock for the Secret Seven, we find high pedigree dogs like Scamper being stolen away by drugged food. This has to be stopped by training the dog not to eat food from anyone except the owner.
How to train a dog to attack depends largely on its pedigree and temperament. But without fail, all dogs are taught not to pick off stuff from the ground to eat. They are also taught not to bark unnecessarily. He/she is trained to follow a thief silently and then attack him from behind and scare him away. But to train attack dogs, it is also kept in mind that the dog does not start following the thief on his own, he should stay within his premises. A dog is also taught to be indifferent towards other dogs, especially female ones as they might distract male dogs. Training attack dogs is a very important part of dog training.
To train attack dogs, it is very important that a dog be taught discipline. He/she should learn to behave. This is done by giving the dog treats if he/she obeys orders during the training. Giving treats is a very important part of dog attack training.
Advanced Obedience Training
To apply the word “advanced” in conjunction with obedience training might lead one to wonder how obedience can be divided. A dog is either obedient or he’s not, right? However, there are higher levels of obedience training just as there are higher levels of training to be achieved in school and education.
A child does not start school in the sixth grade; she has to start in pre-school or kindergarten. There, she is taught how to get along with others her own age, how to play, how to fit in, how to share, and perhaps most importantly, how to learn. For dogs, basic obedience training accomplishes very much the same as pre-school or kindergarten does for the child.
Most families are very happy when their dog learns to eat indoors and use the bathroom outdoors, while other dog owners are not content until their dog can really “fit in” with the family.
In order to fit in, however, the dog must respond to commands so that he can be well controlled. The five commands necessary for control are “Come”, “Stay”, “Sit”, “Heel”, and “Down”. For the dog to be considered obedient, he must respond to each of those commands each time they are given by his family.
When a dog receives training in basic obedience, he becomes more of a joy to live with. The owner has the ability to communicate with his dog while the dog attains the ability to comprehend some words of the English language. Basic training, therefore, is considered the training essential for good behavior.
However, the dog is capable of learning more than just basic obedience commands, just as the graduate from elementary school has the ability to learn more than just simple writing, reading, and basic arithmetic. The similarity between a child and a dog doesn’t stop there, either. When a child goes to high school, he finds the going just a bit tougher than it was in grade school. He must work a little harder, and so does the canine that goes on into advanced obedience training.
To better understand the various levels of obedience training that a dog can achieve, you can find out more from the different obedience titles that a canine can win as a result of competition in American Kennel Club obedience trials. These trials are divided into classes, or grades, of competition, as compared to grade school, high school, and college.
