Train Him To Be a Good Dog

It's very important to choose a dog that suits your lifestyle. If you're not an active person don't choose an active breed of dog in the hope that an active dog will help you change. Both you and your dog will just become frustrated. Do your research, choose the right match for you and your new best friend.

Now it's time to train him to be that good dog. Time for schooling. This can be the hard part and will take a lot of patience but, in the end, it will be worth every minute spent doing it. All it takes is 10-15 minutes a day, EVERY day....any more than that can make your pooch resentful and tired.... any less and your little buddy will not retain any of the training. It's only 10-15 minutes and you can do it EVERY day.

Dogs are pack animals which means they only have one leader. You must decide who in the family shall be the pack leader and be the one to do ALL the training. Only your pack leader should do the training until your dog has learned and mastered the basics but the rest of the family must still reinforce all of the rules and training throughout the day. Make sure all your family members are aware of the training rules and are willing to pitch in.

Always reward good behavior and success with praise. Treats are a bad idea, they just teach your dog to work for that treat. It also really confuses them when they do something good and don't get that treat. You can never praise them too much.

Here is probably one of the most important points in the whole training process... always, I repeat ALWAYS, end the training session on a Positive note. If it has been a bad day of training don't end on that bad note. Go back to something they have previously learned and done well and finish off on that, that way they will end with praise. End positively and your dog will look forward to its next training session. Never yell at your dog, they don't understand and will most likely just continue that action driving you both to frustration. Use a firm tone and keep it simple.

Once the training session is over you can give out that treat or cookie, as long as it's not a reward for accomplishment.

Here are some quick tips and pointers on having a well trained dog, making him mans best friend. Also tips on having a healthy dog living a long loving life, go tohttp://thegooddog.org