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Dog Training
Obedience training and
your dog
Obedience training is one of the most important
and most effective
things any owner can do for his or her dog. A
properly obedience
trained dog is a happy, productive and safe
member of the family,
while a untrained dog can be destructive and even
dangerous.
Dogs are designed by nature to follow leaders,
and to look for that
leadership. As pack animals, dogs naturally
follow the directions of
their pack leader. In the absence of a strong
leader, the dog may
assume this role itself. Dogs that think of themselves
as the leader of
their human pack can become uncooperative,
destructive and even
dangerous.
Proper obedience training opens up important
lines of communication
between handler and dog. The basis of any
obedience training
program is to gain the cooperation and respect
of the animal. This
respect cannot be exerted through rough
handling methods or
mistreatment. It must instead be earned
through leadership and
proper training techniques.
Basic obedience training consists of teaching the
dog what to do and
what not to do. When it comes to desired
behaviors, it is important
for the dog to learn and respond to basic
commands, such as heeling
when walking, stopping on command, sitting
when directed, coming
when called and staying where the handler directs.
The list of what not to do is also important when it
comes to obedience
training. Some of the don’ts of obedience
training include – not
jumping up on people, not forging ahead when
walking and, not
chewing the furniture or your property, and not
getting out of control
when exposed to novel situations.
In essence, obedience training involves
establishing the social
hierarchy that is so important to dogs as pack
animals. When your
dog follows your obedience commands, such as –
come, stay, sit, heel,
etc., he or she is showing compliance and
submissiveness. This is the
same type of behavior a submissive member of a
wild dog pack would
show to the alpha dog in that pack.
As with any type of dog training, it is important that obedience training
sessions be fun and rewarding for both dog and handler. A happy,
healthy dog will be best able to learn, and keeping the dog happy
during the training sessions will make life easier for both yourself and
your dog. Obedience training has many benefits for the dog as well as
the handler. For one thing, a well trained, obedient dog can be
permitted a larger amount of freedom than an untrained dog. For
instance, a dog that has been properly trained to come when called
can safely enjoy some off leash play time at the local park.
There is always a debate over whether it is
easier to obedience train
puppies or older dogs. The fact is that both
puppies and older dogs
can be successfully trained to be willing,
obedient companions. It is
generally easier to train puppies and young dogs
than it is to retrain
dogs that have developed behavior problems.
Even problem dogs,
however, can be successfully retrained using
basic obedience training
and control concepts.
When obedience training puppies, however, it is
important to
remember that puppies generally have a shorter
attention span than
to do full grown dogs. It is important, therefore
to keep training
sessions short in the beginning. It is also important
to incorporate lots
of play with other puppies, dogs and other
animals, as well as lots of
different people. Proper socialization is very
important to creating a
safe, healthy and happy companion dog.
There are many obedience training classes held
in all parts of the
country, and new puppy and dog owners are
encouraged to enroll in
one of these classes. Not only do puppy
kindergarten and dog
obedience classes provide important structure for
the dogs, but it
provides important chances for properly
socialization the puppy as
well.
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