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Dog Obedience Training In Your Home

Today there are several online mediums for dog obedience training. You can make use of books, DVDs and online tips that give you details of how to train dogs. Just being upset about your puppies behavior will not really help. If your dog exhibits any of these behavioral traits like jumping at people, running away and not obeying you need to teach some obedience training.

A dog training program basically means, teaching a dog to sit, stay and come to you when called. Once the dog learns to obey these basic commands you will find that your dog is the most well behaved and intelligent dog around. Your dog should obey you when you take him out for a walk. It should not just run around on the roads as this is neither good for the dog's safety nor for the people on the road.

Dog obedience training is not one of the most difficult "how to train dogs" tasks to undertake, it just requires a little bit of your patience and understanding. Training your dog at home is not difficult but if you want you can use the services of a trained professional but as a result you will miss all the fun you will have while training your puppy. Let us accept it most people who have pets consider them like family members
and you don't send your family members to a trainer. Besides with the plethora of information at your fingertips, dog obedience training should not prove to be a daunting task.

Your dog has to be clearly taught what is right and what is wrong and once you have done the grounding work with your dog you will have the most faithful and loyal companion for life. The magical effect of incentives in training has been proved time and again. So make use of incentives and reinforcing words to get your results. Just as you would kiss your child or appreciate them for behaving well, pat your dog, rub his fur and give him some treats for doing what was asked.

Avoid the punishment method of dog obedience training. It might scare the puppy, which is hardly the kind of relationship you want to form with your pet. If treated properly dog's are one of the best companions for everybody. Make sure when you are giving your dog a command your tone is firm. Do not shout but be firm so it knows that it should obey and once it has done what it is told, pet him or give him a cookie. Follow these easy how to train dogs steps and you will soon have the most well-behaved dog.

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