How Do I Train My Dog To Behave?

<h1>How Do I Train My Dog To Behave?</h1>Author: <a title="George Yeo" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/george-yeo/106439.htm">George Yeo</a> If your dog is driving you crazy, you need to read this article. Training a dog is not as easy as buying it. Dogs only know their own "dog language". We have to teach them our language, and make them listen and understand what we want. Dogs are generally smart, so whatever stuff we teach them, good or bad, leave lasting impressions in their minds. So how do you exactly <a href="http://www.askgeorgeyeo.com/dogtraining.htm " target="_blank">train your dog </a>to listen to you? This section will touch on the basics only. Specific commands and instructions will be left to the professionals. 1. The most important thing when training your dog, is to build a strong relationship with your dog. A relationship that is very much like that of a family member. There is love, mutual respect and common understanding. To let your dog understand you, you must find understand it. And you are the best trainer for your dog, no one else. 2. Training sessions should be kept short. 15-20 minutes per training session is cool. There may be repeated training sessions in a day, for several days until your dog has fully learnt the desired behaviour. If it has not done so by then, you should change your approach entirely. 3. Make sure you reward your dog after it has learnt to behave itself. You are reinforcing its good behaviour with rewards. But do go easy on those rewards, as you might give your dog the wrong idea that a reward follows every action done. 4. Punishment as a way too? You should scold your dog only when you catch it misbehaving. Then quickly correct it by showing it the appropriate behaviour, followed by rewarding it. Never hit or kick your dog as it might result in a fearful or aggressive dog.About the Author: George is the owner of AskGeorgeYeo.com, a Q-&-A-based information portal. You can find more information on 
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If your dog is driving you crazy, you need to read this article. Training a dog is not as easy as buying it. Dogs only know their own "dog language". We have to teach them our language, and make them listen and understand what we want. Dogs are generally smart, so whatever stuff we teach them, good or bad, leave lasting impressions in their minds.

So how do you exactly train your dog to listen to you? This section will touch on the basics only. Specific commands and instructions will be left to the professionals.

1. The most important thing when training your dog, is to build a strong relationship with your dog. A relationship that is very much like that of a family member. There is love, mutual respect and common understanding. To let your dog understand you, you must find understand it. And you are the best trainer for your dog, no one else.

2. Training sessions should be kept short. 15-20 minutes per training session is cool. There may be repeated training sessions in a day, for several days until your dog has fully learnt the desired behaviour. If it has not done so by then, you should change your approach entirely.

3. Make sure you reward your dog after it has learnt to behave itself. You are reinforcing its good behaviour with rewards. But do go easy on those rewards, as you might give your dog the wrong idea that a reward follows every action done.

4. Punishment as a way too? You should scold your dog only when you catch it misbehaving. Then quickly correct it by showing it the appropriate behaviour, followed by rewarding it. Never hit or kick your dog as it might result in a fearful or aggressive dog.

George is the owner of AskGeorgeYeo.com, a Q-&-A-based information portal. You can find more information on dog training. Feel free to drop by and post questions or add a link back to your own site.

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1. rephael (10:46, 02.05.2009)

hey dude,
i was also trying to train my dog (chewie) to attack on command and doing more things like roll, play dead and such.
i tried all the tips i got from people, but most of them never worked..
the only thing i actually managed to train him is to sit and not pee in the house.
i did that by an advice from a friend, which told me that when ever the chewie is waking up,
i have to take him outside for a short walk, since after he wakes up he need to pee and poo :).
when i almost gave up on chewie, a friend came to me and sayd that he had the same problems with the dog ( like chewing the chairs and such things ),
he recommended me a book, that he told me he used to train he's own dog with.
the book name is Secrets to dog Training and the Author of the book is Daniel Stevens.
Now chewie behaves like a soldier and can perform all kind of tricks, which i never imagined he could ever do!
I'm proud to say that chewie is part of my family now....

Good Luck with your own dog,
Rephael.

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