Dog Training Techniques

Teach Your Dog To Obey
With Dog Training Techniques

The right dog training techniques will depend on you and your dog. Many of the experts will tell owners that dog training is actually owner training. Dog owners need to learn to use methods that dog’s understand, not try to train them to understand random methods that they feel they should.

Patience is the key to a successful training session. A dog wants to work and learn. They want to please their owners and hate to be scolded or see us unhappy with them. There are three ways to train a dog effectively and each of them has their own pros and cons.

Using Hand Commands

Many dog owners prefer hand commands to any other dog training techniques. This allows the owner to simply show the dog a specific gesture and get the dog to do as asked. This is great for those who are hearing or speech impaired, and even those who prefer a silent method of telling their dog an order. Hand commands are taught by using a reward system and a word with it at first.

There is a word and hand command for the dog. As the dog learns them both, a treat is given with every correct response. As the dog is more confident, the word is no longer said every time the hand command is given till it can be deleted all together. The goal is to be able to silently tell your pup what needs to be done.

The Voice Command Method

The voice command uses a key word for each desired job you want done. Most people adopt this method out of all the dog training techniques. This is when you tell a dog to sit, stay, lay down, and come. The best way to get your pup to learn what is expected from him is to have a simple word or two word phrase that is easy to understand for each new command.

You would tell the dog to “sit” and when he sat down, give him praise and a treat. As the dog gets the new command with the word or phrase, reduce the frequency of cookies used to reward and keep praising the dog. This will enable you to wean out the need for a treat for the old word and begin giving treats for the new command.

The Combination Training

Using both hand and verbal dog training commands can really be useful for your dog. Many dog owners find it very useful for their dog to know both. This will allow you to speak a command with its appropriate gesture when you can, but if the conditions are not voice permitted; your pooch will also know the hand command as well.

The process is for training is the same. You would use the word or word phrase with the hand command and reward with a cookie and praise each successful time. As the dog has learned one command both verbally and by hand successfully, you can then wean out the cookies to begin training for a new command.

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