Dog Obedience Training

Dog Training Made Simple
By Robert Emler

Dog training is an art and there are right ways to go about it, as well as wrong ways. An often overlooked aspect of dog training is how your dog communicates back to you. If you want to successfully train your dog you need to understand your pet.

With enough patience and an understanding of how a dog's mind works, you can teach your dog to do virtually anything, from 'sit' to 'fetch me a drink'. So with a little ingenuity, you can figure out your own training techniques to get your dog to do anything you'd want him to do.

Dog obedience training begins with the owner. There are several things to keep in mind before starting any dog obedience training. You need to, understand that dogs have an attention span of no more than ten to fifteen minutes. So training should be limited to this amount of time. All training should be positive. Reward your dog for correct behavior and always end your obedience training sessions on a positive note.

Remember that you will get more cooperation from your dog when you are positive and patient. Instead of forcing your dog into a sit position, bring a tasty treat above and then back over his head until he sits back to get it. Reward him not only with the treat, but with lots of praise. These general rules will help any dog owner with the basic dog obedience training.

Training for a dog is similar to going to work for a human; if you do not get anything good out of it, you will stop working. Having fun is a big plus. Dogs love to be trained, because they get to spend time with you and they really like the attention.

Learn how to get your dog to listen to you. It works on any breed of dog, easy for anyone to learn, and its fun for you and your pet. By Robert Emler
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Dog Obedience Training for a Pit Bull Terrier

Types of Dog Obedience Training Available for Your Pit Bull Terrier
By Tim Amherst

More and more Pit Bull owners are realizing the benefits of training their dogs. There are several reasons why an owner would like to train their pet, other than just the obvious housebreaking which is mandatory. A pet which is well trained, no matter the breed, is a pet liked and admired by any and all that come in contact with him. All pets, and certainly the Pit Bull, can not only benefit themselves, but their entire breed by making a good showing around company.

Responsible Pit Bull owners are now seeing the light that the only way to combat the negative attack campaign the media has launched against our misunderstood breed is to make sure our pets make a good showing no matter where they go.

As a responsible Pit Bull owner, you have several training options available for your use. Which method you choose to use for training your Pit Bull is solely left up to your own discretion. It is highly recommended that before you train your Pit Bull that you are up to the task at hand, and fully understand the training method you choose to use.

Here are several popular training types being used by trainers today.

After The Fact Discipline: This type of training is not recommended because it is not effective. It has been used for correcting behavior after an act has happened, rather than focusing on the prevention of the act.

Clicker Training: This type of training is a method of teaching and reinforcing positive behaviors with a motivational style. The goal of clicker training is to teach the dog obedience while avoiding harmful punishments.

Eclectic Training Method: Combines several different training methods, while emphasizing the method which seems to deliver the best behavioral results. This method uses the different methods to reinforce each other.

Koehler Method: This method has been deemed a heavy handed style of dog training which to many is simply too harsh. This method combines physical correction with the after-the-fact training style.

Lure Training: Lure training is great for nearly all dogs. It uses something that the dog likes, such as a toy or a special treat to teach commands. Over time, the lure is slowly removed from the training. Lure training is great for puppies as well as timid or dogs which are difficult to train. This method of training often succeeds where other fail.

Play Training: Play training is a motivational training method which takes two of the dog’s primary drives, play and prey, and combines it into a fun filled training session which the dogs love. You know your Pit Bull better than anyone, so it is up to you how you’d like to go about training him. By picking a method which you think would appeal to you both, you’ll insure a successful experience in training your Pit Bull.

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Dog Obedience Training

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