How to house train a dog

by: JoleneOh
Training your dog should be fun, awesome, and enlightening for both you and your dog. Dog ownership does take times, brain power (not muscle power), and money, but the benefits are enormous in terms of the relationship you will have with your chosen "best friend." Here are some dog training tips that would make your dog training a successful one.

1. The optimum sessions are three to five minutes in length, three to five times per day, working on only tow or three behaviors each time.

2. In the beginning stages, be sure you don't use the dog's name to get him to look at you, say his name after he looks at you. After a day or two, you should start to see the dog get whiplash looking at you when you say his name.

3. Be always keeping an eye on your dog and heeding the multitude of signals he's giving you about his emotional state, you can avoid potential problems.

4. If the dog does something great, reinforce within a half second. If the dog does something less than desirable, wait for a full five to ten seconds after he stops doing the unwanted behavior, redirect to a better behavior, and then reinforce.

5. Repeat the process often. Dogs retain knowledge through repetitive training and can forget commands or required behavior if you train them only sporadically. To guarantee that your dog is well trained and obedient, work with her on a continuous basis. Repeat the steps of giving a command, marking the response, rewarding the behavior and releasing her.

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