17/09/2024
I have a lot of people ask me is my dog trainable, can you fix it.
The answer is yes but you have to be consistent in your reactions and don’t slack off.
Dogs are like kids, give them an inch and they will take a mile.
Boundaries for the dog and habits can be changed by you just doing a little change.
Let’s face it I train people, if you want a dog to do something this is what the human needs to do. Repeat and praise.
A lot of people forget to praise as they are in shock, he did it. A dog likes to please you.
Every dog is different. Some like a praise of a play, some like food, some like a pat and ones like it said to them good dog. Also watch the tones of your voice.
A recall can be trained on a long lead. Puppies come to a very high pitch call that’s exciting and you can run the other way so they will follow. Another mistake is every time you call them don’t put them on a lead or take them away from having fun. Call them, praise and release so they can still play. My release word is “ ok “.
You don’t make training command words long - sit, stay, wait, drop, leave, move away and stand. You can put hand signals with these so when you are out of ear shoot you can do hand signals to come or sit.
You have to help your best mate to understand what you want them to do.
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