Whoever tagged dogs 'man’s best friend’ had a clear-cut reason behind it because life without

dogs, to most people, would mean nothing but absolute boredom. Imagine having a friend who,

after leaving them alone, locked and hungry for a whole day, would still run straight at you and

lick your nose. Your dog, and not your BFF, would. Unfortunately, though, dogs are not always

that cool. Sometimes it is hard to stop them from doing those ugly things such as peeing on your

carpet or barking at your friend because there is no mode of communication between you two.

To make the most of the relationship between you and your dog, you need to infuse some

important skills in them and ultimately they will learn approaching some things in moderation.

Below is a list of the best tips to follow if you really want to influence your dog’s behavior.

Understand how your dog learns

Your dog probably does not listen to you because you are fond of using a language they don’t

understand. They don’t pay attention for long because they fail to comprehend your orders and

sometimes cannot get it if it is really them you are talking to. Trying using the same language

every time you address your dog so that they get accustomed to it.

Reward good behavior

In case you did not know, dogs have a very brilliant memory. Whenever they do something and

get rewarded for it, they will try as much as possible to repeat it so as to get rewarded again.

Ignore them whenever they do something you do not like. You can as well take already-given

rewards away if they misbehave.

Consequences should be immediate

If you want your dog to know that what she has done is wrong, let her face the consequence

immediately. If you punish her after 10 minutes she might never be able to connect the

punishment to the mistake. Again, make sure that you and everyone else who interacts with the

dog responds in an identical manner every time she makes a mistake.

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If you think applying the 'alpha dog’ concept is the only way to transform her into an obedient

dog, you are wrong. Some dogs get scared of harsh leaders and can sometimes be forced to bite

in self defense if they feel so much oppressed. It does not mean that you should let her do

whatever she likes, the point is, be moderate with your guidance.

One skill at a time

Most of the skills we teach our dogs are just too complex for them. You need to avoid confusing

them by doing things in bits. For instance if you want your dog to learn a solid sit stay, you first

let them sit there while you are there, then move around and order them to stay still, then you can

try and keeping them still in a distractive environment. All this should happen one at a time.

Patience

Sometimes dog training doesn’t come out as successful as you expected. Just like humans, dogs

have different learning abilities and maybe your dog is unfortunately a slow-learner. Understand

this and go at the pace of their ability. Good news is that, ultimately, all dogs are trainable so do

not lose hope on yours.