Dog training – keeping your dog motivated

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Dog training Keeping your dog motivated
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Keeping the attention of a dog while training is
not always easy. Dogs can be easily
distracted, and it is important to not
allow the training sessions to be sabotaged by
boredom. Making training fun for the dog and
the human alike is vital to creating a
happy, well adjusted and well trained dog.
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Providing random positive stimuli during the
day 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.
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For instance, 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
aforementioned walk in the park, ride in
the car, or anything else the dog likes to do.

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Providing some kind of reward, whether a
treat, a special outing, or just a scratch
behind the ears, every time the dog does
something you want, is a great way to keep
your dog motivated. If the dog knows
something great is going to happen every
time he obeys your command, he will be
motivated to please you every time.
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Distraction trainingWhen training any dog,
it is important to not let distractions
disrupt the training. The dog must be
taught to ignore 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 training the dog to come when
called.
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For instance, if your dog enjoys 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, then
immediately allow the dog to go back to playing
with his friends. Repeat this several times
and praise the dog each time he comes to
you. The dog will quickly learn that
coming to you means good things (treats
and praise) and not bad ones (being taken
away from the park).
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If the dog does not master this particular
type of training right away, try not to get
discouraged. So called distraction training is
one of the most difficult things to teach.
Dogs are naturally social animals, and
breaking away from the pack is one of the most
difficult things you can ask your dog to do.
Most dogs will be understandably reluctant
to leave their canine companions, but it is
important to persist.
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Training the dog to come to you may require
some creativity on your part at first. For
instance, 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 as well.
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Once the dog begins to get the hang of
coming when called, you can begin to reduce
and eliminate the visual cues and focus on
getting the dog to respond to your voice
alone. It is important that the dog
respond to voice commands alone, since you will
not always have the availability of a toy or
other lure.
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nk you!
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