Neopolitan Mastiff Training Strategies for Novice Dog Trainers

March 15, 2014 sarah Uncategorized

Avoid having your dog walk you instead of you walking your dog, and ascertain that it is behaving well, too! This article can help you learn some dog training techniques that every owner should know.

 

There are a few tricks you can try when attempting to crate train a puppy or dog. If your puppy doesn’t like being in his crate, put a treat or chew bone in it and close the door to keep him out. They can see and smell that bone, and they will want to get in the crate to have it. Once they go in the crate, praise them so that they know they did well.

 

Use your pet’s name whenever you want to get his attention. Try to do this at least ten times a day and never call your pet to you by name to punish him. This will help you to gain better control over your pet and establish a strong relationship.

 

If your dog is misbehaving, try to determine why. It is important to work out why your dog is doing what it does. Knowing the reason for poor behavior can make training significantly easier. It is far more difficult to correct an action that you do not fully understand the reasoning behind.

 

Always keep fresh water available to your dog when it is being trained using a crate. One way to do this without making a mess is to furnish the crate with a rabbit water bottle. Just attach it to the outside of the crate with the tip sticking inside. Your dog will quickly learn to drink from it.

 

Before crating your dog, always allow him the opportunity to eliminate. Young dogs, in particular, have to relieve themselves quite frequently. You can’t expect them to not urinate or even defecate in the crate if they haven’t been given the opportunity to do so before they are crated.

 

Start training your dog as early in its life as possible, but not younger than about seven weeks. This helps build an early bond between you as the owner and trainer and the dog. Starting too early will simply overstress the dog; a very young puppy won’t learn anything from training sessions.

 

If you lack the knowledge to train your dog, you might become fed up with him. Thankfully, the advice provided in the above article contains all you will need to effectively train your dog so that it can be a great addition to your family.