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Behavior Training Get The Most From Your Puppy Dog
Behavior training is getting someone or something to act in a particular manner: We all
behave in a certain way. The reasons that we do is because the first time we acted that
way, either:
When we first learned to walk from the couch to the table without falling over, we were
rewarded with lots of praise. So we did it again to get more praise and recognition.
If you went to the bathroom on the carpet as a baby, were you scolded or you were
taught how and where to go potty? My guess is that you were taught where to go and
you were praised when you did it right. Right?
Use the same concept to train your puppies.
This is easy. We reward when they do something right and we correct when they do
something wrong. We only need to be observant and reward them when something
good happens and show what to do when they are about to do something wrong. We
don’t even really need to use any special commands.
In a nut shell, if they’re not doing something wrong then they must be doing it right so
they should be rewarded in some way even if it’s only encouragement.
12 Behaviors Your Puppy Should Learn
class or use special training equipment. All you have to do is watch for a behavior and
understand which the appropriate command to use is. This is just TOO easy and yet so
many people fail to do it.
So how do you reinforce these behaviors?
You can reward with anything that is pleasing to the dog. Praise is very good but
sometimes needs to be reinforced with small (very small) tidbits of soft-moist dog treats.
Play sessions or a chance to retrieve a toy are very good because you are interacting
with the dog and building a bond. Use what your dog likes.
If you see the dog performing the rewarded behavior more regularly, that means its
working. Remember when he’s engaged in one of the listed behaviors, he is NOT
committing one of the incompatible behaviors.
Should you continually feed your dog to do this type of training? My view is no. to keep
on feeding is going to teach the dog only to behave for a tangible reward which puts
them in control.
Also in time, the dog will put on weight which is not good for either of you. I prefer to
reinforce with praise and bonding and give a tidbit at the end of the bonding session.
Playing and socializing.
The first thing that you, the parent, need to learn is, do I want him to do these cute
things when he is older? Probably not, if you don’t want him to do it later, then
discourage it now.
When playing on the floor many people lie on their backs and hold puppy above them
or sit them on their chest. Very cute, but you have just put puppy in the dominant
position.
Remember this is the peak learning period where he learns his position in the
hierarchy. When playing on the floor it is better to be on all fours in the stance of a
parent dog and the puppy remain beneath you.
There are some excellent online and downloadable courses that you can use to make
training easier for you. My recommendations are: Sit,Stay,Fetch by Daniel Stevens.
This really is worth taking the time to look at. Clicker training by Karen Pryor. Karen
Pryor is the leading authority on clicker training in the USA.
Return to Obedient-Dog-Behavior from the Behavior page
Behavior training is getting someone or something to act in a particular manner: We all
behave in a certain way. The reasons that we do is because the first time we acted that
way, either:
- We were rewarded for it
- No one complained about it. So we continued to do it.
When we first learned to walk from the couch to the table without falling over, we were
rewarded with lots of praise. So we did it again to get more praise and recognition.
If you went to the bathroom on the carpet as a baby, were you scolded or you were
taught how and where to go potty? My guess is that you were taught where to go and
you were praised when you did it right. Right?
Use the same concept to train your puppies.
This is easy. We reward when they do something right and we correct when they do
something wrong. We only need to be observant and reward them when something
good happens and show what to do when they are about to do something wrong. We
don’t even really need to use any special commands.
In a nut shell, if they’re not doing something wrong then they must be doing it right so
they should be rewarded in some way even if it’s only encouragement.
12 Behaviors Your Puppy Should Learn
- Name (respond to his name)
- Go to bathroom (in the correct place)
- Leave it or No (and not do something)
- Sit (this teaches him not to jump up, particularly with visitors or strangers)
- Be quiet (not continually bark when told to stop which can be annoying)
- Watch (learn to keep their focus on you)
- Walk to heel (not pull ahead, lag behind or do only what they want to do)
- Come (willingly come to you without hesitation or needing to be told several
times) - Give (let go of something to you that he already has possession of)
- Fetch (bring something to you that you want)
- Stay (remain where he is when the command is given and not wander off or
chase) - down (lay down and relax)
class or use special training equipment. All you have to do is watch for a behavior and
understand which the appropriate command to use is. This is just TOO easy and yet so
many people fail to do it.
So how do you reinforce these behaviors?
You can reward with anything that is pleasing to the dog. Praise is very good but
sometimes needs to be reinforced with small (very small) tidbits of soft-moist dog treats.
Play sessions or a chance to retrieve a toy are very good because you are interacting
with the dog and building a bond. Use what your dog likes.
If you see the dog performing the rewarded behavior more regularly, that means its
working. Remember when he’s engaged in one of the listed behaviors, he is NOT
committing one of the incompatible behaviors.
Should you continually feed your dog to do this type of training? My view is no. to keep
on feeding is going to teach the dog only to behave for a tangible reward which puts
them in control.
Also in time, the dog will put on weight which is not good for either of you. I prefer to
reinforce with praise and bonding and give a tidbit at the end of the bonding session.
Playing and socializing.
The first thing that you, the parent, need to learn is, do I want him to do these cute
things when he is older? Probably not, if you don’t want him to do it later, then
discourage it now.
When playing on the floor many people lie on their backs and hold puppy above them
or sit them on their chest. Very cute, but you have just put puppy in the dominant
position.
Remember this is the peak learning period where he learns his position in the
hierarchy. When playing on the floor it is better to be on all fours in the stance of a
parent dog and the puppy remain beneath you.
There are some excellent online and downloadable courses that you can use to make
training easier for you. My recommendations are: Sit,Stay,Fetch by Daniel Stevens.
This really is worth taking the time to look at. Clicker training by Karen Pryor. Karen
Pryor is the leading authority on clicker training in the USA.
Return to Obedient-Dog-Behavior from the Behavior page
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