Dog Training - How

To Train Your Dog

For A Better Life

Training your dog is a long and rewarding process.

By teaching your dog to obey you, you're increasing

the quality of life for both dog and master. As with

every healthy relationship, both parties need to

develop an understanding of who is the boss, what

their expectations are, and so on.

Imagine being able to take your dog out for a walk

without being jerked around on a leash. Telling your

dog to 'stay' and knowing that you won't have to

keep your leash handy. Imagine letting your dog play

with the kids and knowing that no one will need a

band aid or disinfectant later.

When it comes to dog training, psychology is

simple. Good behavior needs to be rewarded, and

bad behavior needs to be corrected. By rewarding

good behavior, your dog will learn to enjoy obeying

you, and to associate good feelings with good

behavior. Similarly, your dog will learn to avoid bad

behavior, and all the headaches that could cause

you, and, indirectly, your dog.

That's all there is to it.

Rewards are pretty easy -either by heaping praise on

the dog, giving a thorough petting, Giving a treat, or

what-have-you. Care should be taken not to overdo

it. Rewards are rewards, not bribes, and if you resort

to using rewards as bribes, your dog may learn to

never do your bidding, unless you have tasty treats

or a tennis ball on hand.

If you find that you don't like the idea of over-

feeding your dog, you can use a technique called

'clicker training'. You'll need a child's toy that

produces a loud clicking sound. The idea behind

clicker training is that you should feed your dog

some treats, and every time he gets a treat, give a

loud 'click'. Your dog should eventually start

associating the sound of the click with getting a

treat, and from there, associate a click with

good feelings.

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