Leash Training is one of the most regular training method and the leash itself would perhaps is the most basic equipment used in training your dog.

Now here are some things you should think into before going into leash training which will help you to be more effective in training your dog:

1. You can begin leash training even when your dog is still a puppy. To Start leash training as early as the puppy stage will multiply the effectiveness enormously.

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Reward training is considered by many dog training professionals as the most modern method of training a dog, but reward training is probably a lot older than other methods of dog training. It may be that reward training for dogs has been around as long as there have been dogs to train. It is believed that the early humans used some informal kind of reward training when taming the wolf pups that eventually evolved into modern dogs.

Reward training or positive dog training generally consists of keeping the attention on what the dog is doing right, is usually recognized as not only the most effective method, and as a method that a positive experience for the dog, but also the most modern method of training a dog, but reward training probably is likely older than the other dog training methods, and probably goes way back thousands of years. It is quite conceivable that reward training for dogs has been around as long humans have interacted with dogs.

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Most dog trainers believe that the best way to train any dog is using a method called positive reinforcement training. For those who are doing home dog obedience training this process simply entails using positive reinforcement for good behavior and ignoring bad behavior.

A dog’s natural instinct is to please her owner. Positive reinforcement uses this instinct and allows your dog to learn what it is you want her to do. This type of training has more meaning to your dog because she is able to learn what you want her to do using her own mental capacity.

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Hi! I own a 15 week old doberman boy. I’ve recently enrolled him in obedience classes, and even though he is obviously the most hyper dog in the class, he is easily the smartest ;]. However, his disobedience that has caused me to enroll him in school in the first place! Biting, barking, ignoring commands, the works! I’ve brought this to the attention of our trainer, who continues to press the method of “cruelty-free” dog training. This basically means that when the dog bites us, we DON’T HIT HIM, but show him that we are hurt and walk away. Dog training along the lines of “Culture Clash” (for all you trainers out there), if you will. My question is: is this the best method? My pup still seems to be agressive, and my trainer has basically said NO to any sort of doberman training that I’ve read about in Dobie books (she says “dogs needing alpha leaders” is false”). Please, knowledgable dog owners/trainers, for an independant breed like the Dobie, what should I do? How should I train him?

she is about 2 years old and she has had no prior training.

I have a 7 month old Belgian Malinois and I want to teach him some simple tricks. I don’t intend to make him a protection dog. I know it’s quite costly. I was able to teach him some obedience training like sit, stay, fetch etc. and I’m using the reward method and I find it ok. I’m just curious. Is clicker training better?