Dog Training Fundamentals - Key Dog Behaviour Factors That Affect Training

"Dog Training Fundamentals -  Key Dog Behaviour Factors That Affect Training"," Likewise if you currently have a dog with behaviour problems, then dog training is essential.
 Just where do you start?

To successfully train your dog, you need to consider and understand some key facets of dog behaviour.



 Dogs are in essence descended from modern day wolves.
 Like wolves, dogs are pack animals.
 The important ones when it comes to training are dogs are naturally sociable, they are used to routine and they are used to a social structure
 A dog does not consider you as a human but rather a funny looking dog.
 Just like a wild wolf, rejected by the pack, if you starve a dog of this interaction, they will become unhappy and very agitated.
 Interacting with your dog ( patting, encouraging/excited talk, etc) can be as much of a reward as treats of food.

 Its definitely better than smacking them.
 If they know what and when they are likely to be doing certain things, then they are relaxed and comfortable.


Training should also stick to a routine.
 Your dog will soon get into a routine of expecting to be trained at say 3pm every day and will be prepared for when training time comes.


Within a pack there is always the alpha male.
 As mentioned, a dog sees you as a funny looking dog and not a human.
 How many nature programs have you seen where the alpha male is being challenged by one of the other would be alpha males? Likewise, your dog will be challenging you to be the alpha male - this is a natural instinct for them.
 Providing food, interaction, punishing bad behaviour, body and vocal language all go towards asserting yourself as the alpha male.



 We all know that goldfish have short memories.
 If you could tell your dog something, it is likely that by the next day or a few hours later, they will have forgotten.
 This basically means that if your dog can associated something with what you tell it then it will likely remember what you told it for years to come.
 However, if you showed your dog where the chocolate biscuits were, repeating the words 'chocolate biscuits', every time you said 'chocolate biscuits' it would probably go straight to the cupboard.


Therefore, when training your dog you need to associate the training topic with something.
 If you associate the word 'sit' by getting your dog to physically sit and then giving them a reward.
 The difficult bit is disassociating the reward - ask yourself why almost every dog will naturally sit when you have food in your hand?


 Despite comments above, we cannot speak doggy language and dogs cannot speak our language.
 You have to choose words for commands that both you and your dog will remember.
 A common word often used in training dogs is 'come'.


The important thing is that when you decide on a word for a command to stick with it and be consistent, otherwise your dog will become confused.
 Your dog does not speak human language and will only know what those few words you have trained it with are (and the tone you have used).


For example: imagine someone speaking to you in a foreign language asking for directions to the city hall.
 Is it your fault you can't understand them? Why are they getting angrier when you have no idea what they are saying? What is their problem? What will I do? Similarly, if you haven't trained your dog to understand what 'sit' is and you start shouting 'sit', 'down on back legs', 'down', etc is it your dog's fault it is looking at you confused and increasingly scared.
 Puppy behaviour.
 They need to be taught and learn what is good, bad, right or wrong.
 Dogs do not have good eyes that can see things or hands that can feel the intricacies of objects.


While this can come through training and general maturing, the importance of this is that you must be patient and understand where your dog is coming from and why it does what it does.
 Structure and enjoyment.


However you decide to train your dog, as with routine, you must have a structure to your training.
 Personnel dog trainers, dog training classes and dog training guides can all do this.
 Also, your dog is more obedient to you rather than the trainer.


The small amount of money for a dog training guide, compared to the time you would waste searching for free online tips that will be a mix match of training and will not provide the structure, is just not worth it.


If you, and more importantly your dog, do not enjoy training then you will never properly train your dog.
 When you start training your dog remember they are most likely to be a puppy and at that age all they want to do is run and explore their new world.
 Try and keep training short but if your dog appears to be really enjoying it then be prepared to train for longer.
 With a routine and structure to your training, your dog will soon learn that when it comes to training they need to focus for a short length of time and will be better able to do so.
 By knowing why and how your dog does what it does, you should be able to understand it's behaviour much better.
 A good training routine and structure as well as plenty of patience and eventually you will have a well trained dog.


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