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Posts Tagged ‘Obedience Training’

In my scenario, while following the Secrets of Dog Training, what we found was Giles and his (my dog) behavioral problems may have been from the result of separation anxiety in the year prior to him being put in the shelter. Many dog behavior problems (such as barking, chewing and digging) may have come  from a lack of communication, or miss communication between  the previous owner and your dog. Simply put, your dog is not aware of what is expected of them.

I would never really say there’s a correct time to implement obedience training, as it’s down to the owners tolerance to their dogs behavior. If it’s OK with the dogs owner that they chew on the brand new couch, bark at the mail man every morning and leave dead patches of grass all over the summer lawn, then there is no need for the dog to be trained, BUT in many cases most of us would be close to a heart attack by now….

Applying the correct obedience training early on (the earlier the better!) is the most effective technique to correct any  dog behavior problems, and also to prevent any reoccurring future problems. The fact that you are reading this page possibly means it is too late for this tip! and again that’s why I decided to create Colorado Dog Training

What you must do is set boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable behavior for your dogs, and stick to them. Be consistent, make it simple for your dog:

• You must make it clear that you’re the alpha dog (leader) in your owner dog relationship.
• Make it clear to him what is unacceptable behavior – every time.
• Make it clear to him what is acceptable behavior – every time.
• Even though it may seem as though your dog is behaving poorly to spite you or annoy you this is not the case. In the vast majority of dog behavior problems there will be a cause or trigger which sparks the behavior. Identifying these triggers is the crucial first step towards solving the problem.
• Be careful you are not inadvertently rewarding the very behavior you are trying to eliminate. An example of this would be if your dog is barking excessively outside, you then go to the door and call him inside. You’re encouraging and rewarding the behavior, and therefore he is sure to do it again!.

Giles had quite a few flaws that we had to control and one particular issue was house training, after reading the Ultimate House Training Guide again we had a much clearer idea of  what needed to be done and the techniques on how to get there.

This handy manual is a complete guide to what’s arguably one of the most widespread, challenging and frustrating issue faced by any and all dog-owners: house training.

So after several hours spent trawling through the online opinions on dog training techniques, it was sigh of relief that I stumbled across this online book entitled “The Ultimate House Training Guide?, by Martin Oliver. As the title suggests, literally all aspects of the subject are covered, and in a manner both chatty and educational – it’s kind of like having a friendly conversation with a knowledgeable canine behaviorist (with the added benefit of being able to refresh your understanding of the matter at any given time, simply by scrolling back to the relevant section!) plus reading through i didn’t feel you had to be experienced in dog training and obedience training to see that this guy knows what he’s talking about (and did I mention he’s a vet?)

Some of the topics the course goes over are:

Common house training problems – this is particularly handy! A huge variety of issues are covered, from territorial marking to poop-eating; and on top of that, each problem comes with a case study, which helps you to put the information into context.

Health-related problems -  are covered in some depth. There’s a section on congenital problems (problems your dog was born with); a section on the disease-related problems that develop later in life; and a section on other problems related to house training, like inappropriate outdoor elimination, or lawn-burn from urination.

Plus Top Ten Tips for hassle-free house training – which is essentially a recap of the most helpful and necessary attitude adjustments, practical tips, and useful nuggets of general knowledge which will come in most handy in your dog’s training.

CLICK HERE to view Ultimate House Training Guide

Hi Lyndsey here,

I decided to start this post Colorado Dog Training to explain the experience I have had with the training of my 1.5yr old black and tan beagle (Giles Eugene ), I may have gone about things incorrectly to start with but today I’m so proud of Giles and myself as to how far we have come.

I adopted Giles when he was around 1 and he had been handed in by the previous owner for an unknown reason, we were walking though the shelter at it was meant to be. We signed all the papers and we had him home within two days.

Now I was expecting there to be a few imperfections with Giles and that i may have to find a Colorado dog training center, but I had no idea what was coming:

• Digging
• Barking
• Chewing
• Pulling during walks
• Peeing/marking (where ever he felt comfortable)
• Slight aggression (we called it mood swings)

All in all we knew this was going to be hard work, but I had no idea about training a dog, obedience training or even if there was a difference between puppy training or dog training. All I knew is I had to find out.

There were many dog training techniques we could have used, and over here there was plenty of options, with different Colorado dog training schools – on leash, off leash training, day cares etc and I’ll explain my experiences with them. But what I found out help me most was that I needed to understand what MY dog was being taught just as much as he did for when we were home or walking down the road, and that is something I will recommend to everyone.