What are the basics for dog obedience training?
Indi is now 6 months old and she knows how to sit, stay, shake and lay down. I’ve realized that I should start doing basic obedience training with her but I’m not sure how to go about it. I want to teach her to walk beside me and to pay attention to me while doing so, without constantly focusing on my hand.. she sometimes jumps up. I want to enter into canine freestyle a little later, and am having trouble teaching her new tricks. She just does not pay attention for very long. I know she’s a puppy, she just doesn’t seem interested sometimes.
So, how should I go about basic obedience training? Should I start it with her on a leash? Where would be best to do it?
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Pay attention is a very important one. For our dog we always held a treat in our hand said "watch me" and then slowly take away your hand. If their eyes follow your hand move it back up and repeat the process until it works, later try without a treat.
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I had the same questions and googled for local obedience clubs. I am now a well trained dog owner!
hi,
We all know that some basic obedience training makes dogs more fun to be around. What many of us don’t know is that it has other, less obvious, benefits. Obedience training helps your dog see you as her leader, and it also gives her a mental workout–something that many canines need just as much as physical exercise to stave off boredom and make them feel useful. And some commands, like a good recall, may even save your dog’s life one day.
here are some guidelines:
http://www.mediumurl.com/?r=373686746864716322774048224060
hope this helps.
If you want her to pay attention to your face and verbal commands, put the treat/bait either in your mouth or in between your lips. I also suggest that you teach her hand signals along with the verbal commands.
Well it seems to me that basic obedience is just having your dog listen to you when you ask her to do something, whatever it may be. Maybe I’m wrong though.
Click training is really awesome for puppies. It teaches treat gratification along with a click initially via reward system.
As the dog gets a little older, you can slowly replace the treats with mere clicking and love.
I trained my eskimo this way when he was a pup. He was taught to roll over, stay, sit, (he never was great at fetching), come, and to even aided in stopping his randomized barking problems.
Give it a try, you’ll love it!