If a dog appears in your house, then you should seriously think about its training, regardless of how old your new pet is. Teaching your dog to follow commands means teaching him to speak the same language as you. But remember that the skills of the animal will not appear by themselves, intensified daily training is coming.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, you should prepare yourself for teaching your dog commands. Remember that the dog must be trained by one person, and not all family members in turn, because the dog needs to know only one leader. Be prepared for the fact that the dog does not succeed the first time. You must learn to calmly react to your pet's failures. By swearing and shouting, you will not be able to teach the dog commands.
Step 2
Prepare your dog's favorite treats as praise. Remember that any action correctly performed must be rewarded. The pet is trying to please you, fulfilling the answer should please him with something tasty.
Step 3
The easiest way to teach your dog is action-related commands. The simplest of them is: "Come to me!".
The main advantage of this team is that it can be trained anywhere and in any environment. Choose a moment when your pet is busy with some of his own business, and attract his attention by loudly saying or shouting: "To me!". If the dog does not immediately run to your call, do not be discouraged, but keep repeating the command until the animal does what you want him to do. As soon as the dog finally comes running to you, begin to actively and exaggeratedly praise him: caress, treat delicacy. Then let the dog go back to business.
Repeat the procedure several times. Increase the amount of training each day until the dog begins to execute the command without waiting for a treat to complete.
Step 4
Similarly, and even simultaneously with the previous command, you can teach your pet the "Walk!" Command. When the pet is next to you or after the pet has run up to you on the command "To me!", You must release it, loudly and clearly saying "Walk!". If you repeat this procedure regularly, the dog will remember that such a command means the possibility of free action.
Step 5
When you are sure that your dog has perfectly learned the active commands, go to the inhibiting ones: "Sit!", "Lie down!" and “Place!” Of the listed commands “Sit!” - the simplest one, because if you bring a treat to the dog's head and begin to take it slightly behind the animal's back, the dog will sit down automatically. For which you will praise her.
If your pet is overly active and does not want to sit down, but only moves back, then sit him down yourself, gently pressing on the body. Do not forget to praise your pet even if he took the necessary action with your help.
Step 6
In teaching the execution of the other two commands, you will need to know well the character of your pet in order to choose the optimal training regime and their form. Dogs usually do not take much of the action to restrict actions, so don’t worry if your pet doesn’t succeed. Just keep exercising.
Step 7
If you managed to teach your pet all of the above commands, then you may well think about specialized training courses. Absolutely, you have established a close emotional connection with your pet during training, which means that he will gladly execute any other commands, because he wants to please you.
