How to Train Dogs

From the day they are born, dogs are driven by their instincts and they are the only tools they have in the very beginning of their lives. The instincts tell them how to act in various situations and are pretty much set. But, to our luck these instincts can be modified to some extent and that will be of great help to us, once we begin training our dog.

One of the typical instincts that you see in puppies is the desire to investigate things in order to determine what the role of the thing is in this world and if it is kind, dangerous or eatable.

The most common dog-training mistake is starting to teach a dog in new surroundings, which will have no benefit at all as the dog would be more interested in exploring. The best setting is at the times when your dog is rather bored and could easily be lured into a new activity and therefore would give you its full attention.

Dogs and especially puppies are very easily distracted and you want to minimize the number of distractions around the dog when training him in order the have a more focused dog during the training session. What I like to do is to train the dog in the kitchen. Being in calm zone are the abc on how to train a dog

At my home, the living room is the dogs safe zone and here he is the king and knows his way around. He will easily get bored in the living room and that makes the place ideal for training sessions, as I will have his full attention once we start training.

Also you should be alone with the dog so that you do not have anyone else begging for the dog’s attention.

Another one of my tricks on how to train a dog is to let the dog rest after the training session is done. If you head right on to other activities with the dog, the value of the lesion just learned drops as the dog simply forgets it. If you leave the dog alone for half an hour after the training session his brain will have time to store and think about the lesion just learned and the value of following your instructions i.e. dog treats and compliments.