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Article #457: What Type Of Commands To Use With Your Dog

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Short clear commands along with obvious that he can and will follow, and release
hand signals are the best means of giving him from the training session with lots
your dog commands. Never repeat your of praise and rewards. Dogs, like people,
command over and over again, it may only in some way try to live up to their
confuse him. image, just like a child their image of
Start by getting his attention, this is themselves is what you teach them it is.
best accomplished by saying his name. How A dog that is trained with love,
you say the command is also important as affection and attention entrust do
is your expression, smile when you are anything in their power, and a little
pleased and don't grin when you are beyond, to please you.
unhappy. They need attention and interaction with
Your dog is smart enough to pick up on their family, you, to build their image
these things, and they should be used in of themselves.
his training. Your posture should be Self - confidence building is as
straight with shoulders back, the treat important to your dog as it is to you,
should be held in your closed hand hence spend time with them, help them learn to
he is aware it is sharp. trust you.
When calling your dog to you, show Another way to ravage your dogs self -
welcoming body language, arms open wide esteem to tear them down, dogs are not
to welcome him, and a happy, friendly stupid, they understand when you are
language all combine to let him know it talking about them in unflattering ways,
is good for him to come to you. and it affects them.
Oral commands should be given in a firm Yelling at a dog does no good, when
voice, not shouted, say no sharply and training a dog, your voice should always
deeply, in a lowered voice. The no be well modulated, not loud, and you
command should be given as he begins to should never have to yell at your dog to
misbehave; this makes him aware that what carry them to obey a command.
he is doing is the activity for which he A dog that is well trained will respond
is being told no. to a whisper, and eventually hand
For instance, if he begins to put his signals. Yelling at them tends to make
paws on you, lower your voice and firmly them nervous, and fearful of you, neither
tell him no. In this, your body language of these things is effective when tough
is important, look angry and stand in a to train your dog.
commanding stance, ( liking slightly over Training your dog should be pleasurable
the dog is a threatening stance ), and in that you and your dog, not a daydream!
you should stand straight. Dogs are sensitive and emotional,
Support signals should be clear and regardless of size, this needs to remain
concise; they allow you to control your at the front of your soul any time you
dog even if he is at a area by calling are titanic to train them.
his flag and using dramatic hand signals. Dogs only learn by their mistakes,
A dog will pick up on it if you are blameless approximating humans do, how
becoming bored with a training session, many things in life did you learn because
do both of you a favor and be alert. you did it wrong the first time? Dogs are
If you need to end the training session, the same way, they learn by doing
get his attention, entrust him a power something wrong the first time.






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