Dog Training And Tricks
You can teach all dogs new tricks! Learn the basics of dog obedience training through this useful video. Mitch Wilder offers tips and tricks for training your dog to do simple tricks. Dog obedience is important for many different reasons. It’s fairly simple to teach your dogs to sit, stay and heel, plus it comes in handy when taking your dogs on walks, to the park and to the vet.
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Learning Tricks
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Chanda-Leah, a toy poodle from Canada, is listed in the Guinnes Book of World Records as the world's smartest dog. She can perform over 1000 tricks! Pretty impressive! While your lazy Lab might not reach this level of achievement, he can certainly learn the basics.
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Trick For Treat Method
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Most trainers use a positive reward system of training. I call it the "trick for treat" method. It's an effective and humane way to get your dog to obey simple commands, like "Come" and "Speak". A dog that is not well heeled can pull your arm too hard, and he can get into lots of mischief. That's why you should use treats when heeling. Hold the treat in the position where you want your dog to heel, and tell him to heel. Give him a treat. After about a week or so, you can do without the treats and he'll start heeling naturally.
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Re-Calling Your Dog
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Re-calling your dog is an important command, especially if you take your pooch to a dog park. One of the biggest mistakes people make when re-calling is to stand facing their dog. You should run away or face the direction you want your dog to come. Dogs will play "Follow the Leader".
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Teaching New Tricks
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A simple way to teach your dog a new trick is to attach a word to an action they already do. Buddy loves to jump up a tree and chase squirrels, so I use the word "squirrel". Now he's associating the word "squirrel" with jumping up the tree.
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Top Training Tips
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Here are some other training tips: No yelling. It can scare your dog and create a negative experience. Get really excited when they perform a trick! It'll reinforce their behavior.Talk to your pet. The more you talk, the more tricks they'll learn. While your boxer might not ever learn to play the piano, he can certainly make you proud by learning the basics.
