Advanced dog obedience training will be discussed in this chapter. "Advanced?" You might wonder. That is like becoming "schooled". It is not so actually, but has similarities. As with us humans, they need to have a higher level of training too, which is somewhat comparable to the education that we receive.
A child does not start school in the sixth grade; she has to start in pre-school or kindergarten. Or these days, pre-pre school or ultra-pre-nursery or even slightly-post-fetus. There, she is taught how to play, share, fit in, and how to get along with others her own age. Or how not to get along, but instead intimidate, manipulate and crush the opposition (but that's just humans- dogs must follow a higher standard.) Perhaps most importantly, your child learns how to learn. For dogs, basic obedience training accomplishes very much the same things as pre-school or kindergarten does for the child.
Many families are already satisfied when their dog learns to eat indoors properly without messing up, or how to use the bathroom outdoors. There are also other dog owners who become secured with the very fact that their dog has learned how to behave accordingly with the other family members. It is not quite as thinking that it is enough for your dogs to wear nice clothes and not expressing their feelings.
There is a criteria to consider that your dog is indeed properly trained, this is when he is able to respond to key commands. These commands are the following words - 'come', 'stay', 'sit', 'heel' and 'down'. If your dog responds without a mistake to all of these, regardless to who in the family is giving out the command, then you can give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Teaching your dog to stand up and turn around is a very good extra skill.
Living with your dog is more conceivable when the dog learns these basic obedience training. This is because your dog has learned to understand certain human words, and some form of communication exists between the master and the dog. Speaking in various codes is to be considered when your dog learns too many words (possible for those with high IQ canines). Good behavior will follow after the dog learns the basic training.
We humans progress with our education and learns more skills over time which is something that your dog must acquire also. They need to "graduate" from the basic skills and progress to higher levels of training. This is evidently only one of the many similar aspects that a human and dog learner have. We need to have a little more diligence in learning a more advanced skill, and the same is applicable towards the dogs. Guidance of the human mentor is key to the dog's advancement. The good thing with dogs is that there is very minimal rule violations, and this might be the only and biggest difference between them and us!
To understand in greater detail the various levels of obedience training achievable by a dog, look into the various obedience titles that a canine can win in competition in American Kennel Club obedience trials. These trials are divided into classes, or grades, of competition, comparable to grade school, high school, and college.
A child does not start school in the sixth grade; she has to start in pre-school or kindergarten. Or these days, pre-pre school or ultra-pre-nursery or even slightly-post-fetus. There, she is taught how to play, share, fit in, and how to get along with others her own age. Or how not to get along, but instead intimidate, manipulate and crush the opposition (but that's just humans- dogs must follow a higher standard.) Perhaps most importantly, your child learns how to learn. For dogs, basic obedience training accomplishes very much the same things as pre-school or kindergarten does for the child.
Many families are already satisfied when their dog learns to eat indoors properly without messing up, or how to use the bathroom outdoors. There are also other dog owners who become secured with the very fact that their dog has learned how to behave accordingly with the other family members. It is not quite as thinking that it is enough for your dogs to wear nice clothes and not expressing their feelings.
There is a criteria to consider that your dog is indeed properly trained, this is when he is able to respond to key commands. These commands are the following words - 'come', 'stay', 'sit', 'heel' and 'down'. If your dog responds without a mistake to all of these, regardless to who in the family is giving out the command, then you can give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Teaching your dog to stand up and turn around is a very good extra skill.
Living with your dog is more conceivable when the dog learns these basic obedience training. This is because your dog has learned to understand certain human words, and some form of communication exists between the master and the dog. Speaking in various codes is to be considered when your dog learns too many words (possible for those with high IQ canines). Good behavior will follow after the dog learns the basic training.
We humans progress with our education and learns more skills over time which is something that your dog must acquire also. They need to "graduate" from the basic skills and progress to higher levels of training. This is evidently only one of the many similar aspects that a human and dog learner have. We need to have a little more diligence in learning a more advanced skill, and the same is applicable towards the dogs. Guidance of the human mentor is key to the dog's advancement. The good thing with dogs is that there is very minimal rule violations, and this might be the only and biggest difference between them and us!
To understand in greater detail the various levels of obedience training achievable by a dog, look into the various obedience titles that a canine can win in competition in American Kennel Club obedience trials. These trials are divided into classes, or grades, of competition, comparable to grade school, high school, and college.
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Even the worse behaving dogs can be transformed if you have a guide onhow to train your dog, properly. Ed Randall can give the best advice on good dog training for you and your pet.