Dog Advice

A dog that is out of control can cause a lot of distress and heartache. A trained dog will give you so much enjoyment and pride. So here are my top 10 training tips:

1. Assert dominance: It is important that you assert dominance over your dog by being firm but gentle. Your dog will want to please you.
2. Start training straight away: When your puppy arrives in your home it is crucial you start training straight away, the sooner the better. Training should then carry on throughout your dog’s life.
3. Socialise your puppy: A very important piece of training for your puppy is to gradually get it socialised. It will be imortant for the puppy to meet other people, dogs and experience different sounds in order to build up confidence which helps your dog to thrive.
4. Duration of training:It is important not to make your dog training sessions too long, several 10 minute sessions a day will help to maintain your dog’s interest and prevent boredom.
5. Change training location: When training your dog , make sure that you change location from time to time. This helps to stop the dog relating the training to just one area .
6. Help your dog’s concentration:To help your dog concentrate, initail training should be done somewhere that is quiet and where there are no distractions. As training progresses different areas, where more is going on, can be used.
7. Make training fun: All training for your dog should be fun, treats will help your dog to learn and obey you. Treats should varied,for example, food, praise,exercise or a dog toy.
8. Reward intermittently: Do not give a treat every time your dog obeys you, you can use praise when things are going well but reward intermittently as this will help your dog to learn faster and will encourage improvement.
9. Use the same signals and commands: Anyone who is going to help train or work with your dog must use the same signals and commands as you. This will help prevent your dog getting confused.
10. Not to get angry:I think the most important tip is not to get angry with your dog, patience will have its rewards.

Good Luck with your training and be patient