Dog Training: Obedience Training

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Dog training, and especially dog obedience training, is a wonderful hobby for you and your canine friend. Dogs are naturally highly intelligent animals, and unless your dog is a working farm dog or otherwise a working dog, there is a real danger of him becoming bored.

Your Dog’s Inner Wolf

The brain and body of a dog evolved over millions of years as an intelligent, high performance animal. While some breeds have been physically modified down to the size and shape suitable for a house pet or a lap dog, even inside the smallest Chihuahua or fluffiest Poodle there is a true wolf waiting to get out!

To your dog, you are his pack leader and the family is the pack. He thrives on your company and attention. While some dogs can cope with the solitude of being home alone while their owners are at work, it is vitally important for every dog that it receives the attention it needs for psychological health, as well as, of course, the exercise it needs for physical health. For all the info you need on dog training I can strongly recommend Secrets to Dog Training .

Spending Time Training Your Dog

Dog obedience training is a great way to achieve both of these. The goals inherent in dog training, especially dog obedience training, will help to motivate you to spend time training your dog and working with him, which will bring you both a lot of joy.

Dog obedience training does not need to be hard. You can start with the basics at home. If your dog doesn’t yet know the basic commands like sit, down and heel, then it is best to start in an area with minimal distractions. You want your dog to focus on you during training, and that can be difficult for him when on a walk with all the sights, sounds, and most of all smells that assail his senses.

A comfortable collar and a leash that is a suitable length and easy to handle are the only tools you need to start. A supply of small but very tasty treats is the other ingredient. You can start with your dog on the leash in your living room or garden.

Later, when your dog obedience training has reached a basic standard, you will want to start introducing distractions, gradually training your dog that it is best for him to continue to pay attention to you and only go off after other sources of entertainment when you have finished dog training for now and have released him with a special word or phrase like “Okay!” or “Go Play!” If you feel you need moer information on training your puppy, I know that you'll find everything you need in Secrets to Dog Training I strongly recommend that you get Secrets to Dog Training to make training your dog a pleasure!

Have fun with your dog obedience training!

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