it is recommended to have puppies go to dog training ??

I have two dogs at home and they’re not puppies and they’re not trained. Is it too late for them to get trained from a training place? If I were to get new puppies, should i let them go to dog training school? How can I train them myself? i tried but for some reason it didn’t work, maybe i didn’t do it the right way. I need feedbacks. Thanks

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it is recommended to have puppies go to dog training ??

I have two dogs at home and they’re not puppies and they’re not trained. Is it too late for them to get trained from a training place? If I were to get new puppies, should i let them go to dog training school? How can I train them myself? i tried but for some reason it didn’t work, maybe i didn’t do it the right way. I need feedbacks. Thanks

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Question about dog training please help which obedience class do i take her to basic or intermediate?

My dog she knows how to sit and crawl and rollover but i can’t get her to stay or lay i want to take her to training but should i do the basic class or the intermediate and why?

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Is it worth it to send your dog to school for training??

My boyfriend and I have our own dog. We recently got it and we have both been trying to decide whether to send it to training school. We want it to be a hunting dog and obedient. We dont have the time to do it since he works a lot and i couldnt do it myself. Should we save our money or send him to school?

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Are dog training (shock) collars safe and do they work?

I am considering using a training collar to teach my dog boundaries. I need to be able to keep her off leash, but she runs off if I let her off the leash. A fence, even an invisible fence, is out of the question as its not my house. I’ve tried teaching her boundaries for the last 5 months but it is not working well. She won’t respond to "come" unless she’s in the mood. I want to use a shock collar but I worry it may be inhumane. Are they effective and are they safe to use?

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Stop Dog Jumping On People

Stop Dog Jumping On People

Jumping on people is a habit in the dog. The best procedure is never to permit the animal to acquire it. When the animal approaches you, you bend down to pet the animal rather than wait for it to hop up to your hand to receive petting.

If an animal should want to jump on you anyway, gently hold the dog on the ground by the collar and say, “No, No.” If the owner is persistent in this procedure, and all those who meet or live with the pet are instructed to act the same way, the animal will probably never acquire the habit of jumping on people.

If there is a situation where the habit is rather firmly entrenched, many trainers have suggested that the easiest way to break it is to get hold of the pet’s front paws when it jumps on you, and to step lightly on its hind feet, making sure not to injure them. With such a routine, the jumping habit ordinarily is broken in no time at all.

Another technique, which is simpler and probably even more effective, is to thrust your knee against the animal’s chest vigorously whenever it attempts to jump on you.

Teach Dog Down Command

Teach Dog Down Command

The dog must first learn the “Sit” command before it can be properly taught the “Down” command. Stand on the right side of the animal. Tell the animal, “Sit.” Kneel down and place your left hand flat on the dog’s back in the shoulder region and your right hand in back of the front paws.  Then snap the command “Down!” and as you do so raise the dog’s front legs upward and forward, forcing the animal into the “Down” position.

This procedure is repeated until the dog learns to obey the command. It goes without saying that kind words and gentle pats on the head should encourage the animal the more it seems to “catch on” to the idea.

If you follow these simple steps you will soon be able to use the down command to stop your dog jumping on people

Teach Dog Come

Teach Dog Come

Tell the animal, “Sit.” Then command the animal “Stay,” and walk away a few feet from it. If the animal follows you, grasp it by the collar and return it to its original sitting position. Repeat the performance until the animal gets the idea.

When a pretty fair mastery has been achieved, repeat the performance and gradually walk farther and farther away from the animal and remain away for longer and longer periods.

If this training is done within the household, an acid test would be for the animal to learn to obey the command when you walk into another room and remain there for several minutes. Sooner or later, with patience and persistency, the animal can be taught to obey this useful command.

When the “Stay” command is thoroughly understood, the animal is ready to learn the “Come” command.

THE COMMAND “COME”
Command the animal, “Sit” and then, “Stay.” Hold the animal at the end of a three-foot leash. Suddenly snap the command “Come,” and with beckoning motions encourage the animal to come to you.

If the command is obeyed, praise the animal profusely. If the command is not obeyed, gently tug the animal toward you while repeating the word, “Come.” When the animal starts to grasp the idea, keep repeating the performance using a longer and longer leash after each successful trial.

It will often speed up the procedure if the dog can be tempted with some sort of tidbit that it particularly enjoys. The animal will associate reward with obedience. The acid test is to make the animal come to you without using a leash.

Teach Dog Heel and Stop

Teach Dog Heel and Stop

The dog may be taught to obey these commands when as young as four months of age, but consistently better results will be obtained if the dog is from five to seven months old.

Use a choke collar in this training. Attach a leash to the collar and hold it short in your left hand, with the remaining portion in your right hand. Make the dog walk on your left side close to the back of your left knee. As the animal walks in this manner, give the command “Heel!”

If the dog obeys this command, praise it with a pat on the head and an encouraging word. If the dog lunges ahead, pull it back briskly while repeating the command “Heel! Heel!”

This procedure should be repeated several times a day on a quiet street as free as possible from any distractions. After a time, varying in length with different animals, the dog will master this walking technique and thereafter, to take the animal for a walk will be a pleasant, effortless experience.

When the animal is thoroughly trained to heel—that is, when it is about eight or nine months of age—the acid test is to attempt to repeat the procedure without any leash at all. If the animal performs properly, praise it profusely.

If the animal does not get the point, go back to more rigorous training with the leash, and also repeat the procedure without the leash until the animal completely grasps the idea of what you are trying to accomplish.

The “Stop” command is often taught in conjunction with the “Heel” command, but it is better not to attempt to teach it until the animal is quite thoroughly accomplished in the art of heeling.

While walking the animal, stop and give the command “Stop” at the same time. Make the animal stop and also stand on all fours. Do not permit the animal to sit. Repeat the procedure until the animal masters the idea. As with heeling, the acid test is to make the animal repeat the performance without a leash.

Dog Training – The No Command

THE COMMAND “NO”
One of the first and most imperative things for the puppy to learn is to obey the command, “No.” Teaching this should start in the housebreaking period. Whenever the animal makes a mistake it should be told briskly, “No,” grasped by the scruff of the neck, shown what it has done, and then placed on its housebreaking paper.

The sharp “No” should also accompany any excess barking or biting on the part of the puppy as well as any other of its undesirable actions.

The tone of voice and the attitude of the owner must be such as to make it completely clear to the puppy that disapproval is expressed. The dog will gradually come to associate unpleasantness with the word “No,” and will often seek refuge in its bed until the “heat is off.”

The owner should maintain aloofness for a couple of minutes. By that time the pup has forgotten about the whole thing, and further punishment would serve no purpose. Dogs seem to grasp the meaning of the word “No” very quickly, and this is a good thing because the word is invaluable in further training.

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