Article by Shankar Kukreja

The time to get started on dog training must be instant whether or not you have got a young puppy or a grown-up dog. You would definitely like to make him/her familiar with your ways as soon as possible. Hence, your dog obedience training program must begin in a timely fashion.

The positive aspect with puppies training is that you will have an absolutely clean slate from the outset; no awful habits have been learnt along the course. Dog obedience training from puppy hood is quite a challenging task, but you do not have moulds to break first. Jump into the fundamental principles that include the ‘sit’ instruction and the ‘wait’ instruction going on along with the puppy potty training. The pet obedience training with your pup should incorporate the socialization period; this is really significant for your young dog to grow into a well balanced adult dog with good behavior.

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Dog obedience traing can be difficult when not carried out correctly. How do you stop a dog from doing something you wish he or she wouldn’t do? It isn’t always easy, especially when the dog sets its mind to doing it. Here are some suggestions to help you change the dog’s bad habits and improve your dog obedience training.

Dogs will constantly do what works for them. Any behavior that your dog displays, positive or negative, he/she does it because it gets them something they want. If its bad behavior that you don’t like or appreciate- think about what they get out of it and then take that away from the dog- the bad behavior will stop or change. Dog obedience training always starts with the right step. For instance, dogs generally jump up on people when they come home because they get some form of attention. Remove the attention and they will stop jumping up on you. You can remove the attention by saying “NO” with a firm voice and leave the room (closing a door works especially well) Don’t hit the animal. Wait a few seconds and try to re-enter the room – repeat until the dog gives you a different behavior. Reinforce the new behavior by entering the room and giving the dog the attention he seeks.

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Puppy potty training is a full-time job…

The good news is it only lasts for a few weeks and has great benefits!

In exchange for your time, energy, and attention you can have a perfectly house trained dog for 10+ years.

…It doesn’t get any better than that.

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Dog’s behavior could put you in great humiliation especially if your dog starts to annoy other people and other dogs. How your dog behaves is a reflection of your relationship with your dog. A home training for dogs can help you solve the behavior problems of your dog.

Although dogs are wild by nature and aggressiveness is their normal behavior, you still need to conduct a home training for dogs to teach dogs how to handle their natural behavior and behave properly in domestic environment. Dogs are intelligent creatures and they are capable of learning new behavior and habits.

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Dog obedience training is the process of establishing a firm relation between your dog and you – the dog owner. In a way, it creates a common language for your dog to know the needed response in cases of maladaptive behaviors.

Your dog’s ill disposition may be due to its inability to respond properly on the stress it encounters and its insufficient understanding of such. Once a dog is trained, its threshold to stress may be raised to another level more apt with what his environment may require.

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Dog Obedience Training – How to Cure Dog Mounting Problems

Why you dog or puppy may start mounting…

Some dogs and Puppies start exhibing this behavior when they play. They would have started mounting with their litter mates during playful situations and this behavior may continue especially after you have started play-time as this may stimulate over sexual behavior.
Some dogs and puppies start mounting as way of showing that they are the dominant and ‘Alpha Male’ or pack leader. In the wild the ‘Alpha Male’ is allowed to mount whichever female that takes his fancy and this has been passed down in today’s dogs genes – so your dog or puppy is mounting as way of stating that he or she is the alpha male.
Mounting is relatively common in dogs that are going through puberty and they start exhibiting this behavior in resonse to a surge in their testoterone levels.

Prevention and Curing Dog Mounting Problems

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Dog training in the form of basic obedience is the foundation of problem solving for your dog. In order for your dog to have a safe, happy, and productive life he must first learn to sit, stay, and come when he is called. Dog training will help him learn to refrain from bad habits such as incessant barking, biting, chewing, fighting, and using the bathroom indoors.

The two most common misconceptions about dog training are the dominance issue and the dog’s age. It is not necessary for you to be the ‘alpha dog’ in order to teach basic cooperation and respect. This is done through kindness and support rather than through fear.

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when im not around my dog she just go into the living room and goes to the bathroom what do i do to teach her to stop?

Dogs are not easy to train. You will have to dedicate time and effort in order t train the dog. Remember that dog training is better when done by professionals. But if you really want to train your dog at home, you will have to make sure that you have learned a few things before beginning.

One you have learned enough to begin, you can start with curing the basic problems. All the dogs have some common issues which you will have to solve. If your dog barks a lot, you will be in trouble. You will have to cure dog barking to start with. You will keep on doing the other things like the dog social training and dog obedience training along with all this.

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Please help! I have a 4 month old french bulldog who I love so much and he has already learned “sit” and “shake a paw”…so I know he is a smart dog but potty training has not improved at all. I have had him for 2 months now.
I just cant figure out his schedule. I feed him around 7am-8am every morning and then 10-15 mins later, I take him out but he doesnt poop. The reason for this i think is because when I wake up he has already pooped in my dining room. Do I have to wake up in the middle of the night and take him out? When will he learn to hold it all night?
The good thing is that Im not working at the moment so I have lots of time to train my dog and I am willing to put in the time and effort it takes, I just dont think I know what I’m doing because this is my first dog.
I also feed him again around 5pm and then take him out again. Usually the afternoon walk is successful and I always reward with a treat and praise him.

I have read online a lot about training. And I know that if you dont catch your dog in the act of it, then you shouldnt punish him. So what do I do about night time? I cant stay up all night waiting to catch him!

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