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Training Your Dog To Come And Sit
The best results for recall training are when you have bonded with your dog. He will learn to “come” quicker and easier if he is used to being with you, and enjoys your company.
This is why obedience training may be more effective after you’ve had your new dog for awhile, and he’s become used to [...]
Teaching Your Dog To Lie Down Problems
In this article we will explain how to teach your dog the “down” command, and also cover some of the problems you may come across while training this command with your dog.
With your dog in the sitting position, kneel at his right side and hold his collar in your left hand.
While holding a food treat [...]
Teaching Your Dog The Come Command
In this article we will give you detailed step-by-step plan of action which you can use to train your dog to “come” when you call.
This is an important part of obedience training, so take your time to get it right before moving on to other aspects of training.
Let’s get started:
Firstly, you should first teach your [...]
Training Your Dog To Stay On Command
If there were only two commands you could teach your dog, “Sit”, and “Stay” would be them.
To be a responsible dog owner, you must be able to teach these two commands to him – so you have control over him when you’re out and about.
As usual, you should start this training session in a quiet [...]
Training Your Dog To Walk To Heel
It’s best if your dog already knows how to sit obediently before you train him to walk to heel.
You should start training him in a quiet room, and walk towards a door that does not lead outdoors – this will mean him not getting too excited as if he’s about to go out.
You will then [...]
Walking To Heel Without A Leash
Sometimes people don’t realize that it’s easier to train a dog to walk to heel off the leash at first, rather than on it.
Here’s why: Dogs are social creatures and they like contact with people.
This means your dog is often quite happy to walk along with you anyway, and won’t run off just because he [...]
What To Do If Your Dog Refuses To Come When You Call
If your dog refuses to come when you call him you need to find out the cause before you continue to train him.
Your dog may not have bonded with you enough to want to come back, or he may be bored, or he may have an excess of energy, or he may want to play [...]
Teaching Your Dog Bark Control
Many people like to have a dog as a sense of security. A barking dog sure does offer protection and makes an excellent burglar alarm.
But you do need to teach your dog bark control – as it’s not always appropriate for him to bark.
When your dog has learned to “speak” on command, you will also [...]
Training Your Dog To Lie Down For A Long Time
The prolonged lie down is an advanced dog training technique. It is similar to the normal “down” command – only it is designed to teach your dog to lie down for a long time – meaning as long as you want him to lie down.
Why would you want to do this? The reason is you’ll [...]
Training Your Dog To Lie Down And Stay
Jumping up and chasing is part of every dog’s natural behavior, but most people don’t enjoy your dog jumping up on them – and it can also be dangerous.
By teaching your dog to lie down on command you can easily stop your dog from jumping up on people.
Here’s the steps:
With your dog on your left [...]
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