When it comes to dog training, one of the most important, and high priority training sections is house training your dog. With a new puppy coming into the house this is slightly easier as your puppy will know no other way and grow into the surroundings, but with a re-housed dog this can be difficult considering that you don’t know the dog’s history and fears which could trigger them into fouling up your house.   The first thing you must do is predict when your dog is likely to need the toilet. This isn’t that hard to do, because it will follow a predictable routine. They will normally need the toilet about 10 – 15 minutes after they have eaten their dinner. Other occasions that can lead to a toilet break will be after they have awoken from a sleep, after a long play session with plenty of energy burnt, and also after an exciting event such as having visitors call at the house to get them worked up. All dogs have their own mannerisms, but generally speaking when that times comes look out for them to sniff around an area repeatedly, maybe circle a specific area, and start to squat somewhere in the house. Once you pick up on these traits it will greatly ease the rest of this dog training program.
When you get the correct signs that your dog need to go to the toilet, encourage them outside to your desired spot and use a trigger phrase that you can use specifically for this event. I personally use the ‘be quick’ command, but it can be anything that suits your own dog training style. When they do go praise them while they are doing it, and when they are finished step up your enthusiasm and make a big deal of your praise with a good treat so your dog is in no doubt what they did right and will repeat it on the same trigger word.
There will be times when you won’t be there when your dog needs to go. On these occasions make sure your dog is left where you don’t mind them fouling, so no damage is done in your dog training program.
As hard as it sounds, one thing you can’t do is punish your dog for messing in the house. You must attempt to train them out of it instead. If you punish your dog for fouling in the house you will make them fearful of going to the toilet and therefore you dog training will go into reverse. The result of this will be that your dog will go to the toilet in concealed areas like under the stairs and will make this part of your dog training very difficult. A common theme as way of a punishment is to put your dog’s nose in any mess they do. If you watch any dog after they go to the toilet they will happily sniff around the area themselves so doing this as a punishment will not aid your dog training in any way.
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A good dog training video can be one of the best purchases you will ever make. Puppies don’t come to us already trained and well-behaved. Like human children, they have to be taught what is expected of them. It takes time, consistency and patience.

Obedience training your dog also takes knowledge of how to teach, how to break that information down into small pieces and communicate effectively so they understand. Puppies need to learn when and where they can potty, what they can chew on and what they can’t. They need to learn what behavior is acceptable and what isn’t.

Without proper training, your puppy will grow up to be a problem dog. A misbehaving dog can turn your life and home upside down with destructive and expensive chewing, destroyed carpets, rugs and furniture. An aggressive or unruly dog can keep your friends and family from wanting to visit and can be a danger to others and himself.

On the flip-side, a well trained, well-behaved dog is a priceless addition to your life and home. Few things will enrich your life like a good dog will – companionship, devotion, fun and friendship, even protection.

You can teach an old dog new tricks! There is no dog too old, too stubborn or too set in his misbehaving ways to give up on. Even the worst behavior can be improved and quickly with the right information and tools. It’s getting that information and those tools.

That’s why you want a Dog training video.

You could go to the neighborhood pet store “obedience” class and learn a basic or two, like sitting and walking on a leash. But that’s about all. They don’t address most of the issues you may, or do already, have. The classroom situation is far from ideal as well, especially for beginning puppies and dogs. With all the other dogs around, the distractions are often too much to overcome. That’s why there are so many “obedience” class flunk-outs. It isn’t your dog’s fault.

Expensive trainers can come to your home for one-on-one training. Great if you can afford it. The trainer will come in and train you. Exactly right. Not train your dog, train you. There is no point in teaching your dog if you don’t know what to do with him or how to reinforce and maintain the lessons learned. Training is as much relationship building as anything and only you can do that.

Dog and puppy training books are a great resource, but are lacking in that voice and body language are so important in training. You can read about it, but if you can’t see it or hear it, you are disadvantaged. You may experience slower or less than positive results and not know that it’s just a matter of changing the tone of your voice to turn it all around quickly.

Dog training videos do it all. They show you step-by-step exactly what to do and how to do it, broken down into small bite-sized pieces so you and your dog will have success together every step of the way. You can see and hear the trainer so you don’t have to try to imagine the vocal pitch or level of calm or excitement. You can see the dog’s response so you’ll know when you’re on the right track with yours.

Best of all, you can move at your own pace and the learning speed of your dog. A good dog training video will be the second best purchase you ever make. The first one, of course, was your dog.

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