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What You Ought To Realize About Dog Training
By: JohnJames
It has been discovered that the amount of touching a pregnant dog receives determines how well its puppies are able to tolerate people touching them after they are born. Puppies who have little or zero tolerance for people touching them probably had no contact while in their mother's womb.
You need to be ready to take care of a dog if you really want to have one. Dogs require a lot of care both emotionally and financially. Dog's food on an average costs at most ten dollars a month.
A dog has self-esteem just as humans do and can get easily hurt. Shouting at your dog when it fails to obey your commands may damage its self-esteem and render it fearful and hesitant. The self-esteem of your dog should be enhanced during dog training and not destroyed.
You need to understand that the mind of a dog is linear if you want to train it successfully. A dog can understand a string of commands in one setting but may have to be reeducated with the same string of commands in another setting. A dog that obeys a sit command at home may be confused when you order it to sit in a park because of the change of location.
Don't expect your dog to immediately jump to obey your every command especially if they are new to them. You should realize that your dog needs adequate time to get used to the commands you are teaching it. Getting impatient with your dog each time you fail to get it to respond will only make it tensed up during training.
A leash is a training tool for dogs that should be used with care on your dog. An improper handling of a leash can cause you to strangle your dog. Before you purchase a leash for your dog, know how to use it first.
When the world's greatest dog trainer came on the Oprah show, it started a flurry of eager dog owners standing in line to have their dogs trained. A trained dog gives you the best of itself and its services. An untrained dog in your home can be more of a curse than a blessing.
Praise is to dogs what love is to humans. Don't forget to praise your dog when it gets a command right. A reward system encourages your dog to learn eagerly.
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