Friday, August 12, 2011

Extremley Insane Puppy?

Training dogs is so frustrating! but it IS possible, no matter how stubborn your dog can be. I've trained 2 dogs and i'm in the middle of training 2 more without professional help of any sort (except treats). The key is repetition and persistence. chose a keyword or command, practice it everyday or as often as possible, and do not give her any treats or praise until she gets it right. (fun fact, dogs can learn between 150-300 commands) if there's a way to show her, try that (for example, for 'down' or 'lay down', try bending down a bit and pointing to or touching the ground or floor). in an instance where you're trying to house-train, time-out works pretty well, i've found. make a loud sound when you catch them going potty in the house (you HAVE to catch her or she won't know what she did wrong and you can't punish her.), and immediately take them outside. if they pee outside, they get a treat. if the don't, put them in a small area in your house (like, just big enough for them to be able to turn around and lay down and stuff) for 15 or 20 minutes, then take her outside again, and the cycle continues until she goes to the bathroom outside. a really big and helpful way of getting your dog trained though, whether it's peeing in the house, or just teaching them commands for obedience and showing off (like getting her to hold a treat on her nose), is associating treats with good behavior and listening and responding to commands, and time-out and not getting any treats to bad behavior, etc. if she gets bored with dog treats, you can try some human foods, like maybe a small piece of chicken or bacon.. my dogs like everything- cheetos, cheese, cookies, any kind of meat... just find something she LOVES and never turns down, and go from there =) hope this was helpful.. any other questions, let me know ^-^

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