Dog Training Is All About Building Relationships
Here's Today's Joke: How do you stop a dog smelling?
Cover its nose.
Dog training is all about building relationships.
Good dog training is all about building positive relationships where the dog has respect for it's owner and also where the dog realizes that the owner is the master and leader of the pack.
If the owner assumes the position of the leader of the pack and the dog knows and respects that position then it will feel more secure and be a happier pet.
Under no circumstances should the dog be fearful of it's master and that is why most current methods of dog training focus on the positive aspects of the dogs actions and reward it for the good actions that it takes rather than punishing it for anything that it does wrong.
A well trained dog that respects it's master will always want to please, and that leads to a better-behaved dog both at home and when socializing with other dogs and people.
These positive training techniques are also great at retraining dogs that have consistently done something wrong, as they will quickly learn that the rewards for good actions are far greater than the attention they are seeking from their negative actions.
Even older dogs can be trained quite well by using these methods so a dog is certainly never too old to learn new tricks.
Believe it or not, dogs have in their genes the ability to sense energy, be it strong or weak ones. This is especially crucial for animals in the wild to survive and this skill is innate as part of the dog's set of skills.
Hence, one can never fool a dog by not being consistent with you behavior or attitude to it. A dog is able to sense one's true character right away and use to fit into its own well being. This explains why a dog seldom obeys a person who is weak in terms of his or her behavior, e.g. not being consistent or behaves illogically.
Nevertheless, different breeds of dogs require different level of trust. The more dominant breeds command a much higher level of authority from owner in order to effectively handling. That said, it does not mean they are dogs that require zero level of trust at all. All dogs require a minimum or a certain degree of trust. Otherwise, be prepared for a fight to get one.
Rest assured that earning trust from your dog is not as daunting as it may sound so long you gain the understating on how to relate the rules and limits to it, and be consistent to the rules established.
Cover its nose.
Dog training is all about building relationships.
Good dog training is all about building positive relationships where the dog has respect for it's owner and also where the dog realizes that the owner is the master and leader of the pack.
If the owner assumes the position of the leader of the pack and the dog knows and respects that position then it will feel more secure and be a happier pet.
Under no circumstances should the dog be fearful of it's master and that is why most current methods of dog training focus on the positive aspects of the dogs actions and reward it for the good actions that it takes rather than punishing it for anything that it does wrong.
A well trained dog that respects it's master will always want to please, and that leads to a better-behaved dog both at home and when socializing with other dogs and people.
These positive training techniques are also great at retraining dogs that have consistently done something wrong, as they will quickly learn that the rewards for good actions are far greater than the attention they are seeking from their negative actions.
Even older dogs can be trained quite well by using these methods so a dog is certainly never too old to learn new tricks.
Believe it or not, dogs have in their genes the ability to sense energy, be it strong or weak ones. This is especially crucial for animals in the wild to survive and this skill is innate as part of the dog's set of skills.
Hence, one can never fool a dog by not being consistent with you behavior or attitude to it. A dog is able to sense one's true character right away and use to fit into its own well being. This explains why a dog seldom obeys a person who is weak in terms of his or her behavior, e.g. not being consistent or behaves illogically.
Nevertheless, different breeds of dogs require different level of trust. The more dominant breeds command a much higher level of authority from owner in order to effectively handling. That said, it does not mean they are dogs that require zero level of trust at all. All dogs require a minimum or a certain degree of trust. Otherwise, be prepared for a fight to get one.
Rest assured that earning trust from your dog is not as daunting as it may sound so long you gain the understating on how to relate the rules and limits to it, and be consistent to the rules established.
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