Training your dog is not a difficult task – it just requires some patience and consistency – and a few basic dog training tips.
Keep sessions short
Generally speaking, more frequent, shorter training sessions are more effective than less frequent, longer sessions.
How short is short? This depends, in part, on your dog. If you notice your dog starting to lose interest, the training session has already lasted too long.
A good rule of thumb is to work on something for three to five repetitions at a time. Then take a break. Play with your dog, or do something else for a while – then come back later for another (short) session.
Be patient
One of the biggest challenges with training a dog is expecting perfection-especially when you expect it right away. We often have a mental image of how a well-trained dog behaves. But training dogs takes time, so be patient. You and your dog wilt be together for a number of years, if you don’t reach all of your training goals the first couple of weeks, that’s okay. You’ll get there.
Break behaviors into manageable pieces
Many behaviors are actually made up of more than one action or position: they are several behaviors, combined. For example, paying attention is a foundation behavior for recall (coming when called). For a dog to come when called, she has to notice that you’ve called her. So the first "piece" of the recall behavior is getting your dog to pay attention to you.
If you want your dog to retrieve a ball or toy when you toss it, one part of the behavior you need to train is give – she has to let you take the ball from her mouth.
Sit is a component of the sit/stay behavior.
Sometimes we need to invest time in mastering pieces of a more complex behavior before we can move on to the behavior itself. Start with the basic dog training approach, then start to use several new tasks together.
Think of training your dog as a kind of dance. First you learn the steps. Then you put them together into the final routine. By breaking the behavior into its smaller steps, your training will be more successful. It will also be easier to notice how much progress you’re making.
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dogs love treats so when you train use them..