Basic Dog Training

How To Keep Your Dog Motivated

Today, we talk about the secrets to keep you dog motivated.  One basic dog training tip is to provide random positive stimuli. This method prevents boredom.  Anyway, as most dog owners know, maintaining the attention of a dog during training is not always easy. Dogs can be easily distracted, and it is essential to not allow the training sessions to be sabotaged by boredom. Making training fun for the dog and the human alike is very important to creating a happy, well adjusted and well trained dog.

This basic dog training idea about random stimuli is a great way to keep the interest of the dog. Doing things the dog enjoys, like walking in the park, riding in the car, and playing with other dogs, is a great way to keep the dogs attention and reward him for small successes.

I will now give an example of these random stimuli as a basic dog training method. In order to reward the dog for coming to you, for instance, ask the dog to come to you, without giving any clues about a walk, a car ride, or other treats. After the dog has come to you and obediently sat down, attach the leash and start the reward. This can be either the aforesaid walk in the park, ride in the car, or anything else the dog enjoys.

Offering some kind of reward, whether a treat, a special outing, or just a scratch behind the ears, every time the dog does something you wants, is a massive way to keep your dog motivated. If the dog knows something great is going to take place every time he obeys your command, he will be motivated to please you every time.

Distraction Training
When training any dog, it is crucial to not let distractions disturb the training. The dog must be trained to pay no attention to distractions, such as other people, other dogs, other animals and loud noises, and focus on what is being taught. These types of distractions can even be used as rewards when teaching the dog to come when called.

For example, if your dog likes playing with other dogs, whether in a local dog park or with the neighbors dogs, let him play freely with those other dogs. Then go into the park or yard and call your dog. When he comes to you, provide lots of praise, treats and other rewards, and then at once allow the dog to go back to playing with his friends. Repeat this several times and commend the dog each time he comes to you. The dog will rapidly learn that coming to you means good things (treats and praise) and not bad ones (being taken away from the park).

If the dog does not master this particular type of training right away, try not to get disheartened. So called distraction training is one of the most tricky things to teach. Dogs are naturally social animals, and breaking away from the pack is not an easy thing you can ask your dog to do. Most dogs will be as expected reluctant to leave their canine companions, but it is vital to keep it up.

Training the dog to come to you may necessitate some imagination on your part at first. For example, waving a favorite toy, or a lure, is a great way to get your dogs attention and put the focus back on you. If your dog has been clicker trained, a quick click can be a good motivator too.

After the dog begins to get the hang of coming when called, you can begin to reduce and do away with the visual cues and focus on getting the dog to react to your voice alone. It is critical that the dog respond to voice commands alone, since you will not always have the accessibility of a toy or other enticement.

Today, we have come far in basic dog training. Today we have learnt the vital aspect of how to get the dog away from other canine friends through voice control alone. Read my other articles on dog training on this Readabout site.