Train Your Dog

• The Benefits of Dog Obedience School is a having a warm functionality with other dogs, becoming independent, and steering your pet away from violence. Your puppy or dog will get to know his place in the world and pick up the basic commands very quickly. You can show him off to others that your dog is very intelligent and you are a great parent, in this case.
  
• Obedience School will cause your dog to become more predictable. For example, if he escapes out the back yard, you won’t have to worry as much. This is because he was taught not to bite people or cause any harm to others, no matter what the situation is. He will be able to pick up your voice if you find him, and yield to what you tell him to do. Thus, this will lead your dog to come back to you.
  
• You will no longer struggle with your puppy to show who is the dominant one. He will often look to you as his owner and provider instead of dragging you across the grass on a leash. In obedience school, your dog will get exercise, support, and mental stimulation he needs in order to behave around others correctly. This way you won’t have a bitten hand or a dog barking non-stop at a squirrel nearby.

• Dogs are not color blind completely, that is a myth. They can see perfectly fine but the color isn’t as bright as seeing through the human eye.
  
• A dog is partially blind until their second month of life.
  
• Dogs can see better at light due to their special low-light vision which gives them an advantage.
  
• Most aid dogs are taught how to react to their owners who often have severe seizures.
  
• Dogs don’t have any sense of time, even though it is a little weird when they are standing by the door when you come home.
  
• A dog can smell 100,000 times better than a human. Perhaps they smell you before you come home!
  
• A dog can hear 10 times better than a human being.

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Teaching your dog to sit and other basic commands is important in learning the fundamentals of obedience. There are a couple of ways you can teach your dog to sit. If your pet doesn’t like the first method you use, you could always try something different. Remember that all animals have their own personality, even if they are the same species – just like humans. You can teach a dog to sit by offering him a treat beforehand. This works very well most of the time. I encourage you to show you family members how to train your dog to sit so they can learn as well – you may not have a lot of time on your hands to do this and the kids could certainly pick up this fun task with their pet.

• When you’re teaching your dog to sit, always be patient and understanding. Hold your treat directly above the dog’s nose and say the command word “Sit”. Your dog may lean upwards instead of sitting, but this is perfectly normal since they are leaning to something they want.
  
• In this case, firmly put your hand above the dogs head and push down a bit so he gets the idea that you want him to sit. This should work. If not, try a few more times.
  
• The exact moment your dog sits down is when you should offer him the treat and say “Good dog.” These are very basic words that the dog will learn when you train your dog to sit. We are basically associating these phrases with the treat so your dog can learn gradually.
  
• If you are teaching your dog to sit at a very young age, you need to be aware that your puppy may take longer than expected to learn how sit.

I guess you want to teach your dog to fetch, right? Many dogs love to play fetch with their owner and this creates a mutual bonding between you and your pet. You can also take up this activity with your children, or even the whole family. You can easily train your dog to fetch within a week or less. By teaching your dog to fetch, you are opening up a new door of learning and understanding basic commands.

• You can teach dog fetch with an object of liking. Take his favorite toy and use this to begin training. Your dog will most likely run after it since it is his most favored toy. Think of it this way, what would you do if someone threw your kite and it started to fly away?
• Make sure your dog is paying attention to you before you teach your dog to fetch. Once he is looking at you, wave the toy in front of him a few times until his eyes follow and throw it a few yards. Your dog should chase it instantly.
• If in the event when you teach a dog to fetch, that they do not seem to follow the game – you can add a new twist to this. You can replace his favorite object with a dog treat such as an edible biscuit. He will quickly pick up the scent and acknowledge this is food for him. So, the instinct of chasing it is present.
• When you train your dog to fetch, make sure you always give praise and love to your pet. You want to make them feel appreciated and also get the idea of this game. Once they learn that every time they retrieve their toys, they realize that a treat will be rewarded shortly after doing this.