Avoid These Common Dog Training Mistakes
Written by Darren Neil   
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Dog training is a long and difficult process, what you've taught them today might not be retained, and there have been reports or stories that some dogs will take as long as a couple of months just to learn something! While it all depends on the method you train, your dog and how you train, there are some common mistakes that should be avoided altogether in order to enhance your chance of successful dog training.
by DarrenNeil


Dog training is a long and difficult process, what you've taught them today might not be retained, and there have been reports or stories that some dogs will take as long as a couple of months just to learn something! While it all depends on the method you train, your dog and how you train, there are some common mistakes that should be avoided altogether in order to enhance your chance of successful dog training.

This article will talk about some of these common mistakes that you should be avoiding when training your dog.

One of the very first thing that you should never forget is that dog training should not be something that is frustrating and horrible, instead it is a very enjoyable and fun experience that you and your dog share. When you forget just how much your pet dog too is trying to win your affection and attention, you tend to lash out and punish them unnecessarily.

Constantly punishing your dog will usually not bear any good results, especially when you're trying to get them to learn new things. So the next time that happens, why not reward your dog for doing the right thing rather than punishing them for not doing it right? This way you can positively reinforce the desired behavior and they'll quickly learn the connection between the action and positive reward and outcome for them.

Another mistake owner usually commit when training their dog is that they fail to realise just how short a dog's memory attention span is. There is really no point in punishing your dog for their wrong doing if you did not catch them in the act, this is because your punishment will not be well received as they probably do not remember what they did wrong and what they have done to garner the punishments.

Even though you might resort to loud yelling, it would not help the situation. Therefore the only way you can really correct your dog's bad behavior is by catching them on the spot and instantly correcting them. Dog training is also a test of patience; as such you have to have a lot of patience in order to be successful in your training regime for your favorite pet.

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