Dogs will always need obedience training, at least at a basic level. This is true even if the breed is well designed to fit the needs that humans have. You need a minimum level of obedience training because you can't expect them to learn what you want on their own.
There are some
principles behind obedience training that insure that you get the results that
you're going after.
Principle One: YOU SHOULD BE CONSISTENT
Consistency is an important part of obedience training, probably the most
important. You should be consistent in the actions that you use together with
commands or words, and you should also use a consistent tone and words when you
talk with him. When you start the obedience training, you should decide what
parameters you are going to use and what do you want the dog to learn.
Just saying a command, like "come" doesn't mean that the dog will
understand it. Obviously, a dog can't understand out language or thing in the
same way that people do. Using the same command on a regular basis and
consistently, makes sure that in time he will associate the meaning with the
word you're using for it.
In the example I gave before, for the "come" command, everyone in the
house should use the word in its singular form. He needs to understand that
"come" means that he needs to approach the person that gives him the
command. When you give him the command "come", you should not be
doing anything that will confuse him in regards to its meaning.
If he doesn't obey the command, you shouldn't force him to do it, and then
punish him for coming to you. This way, the dog will associate the punishment
with the command. Since he thinks that this command will bring him a
punishment, the dog will not obey it in the future.
That's why it's important that everyone that deals with the dog uses the same
form of the command. A good example that you see in everyday life is the
substitution of the "come" command with words like "come here
boy" or "here".
Principle Two: YOU SHOULD KEEP IT SHORT
You should keep both the command words and the training sessions short. Dogs
don't have the biggest attention span in the world, and training sessions
aren't exactly activities that can keep them interested for very long. In the
case of puppies, a stimulus that will keep them interested is a moving toy car
that they can follow, and once they lose interest in it they would do something
else.
The interest they had in the beginning isn't the same as it will be a few
minutes later, so they get bored quite easily. 10-15 minutes of training should
be enough for each obedience training session.
Principle Three: YOU SHOULDN扵 PUNISH YOUR DOG
If you want to train a dog to listen to you, punishment isn't an option.
Forcing a dog to obey the commands you give him if he isn't prepared is also
not an option.
During training, don't push the dog too far. Since he thinks he's playing, he's
not prone to learning things right then, just by hearing a command only once.
He will only see that you're upset at him, but he will not understand that you
want a faster progress.
Negative reinforcement is a much better choice for training, since force will
not bring your point across as it should. Praise him when he does something you
want, and don't do it when a command isn't followed.
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