Getting your dog to respond to your every request is not as easy as some people make out, and sometimes you may be expecting just too much from your friend.
And you may well discover that the training, which you thought would be a quick and easy task, actually takes you much longer than you had expected. But this is not always the fault of the dog, most often the fault lies with the owner.
One mistake a lot of owners make is in making too much of a fuss when your dog does not get something right. What you need to be doing is accentuating the positive, and overlooking the negative.
It's a very common mistake when training your dog to forget how much dogs crave that attention and approval from the owner and will do just about anything to get it. Concentrating on that, rather than on punishment, is going to be much more effective.
But please do remember that your dog does not understand a single word that you are saying. They do not speak your language, all that they can hope to do is connect some words, with certain actions.
Its no good yelling at them if they do something wrong, as they will probably not connect your yelling with their mistake. Just show kindness, and patience.
Don't make the mistake when training your dog of getting upset if she doesn't understand you or continues to make the same mistake if you're not catching her right then and there. Punishing her after the fact is pointless and ineffective.
And the last mistake you may be making when training your dog is getting excessively angry at her when she doesn't make the progress you think she should be making. Dogs are not spiteful and don't do things purposely to make you mad, so if she's not progressing as you think she should, either your expectations are unreasonable, you are making some other mistakes in training, or it's time to see a professional trainer.
A professional trainer may be able to identify any problem straight away, and, more importantly, may know just how to fix it.
And you may well discover that the training, which you thought would be a quick and easy task, actually takes you much longer than you had expected. But this is not always the fault of the dog, most often the fault lies with the owner.
One mistake a lot of owners make is in making too much of a fuss when your dog does not get something right. What you need to be doing is accentuating the positive, and overlooking the negative.
It's a very common mistake when training your dog to forget how much dogs crave that attention and approval from the owner and will do just about anything to get it. Concentrating on that, rather than on punishment, is going to be much more effective.
But please do remember that your dog does not understand a single word that you are saying. They do not speak your language, all that they can hope to do is connect some words, with certain actions.
Its no good yelling at them if they do something wrong, as they will probably not connect your yelling with their mistake. Just show kindness, and patience.
Don't make the mistake when training your dog of getting upset if she doesn't understand you or continues to make the same mistake if you're not catching her right then and there. Punishing her after the fact is pointless and ineffective.
And the last mistake you may be making when training your dog is getting excessively angry at her when she doesn't make the progress you think she should be making. Dogs are not spiteful and don't do things purposely to make you mad, so if she's not progressing as you think she should, either your expectations are unreasonable, you are making some other mistakes in training, or it's time to see a professional trainer.
A professional trainer may be able to identify any problem straight away, and, more importantly, may know just how to fix it.
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