Teaching Your Dog Commands

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Teaching Your Dog Commands
Emily Autumn Love EDTC 6030 Summer 2003
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This is a short effective way to learn to
communicate with your dog.
To navigate through the program use the bottoms
at the bottom right hand Corner.
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This is Mikey my Boxer who I have trained many
commands such as sit, stay and also tricks that
I did not teach him (he must me smart!)
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Step One Learning the Sit Command

• Maintain eye contact and gently place your dog
  into the sit position, repeat the command and
  reward him with a treat.
• Another way is to take a food treat and place it
  above his nose, so he has to sit to reach the
  treat.

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Step Two Learning the Stay Command

• Begin slowly with your dog because this is a
  difficult command. Initially, praise your dog if
  he is still for 5 seconds. Then gradually
  increase the time. After he begins to sit still
  for a few seconds, begin to move away.
• If he does not stay, you may have moved too far
  or waited to long. Just place him in the sit
  positions again, and decrease the distance and
  time.

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Step Three Learning the Heel Command

• Place your dog onto a leash, have him sit to your
  left side. Hold the leash like to you would
  pull, and using your dogs name say Mikey,
  heel! That tells your dog to move. If he runs
  ahead of you, execute a quick U-turn.
• He will now be forced to move with you. When he
  catches up to you make sure to praise him.
• Repeat as many times as needed.

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Step Three Learning the Heel Command Continue

• You now need to teach your dog to walk next to
  you. Seat him to your left and say Mikey,
  heel! and begin to move. If he moves ahead of
  your left leg, pull the leash in a corrective
  jerk motion (not hard), and U-turn again.
• Repeat this exercise.

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Tips

• Make sure to be consistent. Do not tell your dog
  to sit and only follow through occasionally.
• Speak in a confident tone. Tell him that you are
  in charge.
• Use treats at the beginning of training but use
  less treats after you dog knows the command.
• Use a leash as an aid to help you maintain your
  positions as the leader.
• Avoid para-language, when you say one thing
  (No), but do another (rub your dogs head).
• Make sure to end all training sessions on a good
  note. Praise him when he obeys.

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Quiz

• What is the commands you learn today you did not
  learn?

Sit
Stay
Watch me
Heel
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Wrong Answer Try Again

• I am sorry your answer is wrong!

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Correct Answer

• Congratulations your answer is correct!