How to Train My Dog
11 Aug 2008
I wish I knew How to Train My Dog! Why doesn’t she listen to me? Did he go potty in the house again? Oh no, did Spot dig up my garden? Why does Princess jump up on everyone she sees? Have you had these same thoughts about your four legged friend? You’re not alone.
Raising puppies and dogs is demanding work, but it is also rewarding. Much like having children, each of your dogs will present challenges to you and very often they will be different challenges than any of your other dogs presented.
Far and away the biggest key to training your dog is communication. Far too often we think our dog understands us when in reality they don’t understand. If we can learn to convey our expectations to our pup, we have a much better chance at getting the results we desire.
So, if you’re thinking “But I don’t know how to train my dog” or “How do I get my dog to understand me?”, don’t worry. It’s not as hard as you think.
In my case, I always feel like my dogs know how I’m feeling, so I figured they understood me. I still feel that dogs can sense in a general sense how we are feeling, but I no longer think that my puppies actually understand every word I speak.
Unfortunately dogs don’t speak or understand English. If they did, I would know exactly how to train my dog. I would tell her what I expected and she would generally comply. How do I know she would do what I say if she understood me? Dogs want nothing more than to please us. Their problem, and hence ours, is they just don’t always know what it is that will make us happy.
So, our challenge is to figure out a way to communicate to our dogs what it is we want. If we can do that, we will see our dog’s behavior improve dramatically.
“That’s great”, you’re probably thinking, “but you still haven’t taught me how to train my dog”. There are two key lessons to remember in training canines.
First, when your dog does something wrong, discipline him as he is in the act. If you try to discipline him after the fact, he won’t have any idea why he’s in trouble. I remember my Dad used to rub our dog’s nose in his urine when he peed in the house. Did Dudley ever change his behavior? Nope, he had no idea why that happened to him, but it didn’t stop my dad from using that technique.
Second, provide positive reinforcement for good behavior. When your dog exhibits the behavior you want her to display, provide her with reinforcement. Verbal strokes such as “Good girl” or “good dog” work as well as the physical ones such as rubbing her belly. Treats are also a very good motivator.
If you follow these two rules, you are on your way to better communicating with your pet. Just keep in mind that your dog can’t understand the words you speak, but they will understand your message if it’s delivered as the behavior is being exhibited.
There are also many, many specific techniques you can use in training your puppy in regards to specific problems. If you are looking for solutions to a specific problem, I found this How to Train My Dog ebook to be extremely useful.
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