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Dogs “walking” their owners, pulling and straining as if they’re pulling a cart. Dogs who pee in other peoples houses (it happened to me) Dogs who run off and won’t come back. Big dogs who jump at little ones as if they want to kill and eat them for breakfast (and maybe they do) Small fearful dogs who howl, bark and go crazy at anything. And of course dogs that jump up at you – or worse strangers and worse still stranger children. Then worst of all dogs who bite or shall we say “nibble” allsorts of things – at best your shoes. At worst other people . and that can mean death for the dog in some situations.
Just about every dog owner truly wants to train their dog well. But a nearly equal number will underestimate the time, skill and elbow grease it takes to do it as it needs to be done – Especially if they are a new dog owner and have bought a high energy breed when they should have gone for a lower energy submissive type. The result is often a common catalogue of errors that can be, with more or less effort, headed off before they begin.
Lets get one thing carved in stone right away – Dogs are not hairy fluffy kids. We can wish it were so but it’s not and never will be! Though the average grown dog has a mental development someplace approximately on the level of a human two year old, there are more deviations than there are similarities. Dogs can be amazing at understanding spoken communication. But they don’t reason out or get context the way humans do. They don’t associate cause and effect in the same way.
As a result, it can be frustrating to repeat the same command over and over, only to have the dog apparently ignore you. Most times, they are not ignoring the command as much as failing to understand it. It seems it should be obvious – they’ve done the action with success many times before – but today they are just ‘being obstinate’.
Some dogs likely are what would, in humans, be called obstinate. But they can be easily distracted, or fail to associate today’s case of ‘come’ with yesterday’s action and subsequent reward. There are other explanations for their behavior.
Patience is the number one required quality, therefore. You have to be geared up to repeat the same order, day in and day out, and occasionally not get the same outcome. Many dogs take two years to learn anything beyond the easiest basics to the point that it consistently sticks.
Part of that patience means you have to hold your temper in check when you’d like to hit out verbally or physically. It’s easy to use physical punishment as the first route of correcting a dog’s behavior. But that’s reserved in the wild for only the most severe circumstances. So, the dog hasn’t evolved to understand why you’re hitting them. It instills fear, not trust. Just don’t EVER do it. It’s totally counter-productive and won’t help anyway.
Dogs, like humans, much more readily follow those they trust than those they fear. The latter they do only when they have no choice. But dogs make choices very differently from people. They will usually just endure the punishment without learning anything. Physical punishment IS NOT an effective training method.
So, here’s how NOT to train your dog:
– Forget that your dog has a nature unlike yours. Talk to them like they were a human child. Call them and act to them like “my baby” ahh my little soldier etc. Would mummys little man like a sweetie? STOP – It’s a dog – Do wild dogs treat each other like that? No they don’t. So stop acting against nature and learn to treat your dog like wild dog pack leader treats pack.
– Believe that the dog can associate consequences across time and conditions, then draw the same conclusion you would. Except that is – ironically – bad lessons. Dogs learn to associate bad things very well which is a fast route to creating a fearful and dangerous dog.
– Become impatient and angry when hr or she doesn’t behave liek you want them to. Punish them for not behaving the way you want. As with above, impatience and punishment create fear . Fear creates aggression and/or neurotic behavior.
Follow those futile techniques and you’ll harvest the pay back of a neurotic dog and you will be an unhappy owner. But if these are not the results you desire, be prepared to change YOUR behavior, before you try to alter the dog’s.
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Originally from London dog lover Nick had enough of the commute and dirt and moved to Sweden to live with wife Lena and Border Terrier Gunnar. He now publishes dog websites, for example DogsCoolLand where you can find a huge poop bag full of dog advice and training tips
Dog experts say that the best trainers in the world are the pet owners. Professional dog trainers may have the educational and experience qualification, but it is the owner who makes the lasting impression. Professional trainers are only one-time teachers, while pet owners are the perpetual trainers. Sadly, though, the worst training often come from pet owners themselves, especially first-time owners. They commit mistakes that are sometimes harsh towards their pet.
The worst part sets in when the pet owner expects too much from his dog. Most of these people are true dog lovers though. In fact, they have invested time, money, and effort to train their dogs to be obedient. The real problem comes when they see a dog on a TV show doing amazing tricks and they teach the same tricks to their dog; expecting it would produce the same result. If their pet fails, they tend to spank and mistreat their dog.
The second common mistake in training dogs still has something to do with expecting too much. These pet owners easily give up on their dogs; they are mostly not true dog lovers. They probably just have dogs because their neighbors have one, or that they saw on TV that having this kind of breed is cool. They normally do not spend time, money, and effort in training their pets formally.
The third most common mistake that pet owners make when training their dogs is inconsistency. Dogs have this very keen ability to associate cause and effect. If you teach your dog not to jump on you when you are wearing a tuxedo, do not expect him to jump on you when you are wearing a nightie. For the dog, it does not matter to him what you wear. What he knows only is that he should not jump on you.
Another likely mistake in training dogs is lack of positive reinforcement. Since dogs are sensitive to cause and effect, they are most likely to learn a new trick if they get a reward for doing something. This reward usually a food treat or just a plain stroking or patting him. Some people doubt the universal fact that rewarding dogs is the best way to train them.
Expecting too much, giving up easily, inconsistency, and lack of positive reinforcement – these are actually just some of the possible dog training mistakes that you can commit. The idea is that training your dog is not for your personal benefit, but rather for your pet. When you train a dog, teach him with love. Do not treat him as an object, treat him as a living creature that can learn and can also get hurt.
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Dog experts say that the best trainers in the world are the pet owners. Professional dog trainers may have the educational and experience qualification, but it is the owner who makes the lasting impression. Professional trainers are only one-time teachers, while pet owners are the perpetual trainers. Sadly, though, the worst training often come from pet owners themselves, especially first-time owners. They commit mistakes that are sometimes harsh towards their pet.
The worst part sets in when the pet owner expects too much from his dog. Most of these people are true dog lovers though. In fact, they have invested time, money, and effort to train their dogs to be obedient. The real problem comes when they see a dog on a TV show doing amazing tricks and they teach the same tricks to their dog; expecting it would produce the same result. If their pet fails, they tend to spank and mistreat their dog.
The second common mistake in training dogs still has something to do with expecting too much. These pet owners easily give up on their dogs; they are mostly not true dog lovers. They probably just have dogs because their neighbors have one, or that they saw on TV that having this kind of breed is cool. They normally do not spend time, money, and effort in training their pets formally.
The third most common mistake that pet owners make when training their dogs is inconsistency. Dogs have this very keen ability to associate cause and effect. If you teach your dog not to jump on you when you are wearing a tuxedo, do not expect him to jump on you when you are wearing a nightie. For the dog, it does not matter to him what you wear. What he knows only is that he should not jump on you.
Another likely mistake in training dogs is lack of positive reinforcement. Since dogs are sensitive to cause and effect, they are most likely to learn a new trick if they get a reward for doing something. This reward usually a food treat or just a plain stroking or patting him. Some people doubt the universal fact that rewarding dogs is the best way to train them.
Expecting too much, giving up easily, inconsistency, and lack of positive reinforcement – these are actually just some of the possible dog training mistakes that you can commit. The idea is that training your dog is not for your personal benefit, but rather for your pet. When you train a dog, teach him with love. Do not treat him as an object, treat him as a living creature that can learn and can also get hurt.
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