Rockwall Pet Hospital Talks About The Basics Of Dog Training

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Rockwall Pet Hospital Talks About The Basics Of Dog Training

Posted by Stanley Duray

Rockwall Pet Hospital says if you’ve never trained a dog on our own, if you’re totally new to the idea of dog training, then it can be difficult if you don’t know what you’re doing. Luckily, it can all really be boiled down to a few guiding principles. Every other detail of dog training really comes down to understanding and committing to the following elements of all training…

Consistency, Consistency, Consistency

You simply cannot do one thing one day and another thing the next. If stealing food off the table gets a whap on the nose, it has to always, always, always get a whap on the nose. The only exception is when you don’t catch them doing it. Doing a trick should always result in a treat or a scratch behind the ears. It’s all about consistency. You need to treat them the same day in, day out.

Negative and Positive Reinforcement

Training a dog should really be equal parts positive and negative reinforcement. Don’t take it easy on them or neglect to reward them. You need both punishment and reward to raise a smart, emotionally healthy, obedient animal. Inconsistency, unbalanced training, they can both lead to the sort of dog we call a “spaz”. If you want a smart, obedient, sensible dog, keep the training consistent and balanced.

Show Your Dog Love

Don’t just devote all your time with them to training. If you’re only a disciplinarian, they might listen, but they’ll only be listening out of fear. If you take care of your dog, if you give them good food, play with them, scratch and pet them just for fun and to show affection, they’ll obey out of love, out of a want to make you happy, not merely out of being conditioned to listen.