Education with fun and motivation: dog training
In obedience training, the dog learns to obey your commands. This ensures safety in everyday life and ensures that your animal does not harm its environment through naughty behavior. Dog training should begin in puppyhood with basic commands such as “on foot” or “sit” and can later be expanded to include more complex tasks such as retrieving. The most important lesson that everyone else builds on is the dog’s acceptance of your leadership role. Even if it is sometimes difficult, you always have to be consistent and act as the “pack leader”. Otherwise, your four-legged friend will keep fighting for first place and try to position itself as an alpha animal.
Praise brings more than punishment
Your “ascent” to the boss should not lead through punishment for misconduct, but through praise and positive motivation. As a result, the dog has more fun with the training and builds a relationship of trust with you. Punishments, on the other hand, have an unsettling effect on four-legged friends and, in extreme cases, can trigger abnormal behavior. However, you should never overdo it with the reward and, for example, pull out a treat after every command you follow. The dog would no longer obey without a bite and gets too many treatspossibly get weight problems. Verbal praise and pats are just as effective. But only if the timing is right. The commendation must be given at the moment the dog has carried out the command. Time delays would confuse the animal and lead to wrong associations.
Slowly expand the range of tasks
It is just as important for the success of the training that your commands are always clear. Do not vary the commands, stick to one version and always underline your instructions in the same tone of voice and with the same gesture. In order to keep the dog training exciting and to secure the attention of your four-legged friend, you should gradually string together several commands. If the dog has learned to “sit down”, move away and give the order to “stay”. In this way you slowly expand the range of instructions and do not overwhelm the animal with too complex tasks.
