When I got my Border Collie mix Sam from the local Humane Society, he had very few problems, which is a godsend for a rescued dog. In fact, when I inquired about Sam through a phone call, the people at the Humane Society said he was basically the perfect dog. They informed me that the only problem he had was jumping up on people. I thought, “that will be easy to solve”.
Dogs live very much in the ‘now’, they react to the ‘now’, yes, they carry past experiences and baggage similar to us, however, their REactions are in the ‘now’. That’s why does my dog bark at other dogs you can’t expect them to know that, she’s a really good pack leader sometimes but, has bad days and isn’t so good on other days… they just don’t understand this concept of inconsistency, they will simply give you the reaction you deserve or warrant in any given moment. Like us, they do carry triggers created in the past, but, and it’s a big BUT, unlike us, their reactions can very much be controlled by the way their pack leader reacts in the ‘now’.
Step number one. Rule out pain or health problem.You can do this by taking a closer look at your dog. Examine his body for any abrasion or splinter. Check his vital signs. See if he is not limping when he’s walking. Do you know that thyroid problem as well as diabetes has similar symptoms with dog depression? If he’s not suffering from any of these, he might be really suffering from depression.
Control: Take control of the household and let your dog know that you are the alpha leader. As an owner, you will learn about how to assert your dominance and make him follow you. Once you will be able to do this, you will easily succeed at good dog obedience training.
Obedience training can also be a bridge for communication between the owner and the dog. Good Communication is highly important to the success of your training. Learn and practice how to effectively communicate with your dog pulling on leash – http://www.shunfa.com.cn -. Instruct your dog with commands. However, you must deliver that command in a way that it will sound persuading to your dog. You can instruct and teach your dog various commands like sit, stay or fetch, but each time you must use the correct instructing tone of voice.
Tip: Simply ordering animals to do what we want doesn’t suffice – they have free will. It’s about being in relationship. It’s about learning what motivates reactive dogs each animal.
To encourage your canine with associating the right command with the correct action, one must give guidance to your canine by performing actions clear following each command.
For example, if you are changing puppy over from dry food to wet food, swap one spoonful on day one, two spoonfuls on day two and so on till they are completely swapped over to their new diet. I know it is a painfully slow process – but it’s so much better for puppy. Besides, puppy diarrhoea is no fun at all – you really do not want to go down that road!
Now that I have self-diagnosed my failure, where to begin? I’ll digress and say that I do not give out many treats at my house day to day, we usually reserve those for training, and my dogs are not used to getting treats for basic, household behavior these days. Right or wrong, I just don’t mess with treats much on a day to day basis, unless it’s a small cookie when I leave the house. As youngsters, or being new to the house, treats are dispensed when learning the acceptable behaviors in our family. But with four adult dogs, the most recent being Gizzer arriving three years ago, daily treats for routine manners have gone by the wayside.
Dog obedience training could be easy when you will follow these easy yet effective ways. But then again, this is not an activity that your dog is the only player because this should be you and your dog. It takes love, respect and passion for you to be successful in this dog obedience training.
