Everyone likes having a dog because they bring joy and love into our lives. Bringing home a puppy can be a lot of work. Training your puppy takes a lot of time. Follow the tips presented here in a consistent manner to train your dog quickly and well.
Make it clear to your dog that their crate is their home. At meal times always put their bowl of food inside the crate leaving the door open the whole time while they are eating. This will let them associate a positive with being in the crate.
When crate training your new puppy or dog, there are a few tricks you can apply. Place a treat inside the crate and shut its gate in front of your dog. As soon as they smell the tempting treat, they will want to get into the crate to enjoy it. Once they enter the crate, be sure to praise them to show that what they did was good.
The best way to train your dog is to reward it when it behaves properly. You must always provide treats in a wise and timely fashion. It can create confusion for dogs if rewards are sporadic and not administered at the correct times.
You should develop a feeding routine with your dog. Training your dog to expect that when fed, once or twice a day, you will be removing the food bowl in 10-15 minutes, will lay down a feeding schedule that your dog will adhere to. Before long, your dog will learn to eat more quickly and efficiently.
Make sure you feed your dog healthy food. A poor diet is bad for your dog on several levels. Without proper nutrition, your dog can suffer both physically and behaviorally. Feeding your dog quality food can greatly affect what you accomplish during training sessions.
Keep your dogs tied at a safe distance from each other. They could tangle the chains in such a way so that one or both of the dogs are stuck or injured. Becoming wrapped up could also cause death if one of the dogs gets so tangled and wrapped up his airway closes.
Multiple repetitions will be necessary for a dog to learn new commands. You might have to keep repeating something to a dog as much as fifty times for it to ‘click'. Be patient and say the same command in the same way each time. Your dog will learn eventually.
Be careful not to reinforce negative behaviors. Don't give your dog any attention or treats when he is being bad. For instance, don't pat your dog on the head if it's jumping up on you.
Because you now have some excellent tips on training your puppy, utilize them. Exercise patients with your dog whenever you train them. You cannot do it all in a few days, so give it time.