Universal Principles

For Successful Dog

Training

Dog training is not rocket science and is not as

difficult as you think. It is certainly possible for ANY

dog owners to train their dogs themselves

provided they put in adequate amount of effort.

The principles listed here are universal to dog

training of any dog breeds, be it sporting, working,

toy or terrier, any dogs - big or small, pup or old,

any Owners - competitive or leisure.

In short, if you are serious about training your dog

and demand Only success, You MUST apply these

principles. No “If” No “But”. Get the basic right first

before you start to train your dog!

Consistency is very important during training and

correcting unwanted behavior. Always use the

same "command" for a specific task you require of

your dog. Don’t confuse him by using different

command for the same task.

Once you’ve establish some house rules such as -

keeping the cooking area out of bound to your dog,

enforce them constantly. If the dog learns that he

can get away with it now and then, your previous

efforts will go down the drain. Lastly, make sure

everyone in the family accept and enforce your rules

consistently.

Timing is critical to successful training. Praise

your dog whenever he is doing something right.

As expected, reprimand him on the spot and to the

point whenever he misbehave or fails to response to

your command. Praise and reprimand that happen

later will have no effect on your dog.

There are 2 main schools of thoughts concerning the

timing of correction when your dog misbehaves. I

called the first school of thoughts the “Direct

Approach”. It simply requires you to reprimand your

dog on the spot if he misbehaves. This is more of a

tangible and straight forward approach to training

your dog and is easy to understand for most

trainers.

I called the second school of thoughts the

“Endurance Approach” as it’ll require you to ignore

your dog when he misbehaves. Using the cause and

effect to your advantage, this approach requires you

to ignore the dog, especially when he misbehaves to

seek attention and encourage you to pay attention

to your dog only when he’s a good boy.

Dogs love attention and are hugely motivated by it.

Unlike man, dogs do not know how to differentiate

between positive and negative attention. They see

things in a simple way. If a certain action gets

reaction and attention, you’ll bet they repeat it over

and over again. (Cause and Effect)

Unfortunately, for most dog owners, we more often

than not give our dogs negative attention. For

example, "Do you let him out of his crate when he

groans?" or "Do you give chase when he runs off

with your socks?" These are negative attentions

given to the dog and is certainly motivating his bad

behavior.

Fortunately, the opposite is true if you pay

enough attention to your dog when he behaves

himself. When the dog understands that he’ll get

attention only when he’s behaving, he’ll learn that

only good behavior attract attention and he’ll repeat

his good behavior always.

Focus your attention on your dog only when he is

behaving; praise him or give him a treat, let him

know that he’s getting the attention. If this

technique is used correctly, he’ll be a well-behaved

dog for a long time to come. Nevertheless, this

approach is probably not for the short temper and

requires you to go through an endurance ordeal.

Imagine your dog chewing up your sock in your

presence. “Endure Dude!”

You need to be in the correct frame of mind before

you train your dog. Never train your dog when you

are under the influence of alcohol or drug. Also try

not to train him if you’ve a bad day or not in the best

of your mood.

If you’ve just argued with your sweetie or got a

telling off from your boss earlier on. You would

most probably take out your frustration on him

and threaten your relationship with him in future.

Do remember to apply these dog training principles

constantly & you'll be half-way through to successful

dog training.

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