Article Sphere Logo

Are You Making These Mistakes When Training Your Dog?

By Expert Author: Eva Moffat | View Article Summary
Word Count: 407 words | Views: 60 view(s)
Eva Moffat

If you are training your dog yourself, are you sure you are not making these mistakes:

· Confusing the dog by using different words for the same command. For example if you say down, you can't expect the dog to sit down.
· Rubbing his nose in his urine will just give him a sore nose, but won't stop him from weeing on your carpet again.
· Smacking the dog won't help at all so Expert Dog Trainers have found.
· Also raising your voice will confuse the dog. When giving the dog a command, it is the tone of your voice that tells him what he is supposed to do.
· Don't let the dog eat at the same time as you do. This will give him the idea that he is your equal. Feed him before or after you have eaten. This will let the dog know that you are his master.
· Keep training sessions to about 15 minutes, otherwise the dog will lose interest and be bored. Remember dogs have a very short attention span.
· It's easier to train a young dog than an older one. An older one can be trained but it may take longer, plus a lot of patience on your part.
· If you have to take your dog from one place to another, make sure the crate or whatever you use to put the dog into while travelling is the right size. If it is too big the dog feels insecure and is very uncomfortable. Again if it is too small the dog will be cramped and uncomfortable.
· Don't train the dog if you are in a bad mood. The tone of your voice will be different and the dog won't be able to understand what is expected of him.
· If the dog does what you ask him to do, be sure to praise him lavishly.

The thing to bear in mind is that your dog normally wants to please you. There are bad dogs, just like there are bad humans, but he loves you, no matter how you treat him. He may be frightened of you, but that's not what you want is it?

So when training your dog, be patient and consistent. Eventually he will understand what you expect of him and then you will have a dog to be proud of.

Copyright 2006 Eva Moffat
About the Author/Author Bio

Eva Moffat a 66-year-old disabled lady living in Manchester England has been awarded Expert Author for many articles she has written and had published, is now turning her hand to writing about our dumb friends. To see some of her common sense solutions and recommendations Visit her blog on http://www.train--your--dog.blogspot.com Or you can contact her by E-mail. eva.moffat@onetel.net

Article Source: http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Are-You-Making-These-Mistakes-When-Training-Your-Dog-/15586

Article Submitted: 2006-03-13 | This Article has been viewed 60 times.

Comments on this Article


More "Dogs" Related Articles

 
 

Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Dogs" article category.

People interested in the above article "Are You Making These Mistakes When Training Your Dog?" are also interested in the related articles listed below:

 
We all know that you love your pooch, there's no question about it. The two of you have been together for years and have an incredibly special bond. Every morning as the sun comes up; your pet is there to greet you, eagerly waiting for a pat on the head. Doesn’t your dog deserve the best? After all he is part of your family. Give your favorite pet a comfortable place to rest—how about designer dog beds!
When your four legged bundle of joy is starting to see your hands or clothes as his favorite chew toys, you obviously need to find effective ways on how to stop puppy biting. But one cannot completely eradicate the behavior without understanding why puppies tend to bite.
Let's say you brought your puppy outside to help him potty. The dog suddenly nips you at the ankles. You try to bring him back inside for some quiet time and to make him rethink what he did. When you pet him, his teeth clamp on your fingers. What is going on? The first fact you need to know is that your dog will keep on acting this way until he is taught that biting hurts.
Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal disease that can attack your dog in any stage of his life. The symptoms of the disease are depression, fever, dehydration, jaundice and abdominal pain. The disease damages your dogs liver and kidneys, sometimes resulting in renal failure and death.
Young puppies aged three months and below do not yet have much bladder control and reflexes. It all gets interesting since the poor things usually know they need to go pee or potty only at the moment they really have to! It is the extreme and rare occasion that a puppy can will learn and actually tell its owner beforehand.
Housebreaking training is an activity that needs plenty of effort and patience. It begins the moment the puppy arrives home. Those responsible for training the newcomer will notice that it relieves itself close to some six times a day. A good time to bring the dog outside is after promptly after each meal, given that a full stomach applies pressure on the colon and bladder.
I am sure we all want to protect our pets from disease and one common disease, called Canine Distemper is a worldwide problem and young puppies, in particular are the most susceptible and the most likely to die from the disease.
 
Article Directory Home All Categories Pets And Animals Dogs
 

Can't find what you're looking for? Try Google Search!
 
 
Copyright © 2005 - by Larry Lim, Singapore - Article Search Engine Directory at ArticleSphere.com™
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. All Trademarks and Servicemarks are the property of the respective owners.
French Spanish Bulgarian Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croation Czech Danish Dutch Finnish German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Swedish Arabic Hebrew Hungarian Thai Turkish English US