Dog Health Questions: How can i train my dog, I suck at dog training?

Hello. I am thinking of training my dog, which is a 2 year maltipoo (Maltese and Poodle mix). The thing is....that i suck at training. All I have managed to teach my dog is ''Sit'' and that was two years ago! (lol)
So, if you have any good training tips, please share them with me!
Thank you!

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Concentrate on showing your dog what to do and then praising for that.

As a habit we humans tend to focus on what the dog is doing wrong and how are we supposed to correct etc. When you take that part out of the equation and start to show your dog what to do all the time the default behavior of the dog goes to that rather than to doing things wrong and getting corrected... which also becomes a habit.

I once did an experiment at a dog trainer's school as I was instructing new professional trainers how to train dogs. I took the verbal communication out of the picture and had them show the dog what they wanted it to do by calmly gesturing and helping the dog into the right position, (sit, down, shake, stay, etc) using your hands and body language.

The dogs responded by learning the particular task much quicker.

So pretend your dog cannot hear your language (sort of true anyway), show your dog what to do physically and reward for the behavior, then start adding the word to the action. Take the "NO" and the corrections out of the picture and you probably will get much further than you are now!

Good luck and enjoy the process with your dog. After all, we are all looking to wag a little more in life!

The Benefits Of Dog Training Classes

• Be firm. Dont be a push over and dont let the dog rule the roost. If you suck at training then take the dog to classes. Simple. The ones in my area are only £4 a session so they arent expensive.


• Take an obedience class. They are fun, your dog will get to socialize, and you'll learn how to train your dog from a pro.
  
  I did it, and it was only like $50 for a 6 week session...Lessons once a week for 1 1/2 hours each. Call your Vet or local animal shelter to find out about obedience classes in your area.
  
  Short of that, there are lots of good books on how to train dogs.


• I got my 2yr old jack russell to do sit, lie down and paw and im attempting to get her to do beg lol:) i got her to lie down by pointing to the ground and she did paw one day and i then made her do it everyday by offereing her my hand. Lots of praise, treats, and encouragement and im sure your maltipoo will be a well trained dog in no time:) Good luck.


• Food, lots of praise, and keep training sessions short and fun!


• well you did the right thing to try to train the dog as a puppy. You have to be straight forward with the dog be sure to use lots of treats and remember that eventually the dog will get tired or frustrated. You need to work with the dog a lot. Also try Baron's Dog Bibles you can get it at any bookstore and it has a great training video. you have to pick the book that has the type of dog you have on the front. Since its a mix you can do a Maltese or a Poodle. Or any other training video so that you can learn the basic commands and even some fun commands like speak, rollover, etc. My fog is a 4 month old yellow lab and is stubborn but knows sit,stay,come,lay down, rollover, speak, shake and lots more. And if you have a stubborn dog be sure to take a deep breath before training! so give it a try and GOOD LUCK


• Why not obedience classes?
  
  Clearly, you're struggling at training your dog. Obedience classes are there specifically for people like you!!
  
  £2 per week, half an hour of my time and we get excellent tuition at our class.