DOG TRAINING NOTES
BE A LEADER TO YOUR DOG AT ALL TIMES & TEACH SELF CONTROL
DO NOT ALLOW FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO DICTATE HOW YOUR DOG SHOULD ACT
DOGS WILL EITHER BE SUBMISSIVE OR AGGRESSIVE - DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION
DOGS NEED ROUTINE IN THEIR LIVES, PLAN FOR SUCCESS & HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PLAN
BEGINNER TRAINING IS DONE ON LEASH AS THIS IS YOUR PHYSICAL CONECTION TO THE DOG,
OWNERSHIP AND TRAINING IS AN ADULT RESPONSIBILITY DO NOT HAND YOUR DOG OR LEASH TO JUST ANYONE, A DOG LEFT ALONE OUTSIDE IS A DOG WHO IS LEARNING ALONE
REMEMBER ITS NOT ABOUT LOVE ON THE DOGS PART ITS ABOUT LEADERSHIP, BE FIRM, FAIR, CONSISTANT & HAVE FUN WITH YOUR TRAINING & COMPANION
1. ATTENTION TRAINING - USE VARIOUS METHODS TO GET THE DOGS ATTENTION. DO NOT FORGET LONG LINE TRAINING, keep distractions to a minimum and slowly add them when needed.
2. HEEL - THE DOG IS AT YOUR LEFT SIDE, 6 TO 9 INCHES FROM YOUR LEFT LEG.THE DOGS RIGHT LEG IS IN LINE WITH YOUR LEFT. LEFT/RIGHT & ABOUT TURNS TEACHES YOUR DOG TO STAY AT YOUR SIDE…NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
3. SIT - PRACTICE YOUR SITS ALL THE TIME, TEACH THE DOG TO SIT WHEN YOU STOP WALKING AND WHENEVER YOU COMMAND IT. Sit, In and out of all doors including vehicles.
4. SIT/STAY - DOG DOES NOT MOVE, IF THE DOG MOVES ONE LEG, CALMLY-FIRMLY-CORRECT THE SIT/STAY.
5. STAND -TEACHES THE DOG TO STAND ON COMMAND FOR GROOMING, EXAMINATIONS, ETC.
6. RECALL - TO COME TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH NO HESITATION ON THE DOGS PART.
7. RETURN - TO HEEL POSITION. DOG MOVES FROM A SIT POSITION IN FRONT OF HANDLER TO THE HEEL POSITION AND SITS.
8. DOWN - DOG WILL LEARN TO LIE DOWN ON COMMAND AND NOT MOVE
Stay = trainer will return to dog Wait = Dog will return to owner when called
Play Activities
Think Safe Play Safe
TUG OF WAR
It would be fun to throw a ball and the dog brings it back regardless of the distraction, this can happen, if you teach the dog properly.
Dogs love to play keep away and once they have the object they may not want to give it up. If they run and you chase them then most times they will keep running as they think you are following them to where they are going, or they have learned that if they come back right away they will be scolded or tied up.
Playing tug a war with a dog can create a dog that loves to grab on to items and pull until the item is theirs. Certain breeds where trained to tug and pull. in some applications of training the handler or trainer wants the dog to grab on and hold on, police dogs are a good example.
However in the home the dog may get confused with an article a child has and the consequences can be fatal. Many owners say after the fact MY DOG NEVER DID THAT BEFORE chances are he was never in that situation before or a member of the family was inadvertently training the dog for an undesirable action.
All play should be supervised and controlled. Its what you the owner/leader allow. Leaving the dog outside to his/her own devices does not constitute play. The dog is learning to his/her environment. Leaving a child and a dog alone to play together can also have fatal consequences.
First train your dog: You cannot expect the dog to come back if you did not train it to recall. An owner cannot expect the dog to sit and give up the toy it he/she did not teach the dog that a sit is a sit.
Yes the dog can have his time to himself and that is when he is on his mat or in his crate or designated area and he has been given a good chew toy to work on. However if the owner says the command to drop or leave it and the dog was taught this command then the dog must follow through and get the job done.
If you make the training fun, short training sessions, do not over work the dog. If you and your dog both enjoy the training then this will become play for both of you and you will both learn the lesson that will last a lifetime.
Start with a good foundation and build from there. Every animal learns best on success. Eventually an owner comes to realize that there is much he/she can learn from their companion and it can be used in everyday life.....FIRM, FAIR, and CONSISTENT IN ALL THINGS.
BE A LEADER TO YOUR DOG AT ALL TIMES & TEACH SELF CONTROL
DO NOT ALLOW FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO DICTATE HOW YOUR DOG SHOULD ACT
DOGS WILL EITHER BE SUBMISSIVE OR AGGRESSIVE - DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION
DOGS NEED ROUTINE IN THEIR LIVES, PLAN FOR SUCCESS & HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PLAN
BEGINNER TRAINING IS DONE ON LEASH AS THIS IS YOUR PHYSICAL CONECTION TO THE DOG,
OWNERSHIP AND TRAINING IS AN ADULT RESPONSIBILITY DO NOT HAND YOUR DOG OR LEASH TO JUST ANYONE, A DOG LEFT ALONE OUTSIDE IS A DOG WHO IS LEARNING ALONE
REMEMBER ITS NOT ABOUT LOVE ON THE DOGS PART ITS ABOUT LEADERSHIP, BE FIRM, FAIR, CONSISTANT & HAVE FUN WITH YOUR TRAINING & COMPANION
1. ATTENTION TRAINING - USE VARIOUS METHODS TO GET THE DOGS ATTENTION. DO NOT FORGET LONG LINE TRAINING, keep distractions to a minimum and slowly add them when needed.
2. HEEL - THE DOG IS AT YOUR LEFT SIDE, 6 TO 9 INCHES FROM YOUR LEFT LEG.THE DOGS RIGHT LEG IS IN LINE WITH YOUR LEFT. LEFT/RIGHT & ABOUT TURNS TEACHES YOUR DOG TO STAY AT YOUR SIDE…NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND
3. SIT - PRACTICE YOUR SITS ALL THE TIME, TEACH THE DOG TO SIT WHEN YOU STOP WALKING AND WHENEVER YOU COMMAND IT. Sit, In and out of all doors including vehicles.
4. SIT/STAY - DOG DOES NOT MOVE, IF THE DOG MOVES ONE LEG, CALMLY-FIRMLY-CORRECT THE SIT/STAY.
5. STAND -TEACHES THE DOG TO STAND ON COMMAND FOR GROOMING, EXAMINATIONS, ETC.
6. RECALL - TO COME TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WITH NO HESITATION ON THE DOGS PART.
7. RETURN - TO HEEL POSITION. DOG MOVES FROM A SIT POSITION IN FRONT OF HANDLER TO THE HEEL POSITION AND SITS.
8. DOWN - DOG WILL LEARN TO LIE DOWN ON COMMAND AND NOT MOVE
Stay = trainer will return to dog Wait = Dog will return to owner when called
Play Activities
Think Safe Play Safe
TUG OF WAR
It would be fun to throw a ball and the dog brings it back regardless of the distraction, this can happen, if you teach the dog properly.
Dogs love to play keep away and once they have the object they may not want to give it up. If they run and you chase them then most times they will keep running as they think you are following them to where they are going, or they have learned that if they come back right away they will be scolded or tied up.
Playing tug a war with a dog can create a dog that loves to grab on to items and pull until the item is theirs. Certain breeds where trained to tug and pull. in some applications of training the handler or trainer wants the dog to grab on and hold on, police dogs are a good example.
However in the home the dog may get confused with an article a child has and the consequences can be fatal. Many owners say after the fact MY DOG NEVER DID THAT BEFORE chances are he was never in that situation before or a member of the family was inadvertently training the dog for an undesirable action.
All play should be supervised and controlled. Its what you the owner/leader allow. Leaving the dog outside to his/her own devices does not constitute play. The dog is learning to his/her environment. Leaving a child and a dog alone to play together can also have fatal consequences.
First train your dog: You cannot expect the dog to come back if you did not train it to recall. An owner cannot expect the dog to sit and give up the toy it he/she did not teach the dog that a sit is a sit.
Yes the dog can have his time to himself and that is when he is on his mat or in his crate or designated area and he has been given a good chew toy to work on. However if the owner says the command to drop or leave it and the dog was taught this command then the dog must follow through and get the job done.
If you make the training fun, short training sessions, do not over work the dog. If you and your dog both enjoy the training then this will become play for both of you and you will both learn the lesson that will last a lifetime.
Start with a good foundation and build from there. Every animal learns best on success. Eventually an owner comes to realize that there is much he/she can learn from their companion and it can be used in everyday life.....FIRM, FAIR, and CONSISTENT IN ALL THINGS.