Dog Training Basics

Here are some dog training basics to help you get started.

Understanding Your Dog’s Character. During dog training sessions, take some time and effort to analyze your dog’s behavior and how a dog’s mind works. Do some researches on your puppy or dog’s breed, typical characteristics and such. Different breeds of puppies or dogs have different characteristics and they may react differently in a given situation.

Consistency in Dog Obedience Training. When dog obedience training is done in a regular basis, your dog will be more adaptable to the training routine and you will get to know more about your dog’s behavior and personality. Having a clear understanding of your dog’s behavior helps you to find better ways to train your dog that best suits your dog’s personality and characteristics. For instance, here are some questions that you need to consider during dog obedience training:

* How can you further motivate your dog for the dog obedience training? Food rewards or toys?
* How does your dog deal with distractions?
* Does your dog have any aggression issues?
* How does your dog respond to your command?

Motivate Your Dog. Most dogs have very short attention span – around 15-20 minutes and they tend to start losing focus after that. So keep the dog obedience training session short and sweet, say 20-30 minutes a day to achieve optimal results. Another method to motivate your dog is REWARDS. When training your dog, you need to find out what motivates your dog. Most dog loves rewards especially food rewards. So take this advantage as a guide to train your dog.