IS IT POSSIBLE TO OVER TRAIN YOUR DOG?

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IS IT POSSIBLE TO OVER TRAIN YOUR DOG?
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• Training, when carried out in the right way, can
  help to keep your pet well-behaved, mentally and
  physically healthy and stimulated and can even
  encourage bonding between dog and owner. However,
  it is possible to over train your dog, and this
  can lead to all sorts of harmful consequences for
  both you and your beloved pooch.
• Here are a few things to consider when training
  your pet
• What age are they?
• Young dogs have much shorter attention spans and
  will not cope well with long and intense training
  sessions.

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• Owners who tend to over train their pups dont
  have the patience to deal with their normal puppy
  behaviour or are simply so excited about having a
  puppy that they want to train them to perfection,
  instantly.
• While an over trained pup may be obedient, they
  might be acting in such a manner out of fear and
  often do so begrudgingly, instead of being eager
  to please and behaving well to make their owner
  proud.
• When it comes to senior dogs, while its entirely
  possible that you can teach an old dog new
  tricks, they may not be physically up to the
  challenge, and you should pay attention to any
  soreness or stiffness in their joints.

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• Young pups and senior dogs will require the most
  patience from you when youre training them, so,
  try not to push them too hard.
• What is your dogs ability?
• Depending upon what breed your pet is, they will
  likely have a set of natural tendencies and
  behaviours that they display, and if you train
  your pet too much, you may force them to behave
  in a manner that goes against their natural
  abilities. Putting too much stress and pressure
  on your dog when training them can be
  psychologically damaging and cause them to become
  anxious and nervous.

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• Are you overwhelming your pet?
• Try to focus your attention on one or two tasks
  at a time when training your dog, to avoid
  overwhelming them with too many new things to
  learn. Get one task down pat before moving on to
  another and ensure that you both have a long
  enough break between training sessions.
• Are you training for too long?
• In the same way as humans, dogs get bored when
  forced to repeatedly train for one thing for too
  long, and when they become bored, they get
  distracted and start making errors.

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• This can lead to the dog being punished, which in
  turn, creates even more distractions and can
  quickly become a cycle where the poor pooch has
  little to no hope of getting it right and
  learning anything.
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