REWARD TRAINING: A Positve Way To Train Your Puppy or Dog

Reward training has indeed been made use of for many years to train dogs; it is a good method to teach your new puppy. I believe puppies and dogs respond much better to positive reinforcement as opposed to other insensitive training methods.

Reward training is made use of to teach dogs to carry out all kinds of actions along with police  and military work and service dogs. This sort of exercise is used at length in the training of dogs for films and advertisements. But you do not have to have a police dog or service dog to bring into play reward training – it is a very efficient method to train your pet fundamental obedience instructions.

As the name suggests, reward training consists of a treat of some kind. In general a special treat, but even appreciation and a few strokes on the head can be taken as a precious reward by your dog. The treats that you use for training should only be used for that purpose and not given on a regular basis. It should be truly a special treat that your dog will be eager to perform for. Dried liver treats are highly recommended, as dogs seem to go crazy for these things!

By using rewards, you can teach your dog to do almost everything. You just have to abide by a set of methods to get your dog to carry out the wanted job and then reward him exactly after. So if you want your dog to be taught to sit, you may dangle the treat on top of his head and move it towards the back until he sits on his own - all the while say the command “sit” then when he has sat down, commend him and reward him. Soon enough he will relate the word “sit” with the action of sitting along with the following reward.

Clicker training is one type of reward training that can be made use of if you would like your puppy or dog to do as he is told by you without using spoken instructions. The dog is trained to connect a clicking sound with the reward. The trainer snaps the clicker when the dog does something good, followed right away by a treat. In due course, the dog finds out to act in response to the clicker only.

Reward training can be made use of to train your dog difficult actions if you have the time and endurance. In many situations, the teaching makes use of a decoy to get the dog into the spot preferred by the trainer. This decoy makes the dog to do the “trick” of his own free will. Once the dog has carried out the action he is given the reward. This is a good method to make the dog to do something without being handled by the trainer and is used a lot in the entertainment industry.

When teaching your dog, it is vital to make certain he will pay attention to your instructions when there are other distractions around and not just when the two of you are on your own in the house. You have to make sure that your dog will comply with you with these disruptions as this can be one of the most significant times for him to pay attention to your instructions since complying with you can be what places you between your pet and some type of peril. Once you have practiced this training at home - take your pet to the park or other area where there will be distractions and put into practice the instruction until he learns to abide by you in public as well as in private.

Teaching your dog obedience and/or tricks takes time, patience and consistency. Our dog Mulligan was trained to jump through a hoop. To start, he was praised and rewarded for not being afraid of the hoop any time it was placed near him. Through patience and consistency he eventually learned to jump through the hoop. Always rewarding him with a “special prize” for his dedication and efforts.

REWARD TRAINING: A Positve Way To Train Your Puppy or Dog