How Do You Follow Simple Dog Training Tips That Work Every Time?
Dog training is all about reinforcement. There are two types of reinforcement: positive and negative. Your dog can be trained using either. The problem with using too much negative reinforcement is that there are side effects; your dog could develop behavior problems. With positive reinforcement you never have to worry about side effects. Here are some steps to positive dog training. Focus on your timing, a simple training tip to always remember. If your timing is bad it will make it much more difficult to train your dog. The best trainers that I see are the ones who have excellent timing. Try to reward your dog within a split second of the behavior occurring. Be consistent with your training. This may sound simple, but if you have more than one person in your house there is a good chance that your dog is getting mixed signals. If one person in the house commands “Off” when the dog jumps and the next person invites the dog to jump up, the dog is going to get confused. Training will be
