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Proper dog training Tips: Choosing the right reward

Unclear the way to reward your pet? Many people swear, Only treats! Others exclaim, Only praise! I believe that one course of action is always to ask your dog! To discover why her tail wag, try this little experiment while using three various kinds of rewards (praise, treats, or toys) individually to see which your puppy enjoys the most!

1.Choose a well-known command like Sit.
2.Do five Sits in a row, rewarding each success with praise only.
3.Three hours later, carry out the same, but reward your pet which has a toy only (no praise).
4.The following day, do five Sits again, making treats your dog's only reward this time around (no praise or toys).

Your solution must be clear: Although praise can be a given, if food or toys excite your dog - [http://dogtraininghandsignals.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/guard-dog-training-tips/ dog training oklahoma], use those rewards, too. The following will give you some guidelines on these reward options:

Treats: Determine what excites your dog. Would it be food? If yours turns up her nose at dried kibble, test her using a tiny part of waitress or or possibly a more exciting snack. When using food to help or reward your pet (in dog lingo, this is what's called luring), break the snack into tiny pieces so she won't get filled up and get bored within the lesson. It isn't really the size that counts; it does not take gift that revs your new puppy up!

Toys: Some dogs cling on their toys like a baby with a blanket. If your dog has a favorite, use this to reward her. Do what I call a burst: Per successful attempt, toss the toy either down on the bottom or up in mid-air (let your dog pick which is most enjoyable) and shout, Yes!

Praise: Most dogs love attention. For some, approval alone motivates their interaction all day. Should your dog hangs for you like a noodle, appearing her nose at food and shunning toys, then you've got your praise junkie, a rare dog indeed. Use your enthusiasm to propel her mastery of tricks and high adventure.

The million-dollar question is... drum roll... will you be needing to make use of treats forever to have your dog to answer you? The answer is, thankfully, no.

Food and rewards are used in training that may help you pinpoint the behavior you're teaching and condition a simple response to your command words. After your puppy knows the command, you should immediately start phasing off of the physical reward, using just your praise and encouragement instead.

To phase off treats, don't go cold turkey, eliminating them a single day. Instead, gradually lower your dependence - reward with food almost every other time your dog behaves, then every third time... then mix it up, giving two treats back to back, then one in 3 times, then almost every other time. The inconsistency of not knowing once the treat can come will keep your pet on her behalf toes. Within two weeks, you can phase your puppy off treat reliance entirely... though every now and then while, pop one in for celebration!

Offering rewards is about timing: Targeting your canine's success makes your intentions clearer. If you miss the minute, your puppy can get the wrong message. By way of example, when teaching your pet dog to dance, you target her for standing on her two back paws; if you praise her as she's decreasing, she may think dancing means the other.



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