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Correct Communication Guarantees Successful Dog Training Results
By Dog Lover | January 14, 2010
One of the tell tale signs as to whether your dog training will succeed or be an absolute failure is the attitude with which you and your dog approach the training. While you may feel it is hopeless based on the level of serious behavioral issues your dog presents, having the right attitude with respect to training will help overcome any bad dog behavior. However, you are ultimately in complete control of your dogs attitude. You need to train your dog into the family member you want him to be, where obedience and instant response will allow a relationship for you and your pet that is free from stress and frustration.
Since a puppy under the age of six months needs an entirely different approach to training, we will only be dealing with the training techniques that are required to train a dog over six months of age. Teaching a six month old dog with kindergarten methods would be an insult to its intelligence, much like a college student would be offended if the instructor talked using child like teaching techniques. Similarly, a six year old child would achieve nothing sitting in a classroom listening to a professor explaining the theory of relativity.
Setting Positive Attitudes While Training Your Dog
If your dog’s training periods each day consist of nothing but commands, a negative attitude will develop from your pet. Its daily routine is now being changed to include training sessions and its up to you to make these training periods something that your dog will enthusiastically look forward to.
This can be easily achieved by simply using verbal communication during your dog obedience training. Here lies another key that will spell the difference between mediocre and excellent performance from your dog. By communicating verbally doesn’t mean the usual ‘Heel’ and ‘Sit’ commands. Literally talk to your dog. Say something like ‘Good dog, thats a good boy/girl’ and say it enthisiastically.
While it may be true that your pet does not literally understand the words coming out of your mouth, two things take place when you speak. Your dog will be motivated to please you and with your praise based on your warm and encouraging tone, will present a very positive environment.
Secondly, this positve motivation will evoke a great positive attitude from your dog. Commands, on the other hand, should be given in a completely different tone of voice. They should absolutely be interpreted as commands not just a request. They are then followed by enthusiastic and loving praise as soon as the dog follows the command, or when shown what its correct response should have been. These simple commands make for easy DIY dog training.
You have to remember that communication is the essential component for success when training your dog. Talk to your pet, reflect your positive attitude in the tone of your voice and your dog will reflect its positive attitude in the excited way it welcomes each day’s training session. These are just a few of the ways that make for easy dog obedience training.
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