Four Simple Dog Training Commands You Can Use To Teach Your Dog

2009-05-01T01:20:00.001-07:00

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Having a new pet can be a learning experience for all the family, however it may test your patience during the initial period. The best way to ensure YOU are the leader of the pack, and to get your dog following your lead, is to begin with basic obedience commands. With unlimited commands at your disposal, you can teach your do to do anything, but you need to start with the basics that any dog should know, which we'll cover in this article.

"Sit" is the most popular of the basic dog training commands. Telling your dog to sit should not only have it plop down in front of you, but give you its attention for a second command. Some owners treat the sit command as an attention grabber to let the dog know that more commands are to follow.

To teach your dog to sit, you can simply call it over to you, tell it to sit, and see what happens. If your dog sits, then praise and/or a treat is appropriate to reinforce the good behaviour, as it lets your dog know he/she did the right thing. If it does not sit, then apply a gentle pressure to its back legs (not too much pressure, as dogs' hips can be injured by pushing down too hard) to remind it what to do. Do this as often as required until your dog does it on the command, remember that an occasional treat will reinforce the good behaviour.

Stay and Down are a couple of the other basic dog training commands. Telling your dog to stay should keep it from moving until you give the word, and telling it to lie down should have it, obviously, lie down. These can be useful for when you want to keep your dog out of the way, or if you need it to wait for a minute.

The other essential command is "out". It can be one of the most useful commands in the training of your dog. This is most often applied to the kitchen but can be applied to any room in your house. You can't expect to be cooking and not have your dog smell it and come into the kitchen waiting for spill and generally being a pest and getting in the way. By using the out command, your dog should move out of the room.

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