| When professional training is not a good
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| | before starting to train your dog.
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| option for you - either because of cost
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| | - Be kind and gentle for best results. An
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| or time - there are techniques that you
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| | owner who constantly punishes his or her
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| can use at home to train your dog to do
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| | dog for bad behaviors is bound to be a
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| just about anything you want him to. Here
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| | lot less successful than an owner who is
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| are some things to keep in mind when you
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| | gentle and kind, rewarding his or her dog
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| are wondering how you will train your new
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| | for acceptable behaviors. Consider
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| pet:
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| | offering your dog plenty of praise, and
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| - Determine the ground rules before you
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| | be gentle when redirecting his attention
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| begin training. One of the common hang
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| | from a bad behavior to one that is more
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| ups that people experience with dog
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| | acceptable to you.
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| training is not deciding in advance which
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| | - See yourself as the team leader during
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| behaviors they will or will not tolerate.
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| | training. You are not the only one
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| For example, some people will let their
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| | responsible for successful training
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| new puppy nap on the sofa but decide
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| | sessions. If you see yourself and your
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| later that they don't want dog hair on
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| | dog as a team in training, you will be
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| the furniture. They then need to re-train
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| | much more successful than if you assume
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| their dog that getting onto the sofa is
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| | the burden of all responsibility. You
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| not allowed. Make a list of the behaviors
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| | need to be aware of everything that goes
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| you don't want to see, and you will have
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| | on during training, because you are the
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| a better idea of where to begin. It is
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| | leader. However, realize that your dog
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| always ok to reverse a behavior, but is
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| | must be a willing participant for
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| easier for you and your dog if you set
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| | training to succeed.
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| the rules at the beginning and don't
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| | - Train your dog to stop barking
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| change them in the middle of the game.
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| | unnecessarily. When your dog is outside,
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| - Use a short leash for training
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| | does he bark continuously at everything
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| purposes. Leashes come in many different
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| | that moves? If you want to stop this
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| lengths, some reach up to 100 feet or
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| | behavior, consider a bark-control collar.
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| more. However, when you are training your
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| | This handy device issues tones for both
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| dog, you should always use a leash that
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| | approval and disapproval from a special
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| is around 6 foot long and comes with a
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| | collar that can be controlled from a
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| loop that you can slip your hand through,
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| | distance. You will find that the feedback
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| wrapping it around your fingers to ensure
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| | mechanism will quickly help your dog to
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| that the dog doesn't get away from you.
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| | become independent enough to be left
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| When your dog is on your left side, keep
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| | alone outside without constant
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| the leash in front of you with the loop
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| | supervision.
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| around your right hand. This will help
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| | When you are consistent and fair with
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| you to keep the leash short and to
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| | your dog, you will find that it is
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| maintain control.
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| | possible to train him to do just about
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| - Never use a training technique that is
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| | anything you would like. As you see from
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| not natural and comfortable for you. If
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| | the information above, there are small
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| you are using a technique that does not
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| | tricks that you can use to make training
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| come naturally, your dog will sense your
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| | easier and more fun for you and your dog.
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| hesitation as quickly as he will sense
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| | Don't forget to limit your training to
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| fear or anxiety. This can lead to your
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| | short periods, taking time in between to
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| dog ignoring any commands given and cause
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| | play and just relax together. And, the
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| frustration for both of you. Therefore,
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| | most important thing you can do is to
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| work to find techniques that you
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| | reward your dog for a job well done!
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| understand and feel comfortable with
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