Sunday, April 19, 2009

Dog Trainig

Though training a dog isn't compulsory unless your dog has a particular problem, a hint of training to lose bad habits and set bounds for your dog should be considered. Success will come quickly to anyone that praises a dog for good behavior.

For example - If you ask your dog to sit and she does, you give her a treat. In the dogs mind sitting when told equals treat.

This can only serve to confuse your dog and lead her to mistrust you.

It's WHEN a dog barks that figures out whether it is normal behavior or a bad habit. If your dog spends the best part of its waking life barking at virtually anything including you, then it is formed into a bad habit - but one that is simple to cure. The first mistake that people make is to scream'Quiet' or'Shut up' at their barking dog.

The particular reason why this could not work is easy. Your dog barks, then you 'bark'. From your perspective you are howling at your dog to shut up. A better method is to hang about for a pause in your dogs barking then heap heaps of praise and a treat on your dog. As quickly as the barking starts again, ignore your dog, walk off - anything except don't pay your dog any attention.

Face licking is a way for a puppy to get its ma to regurgitate food for them. Keep this up solidly, and the dog will realize face licking is unsuitable.

Your dog will not know that jumping on you is o.k. Give her a treat when she first replies and everytime after until you need to use the words.