How to Train Your Dog!

From personal experience my dog was a pain in the but and nearly got its self killed on the first day i took it out for a walk. Instead of waiting to cross the road it just walked out into the middle of the road and a car just missed it. Since that day I have been so scared to take my dog out until I trained it. Instead of running across the road, the dog now sits at the curb.

Do you want your dog to do everything you want?

If that is a yes, I have included three very small pieces of training methods that will allow you to help your dog do what you want.

---Teaching your dog to sit---

1.If you tell your dog to sit and its doing the complete opposite or something else then its because its been taught that the word your using means something else. You need to think of another word.

2.Once your dog sits its important for you to praise your dog by giving it a simple treat. or representing love in some way.

3.After a few months you can eventually begin to stop giving your dog treats but don't bring it to a abrupt stop. Slowly stop.

---Your dog jumps up at you---

From my previous experience when a dog jumps up at you it really can hurt. I used to know a Rottweiler that was terrible for jumping up at me.

The problem was when the dog jumped up I would shout and grab hold of it. The thing that i did not realise is the dog was thinking that I was playing, but I wasn't. To resolve this problem you need to completely ignore the dog not even engage eye contact and don't walk near it. However its important that when hes quiet you smile at him/her and stroke him/her.

---Your dog is Impatient---

This is the most awful thing you would have to do but at the end of the day its worth it. When your dog wants to play or whatever, simply don't do it at that moment. After the dog is settled then start to play. As awful as this sounds it actually isn't, because, your dog is been taught that you have the authority not him/her I think that fact is exceedingly important.

These steps can appear a bit annoying for you as you simply have to wait and ignore your dog when you simply want too grab hold of it, stroke it, and kiss it all better. But at the end of the day I think its important that your dog knows that you have the discipline not the dog has discipline over you.

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