There is one vital rule:
good dog training = dog obedience
It is important to stress this because the thing is not everyone has the right idea of dog training actually consists of. You are INCORECT to try and reason with a dog in your own terms. There is only one way to train a dog and that is to think the way a dog would and then relate to him. Professional dog trainer Dove Cresswels has managed to do just that and it has been mastered by many but it has to be taken seriously. If you get frustrated with your dog because it isn't doing what you are trying to teach, the dog will sense it bringing on guilt to himself therefore you get more and more your distanced from your dog rather than closer.
You may have a dog problem at this moment and need results RIGHT AWAY. Or maybe you want to teach you dog a few obedience rules and some tricks. You can have total confidence that you will quickly master the proven techniques. Your dog will LOVE this training method... and you will too! The aim of dog training is to control the actions of the dog through the medium of the canine mind. It is the mind of the dog which we are training. Probably the most common error that dog owners commit is that of crediting their dog with more powers of reasoning than it really possesses.
How many times have we seen a dog out in the park, running free, with the owner attempting to recall the dog and being totally ignored? Eventually the dog returns and is greeted with a reprimand and/or punishment and then put on the lead. It is perfectly clear to the owner why he has done this but unfortunately the dog is completely mystified and can?t figure out why it has been punished. However it does use its intelligence and decides (quite rightly!) that it?s not a good idea to return when recalled. The owner has now succeeded in training their dog not to come back when commanded! Learn to teach your dog in a way that he will understand...
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