How to Train Your Dog The Basics
If you think about it from a dogs point of view, training a dog is a simple process. Each time your dog does the thing you want, you should reward it and when it does not do it right just ignore it. You can teach your dog in a way that they will associate a reward with a gesture or sound. Lets say you give your dog a treat that you have in your hand and say eat every time. Over a period of time your dog will associate the word eat with food and every time you say this word your dog will be expecting he or she will be getting some food.
Positive or negative reinforcement is where you reward your dog for doing something right or when something not so pleasant stops when your dog does something right.
Positive reinforcement is where you praise your dog every time it does something right. So when you say sit and your dog sits you say good dog and give her a treat.
Negative reinforcement is where you have to help your dog first, lets say you say the command sit again and your dog does nothing so you push down on your dogs hind quarters. Then when your dog sits you stop pushing, that is using the negative reinforcement to strengthen the command sit.
To train your dog you must be consistent all the time, its no good letting your dog do something one day and then changing it the next. Your dog will become confused and will not understand.
To get your dog to obey your command every time you say it you need to repeat it in different environments and situations. If you just train your dog in the back garden and then take him or her over the park and say the command your dog might not do it the first couple of times. Tour dog might think that the commands are just for the back garden only. This process is only to be taught after your dog will obey your command in the back garden, not before.
Skinners conditioning is where your dog will repeat something he or she has done and been rewarded for. Lets say you are having a barbeque and your dog comes over and puts her paw on your leg or knee. You might give your dog a piece of chicken or meat you are eating but your dog will then associate this as a good experience and he or she might do this every time you are eating and expect a reward.
jeff ryall
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October 25th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
What is the youngest age that you can train your puppie to do the basics?
sit, laydown, potty, stay etc
October 25th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
You can start training at 8 weeks, or as soon as your dog comes homes. The only thing I can advise is that you keep the training short but meaningful.
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I start housetraining and crate training them when they are 4-5 weeks of age.. Making them sit for treats etc.. Stay and down take more time.. But housetraining and sit, and even come are very very easy to teach to a new/ young puppy.
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Maybe about 1 year but its better when you teach them when there first born or a couple months after because then they no better and there not as big to teach.
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Owner of 1 dog.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
OMMM I THINK THE BEST AGE IS 2 TO 5 MONTHS
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I have seen 8 week old puppies motivationally trained to do a good off lead (in confined area) heel, sit, down and recall… stay was a bit harder because their attention span during something like that is way short! But you can start with easy, motivational training at this point and the house training can start towards reliability as well. NEVER be pushy with the pup at this age though — it is all sort of reward for good behavior stuff and never punishment or the puppy will simply end up hating you and not wanting to do anything reliably for you
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Most people start at six months but I find this is way too late if you already had the pup (can’t do anything about it if it came to you at this age). Too many bad habits are already well established by this age. Simple positive training can start the moment a puppy comes home which is usually around eight weeks. Puppy classes can usually start at 12 weeks but it depends on the training facility. Usually my pups already have the basics by 12 weeks when I’ve started them at eight weeks and just need work on longer focus which comes with age.
For the owner of the litter, training can start as early as 3 weeks. This link is to a service dog training center’s site. It has actual videos of them working with their pups at three weeks on through ten weeks.
http://www.puppyprodigies.org/VideoClips.htm
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Its never to early to start. The sooner the better!!
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