[/caption]The following are 13 effective dog training tips that can help you train your dog in half the time.
- Use Positive Reinforcement - Unfortunately there are many people who try training their dog by using negative techniques, and this is not an effective way to train your dog.
- Use Short Training Sessions - Just like children, dogs can be overwhelmed by a great deal of new information at one time.
- Use a Pleasant and Firm Voice - When you are training your dog the voice that you use is very important.
- Have Patience with Your Dog - If you are going to train your dog, you are going to need to make sure that you have plenty of patience.
- Avoid Any Distractions While Training - Another important tip to remember when trying to train your dog is to avoid any distractions while you are training your dog.
- Dogs should be fed on a set schedule. One of the most important puppy training tips is to feed your dog at the same times every day.
- Feed your dog a high quality diet. This is twofold - one, higher quality dog food will provide the nutrients that your dog needs to stay healthy.
- Do not free feed your dog. What goes in must come out, and if you are freefeeding your dog, you may not be home when this happens.
- Keep your dog on a potty schedule. An essential puppy potty training tip for house training involves a schedule.
- Take the dog out in immediate "gotta go" situations. There are some situations that a dog will need to go to the bathroom - immediately after waking, eating, being crated, or in times of great excitement.
- Set your dog up to succeed. Dog training tips without common sense will be counter productive to your dog training efforts.
- Do not give your dog items of clothing to play with. Your dog does not know the difference between playing tug of war with an old sock and playing tug of war with your brand new pair of pantyhose.
- Rotate toys. Like children, dogs can get bored with the same toys over and over again. Rotate toys as part of your dog training to help keep them fresh, and replace toys that have become broken or excessively worn.
