Dog Obedience Training You enroll your dog in obedience school so he will learn the most basic commands but there is so much more in dog obedience training. You can take him to levels that are offered to make him more acceptable to yourself and society. If you are practicing training at home, make sure you keep your sessions short so your dog won't lose interest when it becomes dull and boring.
The single most important act of training is the reward for good behavior. The more times a dog is rewarded, the more he will learn and it is essential that you use repetition. The next and almost as important part of training is the praise you give your dog after he has done what you asked him to. There can never be enough praise. Your dog will love it and it will make him feel he's the greatest thing since sliced cheese.
In training school, you will learn how to handle your dog and get the best out of him that you can possibly get. You will also learn not to use the words "no", "get off", "get down" and so much more. Dogs get so used to negative language that they tend to ignore it after a while and go about their merry business of doing what they want. If they get used to wonderful praise from you, then when you have to reprimand them for something it will take on a much greater meaning. If you do have to reprimand your dog, try to make it as clear as possible to him what it is you don't want him to do.
You will also learn that a correct reprimand is short and to the point. After school training you should need no more than a voice command to get the results you want. To reprimand a dog, you really have to catch him in the act of doing wrong and be very direct. This is the only way he is going to learn not to do that again. Never hit, kick or slap your dog because this only creates new problems and causes existing ones to get worse
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