Dog Training - Obedience training and your dog

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Dog Training Obedience training and your dog
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Obedience training is one of the most
important and most effective things any
owner can do for his or her dog. A
properly obedience trained dog is a happy,
productive and safe member of the family,
while a untrained dog can be destructive and
even dangerous.
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Dogs are designed by nature to follow
leaders, and to look for that leadership.
As pack animals, dogs naturally follow the
directions of their pack leader. In the
absence of a strong leader, the dog may
assume this role itself. Dogs that think of
themselves as the leader of their human pack
can become uncooperative, destructive and
even dangerous.
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Proper obedience training opens up important
lines of communication between handler and
dog. The basis of any obedience training
program is to gain the cooperation and
respect of the animal. This respect cannot
be exerted through rough handling methods
or mistreatment. It must instead be earned
through leadership and proper training
techniques.
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Basic obedience training consists of
teaching the dog what to do and what not
to do. When it comes to desired
behaviors, it is important for the dog to
learn and respond to basic commands, such as
heeling when walking, stopping on command,
sitting when directed, coming when called and
staying where the handler directs.
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The list of what not to do is also important when
it comes to obedience training. Some of the
donts of obedience training include not
jumping up on people, not forging ahead
when walking and, not chewing the furniture
or your property, and not getting out of
control when exposed to novel situations.
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In essence, obedience training involves
establishing the social hierarchy that is
so important to dogs as pack animals.
When your dog follows your obedience commands,
such as come, stay, sit, heel, etc., he or she
is showing compliance and submissiveness. This is
the same type of behavior a submissive member of
a wild dog pack would show to the alpha dog in
that pack.
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As with any type of dog training, it is important
that obedience training sessions be fun and
rewarding for both dog and handler. A
happy, healthy dog will be best able to
learn, and keeping the dog happy during the
training sessions will make life easier for both
yourself and your dog. Obedience training has
many benefits for the dog as well as the
handler. For one thing, a well trained,
obedient dog can be permitted a larger
amount of freedom than an untrained dog.
For instance, a dog that has been properly
trained to come when called can safely
enjoy some off leash play time at the local park.
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There is always a debate over whether it
is easier to obedience train puppies or
older dogs. The fact is that both puppies
and older dogs can be successfully trained
to be willing, obedient companions. It
is generally easier to train puppies and
young dogs than it is to retrain dogs
that have developed behavior problems. Even
problem dogs, however, can be successfully
retrained using basic obedience training and
control concepts.
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When obedience training puppies, however, it
is important to remember that puppies
generally have a shorter attention span
than to do full grown dogs. It is
important, therefore to keep training
sessions short in the beginning. It is also
important to incorporate lots of play with
other puppies, dogs and other animals, as
well as lots of different people. Proper
socialization is very important to creating
a safe, healthy and happy companion dog.
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There are many obedience training classes
held in all parts of the country, and new
puppy and dog owners are encouraged to
enroll in one of these classes. Not only
do puppy kindergarten and dog obedience
classes provide important structure for the
dogs, but it provides important chances for
properly socialization the puppy as well.
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