Training your dog is an essential component in responsible dog ownership.
Properly training your dog will ensure that the relationship between you and your dog will be a positive and long lasting relationship.
There are many theories regarding dog training, but the best type of training for dogs is positive reinforcement training.
Positive reinforcement is a very quick and easy way to train your dog.
All you need to do is praise your dogs when he engages in behaviors you want to encourage and ignore the behaviors you do not want your dog to repeat.
Dogs love the attention and praise of their owners, and positive reinforcement training provides an opportunity for your dog to receive this attention in a constructive manner.
You will find that you and your dog will bond very quickly once you start positive reinforcement training.
This is especially beneficial if you just acquired your dog and do not have an established relationship.
Dogs love attention, and they will behave in ways that will result in their owner's attention.
These can either be positive or negative behaviors.
Everyone has heard the story about dogs that chew up their owner's shoes.
This is a stunt to get the owner's attention.
If that same dog is given positive reinforcement training, the dog will quickly learn that there are better ways to get attention that to eat shoes.
Positive reinforcement training will provide your dog with acceptable choices to choose from when they want to seek your attention.
Perhaps the most difficult part for many owners is ignoring the negative behaviors of your dog.
The first instinct of many pet owners is to yell at or scold the dog if they behave in an undesirable manner.
This is counter-productive to positive reinforcement training.
Your dog will become confused because they will receive mixed messages about their behavior.
This may cause your dog to regress in their positive reinforcement training.
By committing fully to positive reinforcement training, your dog will receive the support and encouragement he needs in order to learn positive behaviors.
Anyone can use positive reinforcement in order to train their dog.
Positive reinforcement training does not require the owner to take a special class or read a series of books.
Once you learn the basic components of positive reinforcement training, you are ready to begin training.
You do not need to bulk up in the gym because you will not have to restrain your dog as you would have to in other forms of training.
You can be up and running in one day.
Positive reinforcement training is an easy way to establish your rules and expectations with your dog.
It will also help you develop a close relationship with your new dog in a safe and loving manner.