Good Dog Training

Dogs are a great animal to have as a domestic pet. Raising and taking dog care can, however, be a challenging job. It is essential right from an early age that your dog gets behavior training from you. This will establish the dog’s behavior patterns for its whole life and is the difference between a loving and manageable pet and a crazy dog that makes your life difficult.

Good dog training begins with an establishment of superiority on your part. You should train your dog in such a way that it knows you are the master of the house. This will help your dog be obedient more often and is important if you ever want to have control over your dog. Beating your dog to train it is not recommended and can be illegal. This will simply create fear rather than adulation in your dog’s mind. When you are training your dog, you can use the theory of reinforcement in order to win your dog over. Reinforcement is the theory that when a desirable action is performed, then a prize is offered and when the action is not performed, the prize is withdrawn. It is extremely important to use this technique with consistency as it will confirm the connection in your dog’s head between a good action and a prize.
When this basic training is being conducted, you should incorporate some regular words that can be understood by your dog. Using the same word every time you want your dog to stop doing something can be understood by your dog over a period of time. Establishing these words is important because when you have visitors and other family members around your dog, it is easy to control it. A simple word like ‘stop’ or ‘no’ can be used as dogs are intelligent enough to understand this.

You can consult the web or some books for other dog training tips and dog training secrets. The real key to making your dog behave well is that your dog should respect you. This requires you to spend a lot of time with your dog playing and generally fooling around. Dogs love to get rid of their pent up energy and enjoy socializing with their owners. A simple half hour spent with your dog everyday can make it less irritable and better behaved because it feels secure around you. Dogs that are generally ignored will not be easy to command.