Dog Training Courses – An important first step

When a person or family adopts their first Puppy the first order of business is Dog Training Courses.  Making sure your dog is well trained is very important.  It allows for both the dog and owner to be happier.  Having a well trained dog that has gone through some Dog Training Courses allows the dog to behave well in public and therefore can be taken with the owner wherever they go.  Dogs love to be with their owners, so the more well trained a dog is the more possibilities there are for the dog to join their owner.  Having a dog that is well trained also allows other people to enjoy the dog and prevent issues with new people coming over to the dogs house or the dog meeting new people in public.

As a new puppy owner you might be trying to figure out the best Dog Training Courses.  There are a variety of training methods.  The most popular is the Reward system of training.  The reward system of training involves offering some type of incentive for correct behavior of the dog.  For example, you might offer a food treat when the dog complies with your request or you might give him a big pet and say good boy.

Important first step for Dog Training 

A variation on the traditional reward training is called clicker training.  Clicker Training involves getting  a special clicker that you press when the dog does the desired behavior.  At first you offer a food  treat and positive feedback at the same time as using the clicker.  You do this consistently in the beginning.  After a while you do not offer the treat every time with the clicker, but the dog has learned that the clicker sound is positive and that they have done something good.  I have personally used this method of training and found it very helpful.

Leash and Collar training is another type of dog training.  In this type of training you get the dog a collar and let him/her get used to it.  Once they are used to it you show use the leash to “correct” the dog or encourage the dog to demonstrate the desired behavior.  Sometimes you might jerk the collar slightly to get the dog to follow the command at other times it might be more forceful.  It depends on the situation and desired effect.

Each type of training works differently with different dogs.  You need to tailor your training in a way that works for you and your dog.

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