Dog Training
Techniques
Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit
certain desired dog behavior in specific circumstances.
Training your dog should absolutely be a top priority.
Fundamentally, dog training and dog behavior are about
communication. The goal of dog training is to build a bond
between pet and family and to enjoy the process. Dog training
should ALWAYS be fun for your dog, so if you or your dog begin
to get tired take a break and come back to it
later.
Obedience,
herding, agility, tracking, retrieving, hunting, guard, and
schutzhund are common areas of dog training. Training social
skills is a continuous process. Training starts the moment your
pup comes home. Waiting until the puppy is older and has
already learned undesirable habits makes the training much more
challenging.
All dog training must be founded
upon educating the dog, which is, developing instincts and
drawing out accidental and acquired habits. Bribery can also be
a great dog training method. In dog training, the term
"bribery" means that the dog is aware of the presence of the
reward before he is asked to complete the command. Don’t be
disheartened if it seems you are not getting anywhere with your
dog training, because it generally takes us longer to learn how
to train our dogs than it does for our dogs to be trained. The
hardest part of training is communicating with the dog in a
humane way that he understands.
The emotional state of the dog is
an important consideration in directing the training, as a dog
that is stressed or distracted will not learn efficiently.
Failure to reward after the reward marker diminishes the value
of the reward marker and makes training more difficult. Most
training revolves around giving the dog consequences for his
behavior, in the hope of influencing the behavior the dog will
exhibit in the future.
Most modern trainers say that
they use "positive training methods", which is a different
meaning of the word "positive" from that in operant
conditioning. “Positive training methods" generally means
preferring the use of reward-based training to increase good
behavior to that of physical punishment to decrease bad
behavior. The goal is to produce a dog that will perform even
on occasions that the handler has no reward to offer, since the
dog's training has taught him that the handler may have a
reward even if the dog cannot see it.
Electronic dog
training collars are useful tools that do no harm your pet. As
is often the case, these dog training shock collars can be used
for various training regimens, including but not limited to,
hunting exercises, agility training, pet containment,
anti-barking and more. Although shock collars are not dangerous
to dogs, you should always use prudent judgment in implementing
any dog-training program. There is a considerable portion of
dog training, which is actually thinly disguised abuse.
Although dog training can be hard at times, it’s important that
you remember to keep things positive for you and your dog at
all times.
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