Training Your Dog

Training a dog can be frustrating, rewarding, and sometimes painful. But without proper training, it can be very hard to have a great relationship with your dog. No one likes a dog that is always intimidating company or that chews up your items.

Dog Training is not a walk in the park. It is very demanding, but it doesn't have to be a miserable experience. Many trainers use different training styles. Two of the most common training styles are Leash and Collar training and Reward training. Leash and Collar is more commonly used as it originated with the training of military dogs. Reward training is considered the more modern technique.

Small things are important when training a dog. You must remain the dominant one in your relationship. Eye contact is very important.


"Your dog can't learn if he isn't paying attention! Make sure any stimulus is strong enough to get him to give you eye contact. Working with signals only is a good way to teach your dog to keep one eye on you at all times."

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It is a shame to see people get rid of a dog because they lack the patience to train it. A dog knows no better. I have personally had training issues. Although it was very discouraging, I continued to mentor my dog. Now, about 2 years later, my dogs are loved throughout the neighborhood. It is a great feeling to achieve and it makes all the work worth it.