Dog Training Leash - A Basic Method You Need To Have
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Toy based training is the best. It has happened that when food is used as a reward and food is on the premisis, dogs have been known to be distracted by the food scent and key in on it rather than the accelerants or explosive subasances they are supposed to be scenting.
Dog Training - The Reward Way
- Never use food as a reward. First, it's distracting. Second, guess what? - some dogs don't care enough about food to be bothered! Seriously, though, start your training with praise, then more praise, then yet more praise! You can pull out a toy at the end of a long session, but dogs work better if they're out to please you!
Don't let our US gov. tell you how to train your dog, please! While some agencies do indeed have well trained animals, I can tell you about many, MANY, who consider their animals trained and whom I wouldn't let in my house! In fact, not too long ago, I visited the dogs at a reputable seeing-eye dog training facility and met with a blind woman who was there working her dog. This dog actually growled at me ... no kidding! Now, I may not have used the correct perfume that day or something, but this was (purportedly) a dog who was trained enough to take a blind woman out in the world - and it beared it's teeth and growled. Wanna know why? Doesn't even matter! You train your dog to work for you because it respects your leadership and because you give love in return. And discipline is a part of love ... better than bribery!
Final word here ... be sure to check out the local agencies regulation concerning training using pseudo-scents vs the real thing. This has become tricky (legally) recently. Same goes for active vs passive reaction by dog.
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