How To Train Your Dog - A Few Tips

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     Do you want to know how to train your dog? A few weeks ago you visited the pound and picked up an adorable, spotted Beagle. Being so excited with your new dog, you were happy to take her home and provide a loving new home. The family enjoys your new puppy but there have been a few issues. For example, the last time your 10 year old daughter walked in through the door, your puppy "Wiggles" was overly excited to see her. Wiggles jumped up on her and your daughter fell onto the floor since this was unexpected. Now, it is up to you on deciding what to do next with your dog.

Ever since this event, you have been thinking of training your dog. This is a great idea - however you will need to know the techniques on training a dog. Otherwise, if you don't know how to train your dog then you have two options. You can either hire a dog trainer or do it yourself by learning online. There are plenty of dog training courses online, but luckily, we have provided a guide below on how to train your dog.

One particular way to get your pet to stop jumping is by not allowing your dog to make a big deal about you coming home. For example, if you walk in and she begins jumping on you ?do not even greet her for 15 minutes or until he stops jumping. In case she bothers you, squirt some water at her through a bottle. You need to show her you抮e the Alpha of the pack and therefore seem disciplined. A dog will sense this and will stop jumping when you ignore her for long enough.

Once your dog finally stops, go ahead and sit down next to her. This way he will not have to jump in order to get to you. Praise her for her good work in stopping this behavior and you can even offer a treat if you have some handy on you. Now your dog won抰 have to jump up anymore and this will eliminate too much excitement.

Do not play tug of war or any type of wresting game with your pet. Although this may be tempting for you, if you love to be playful ?it isn抰 good behavior for the dog. It can even lead to excessive jumping and rough housing. It also accounts for biting and other types of attacks. It is okay to do a throw on their favorite chew toy but only for 5 minutes so they don抰 get too wild.

We recommend teaching your dog how to sit on command. This is a very basic command which will allow your pup to become calm just by sitting on the ground. Once you have taught your dog not to jump, this is the next step. Now, your dog may greet you at the door, standing on all fours. If so, tell her to sit ?gently pushing her lower back. As her bottom hits the ground, say the word 搒it? This is making something we would call an 揳ssociation? This is a very effective way to teach your dog commands in your own language.

Now that you have taught your dog to stop jumping on people and some basic sit commands, you are welcome to take it to the next level. This means you can get a professional dog trainer to teach your dog commands such as rolling over, stop biting, and so on. By learning most of the tricks and orders in the book, your pup will be transformed into a well-trained dog.