Dog Obedience Training At Home (Basic Obedience Commands For Dogs)

Dog Obedience Training At Home is very essential for dog owners and the major thing you should know in order to have complete control of your dog(s), is the basic obedience commands — without these commands, no one can predictably call the dog yours.

Dog obedience training at home is very much essential; it's essential, yes! But, how many persons are conversant with the training? Very much, right? And, at the same time, a lot of persons don't have these training at their fingertip.

In the midst of people, how will you feel if your dog disobeys you a couple of times, without showing obedience to you for even once? This is just like a bonus question on an exam because we all know that, you will feel extremely bad.

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Therefore, if you choose not to feel extremely bad, following the disobedience of your dog in public, we advise you don't skip any word from this article. Having noticed how disobedient a dog can be, we have compiled a couple of commands, which would guide you through.

The good thing about these commands is, it makes a bond, a relationship between the pet — the dog — and the owner; for many, these commands appear so cumbersome to master, but if followed accordingly, its authenticity and cushiness will certainly be evident.

We won't hide the fact that training requires from you a lot of work. Not just that, also place at the back of your mind that any dog has the complete ability to learn the most necessary and basic types of command.

Furthermore, dog owners can't elude running into roadblocks while training; when this happens, make sure you don't get frustrated. Don't! Go out, seek professional advice from a professional trainer(s) — when you do this, it's most likely to be beneficial in your quest to correcting the problem behaviors and understanding the commands.

When training, you have to possess PATIENCE, because, without that, you might give up on your dog. YES! Training is time-consuming, whether you are trying to inject any arduous trick or not.

With no further words, let's move into what we have for you today. Sit tight, and enjoy the ride.

STEPS TO MASTER DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING AT HOME

1. What You Will Need
– The very first thing you need is a dog — a puppy preferably.

– You need an area, where will be convenient and calm, in order to instill the effect of the training in your dog.

When you and your dog start approaching the state of being proficient with the training, you will begin to have the desire to take your dog to the streets — outdoor — with a lot of
distractions, noise; this way, the improvement of your dog is assured — improvement which relates to your dog's ability to place his focus on the commands and you also.

– Give your dog some treats or toys as a reward. While training your dog, explore, look for that which works for you as well as your dog. Some dogs are driven by food, whenever it's close by, and a couple of dogs love plays and toys as their reward.

To add to this, put the size of treats you use into consideration at the time for training. Large treats have the tendency to, in no time, full up a dog, so it's advisable that you go for small treats during training.

– Also, you need a short leash and a leash, which is for long distance, for training.
– Expectations, which are realistic:

• Keep your expectations low, it won't be perfectly done, or even done at all on the first couple of trials. Some of these commands consume much time to teach and also perfect.

• Your training session shouldn't exceed 15 minutes, that should be the maximum time for the training you carry out.

• You can't eschew being frustrated, and your dog can't eschew that, too. This frustration comes as a result of struggling with a particular command — when you are stuck in command, just move on to another one, or a command, which is popularly known.

After that, return to the command that got you frustrated.

• At all times, the training you conduct should end based on positivity. It ensures that the training session is synonymous to fun games for you and your pet — the dog. When next it's time to practice, watch it, your dog will be filled with ecstasy.

2. The Sit Command

– Before you start this, sought for your dog's attention, make sure you get it. While on it, also make sure that you have a treat at hand.

Take the position of kneeling or standing right in front of your dog; after that, hold your hand a little above the head of your dog.

– Make use of the treat to guide your dog into taking the position that the training demands.

How do you do this? In a slow manner, perform a movement of the treat straight back over the head of your dog, and towards his tail.

Your dog should do this: direct his nose upwards, and his rear should be placed directly towards the ground.

– The moment you see the dog take the sit position, boldly and loudly say “Sit”

– Also, immediately your dog moves into the right position, don't forget this: reward him using a treat and a few praises, such as voicing out, “Good sit!”

– If you notice that your dog is having problems with taking the sitting position, go ahead and guide them with a push — a gentle one precisely.

Two fingers of yours should be placed on the hips of the dog, and, in a gentle manner, push his rear towards the ground, while speaking out the word, “Sit” firmly.

3. The Down Command
For you to continue with the trick, you have to make sure that your dog is conversant with the sit command. It's kind of difficult to master this very command because it comes with a position, which is submissive, that your dog has to perform.

– After successfully guiding your dog to master the sit command, make it take the sit position, then kneel right in front of your dog.

– In front of your dog's nose should be treat held by you, after placing the treat in front of your dog's head, be his guide by slowly taking the treat to the ground. Then, in a firm manner, say the word, ‘Down’ and perform the hand gesture shown below.

– As your dog moves towards the ground — moves downwards — he is likely to only slouch. As it's likely to happen, let's consider when it happens; when it happens, take the treat either towards or a distance away from your dog — in order to proceed, that's what you should do.

– Immediately you succeed in keeping your dog, following your training, in the correct and right, shower praise and give him a treat as a reward.

– Let's say you ended up getting it wrong, let's say you couldn't guide your dog into taking the down position — you faced a lot of problems trying such — you can perform this physically by placing your hand on the shoulders of your dog and, in a mild way, pressing the shoulder, where you placed your hand, down towards the side.

As you do this, don't forget to keep saying the command. Shower praise on your dog the moment he touches the floor.

4. Stay Command
In order to be sure that your dog will master this command, it's imperative that your dog is
conversant with either the Lay or Sit Positions. For swift training, you need to have a short lead (6′) and a longer lead.

– Start with your dog, placing him in the Down or Sit position.

– Move to the front of your dog, and stand there. After which you have to say, in a firm manner,‘Stay’ while performing the signal with your hand shown below.

– Immediately after, move away from your dog — move just a short distance away. While you move away from your dog, make sure you retain eye contact with your dog.

– If your dog stays in the correct position, then move to his direction, and reward him with praise and a treat also — do this while he is still at his sitting position. As the response of your dog gains improvement, you are free, permitted to move to a farther distance — a longer lead, too.

There's a training called off-leash in a fenced kind of area, you can start practicing it anytime soon.

– If the training goes wrong, and your dog breaks position, make sure you assist your dog, taking him back to the sitting position in that initial space, then try the command again.

5. Come Command
Before you start working on making your dog conversant with this command, make sure you have ensured that your dog is conversant with the “Down,” “Sit,” and “Stay” commands. In order to perform this command, you have to possess a longer lead.

– When your dog has taken the Sit or Lay and Stay position, on the long lead, take a few steps — some distance — away from the dog.

– As usual, in a firm manner — but not failing to do it pleasantly — say “Come” and perform the hand gesture performed in the picture shown below. After doing that, make sure you use the lead to reel your dog in if need be. It's advisable that you say this command only once.

– Immediately your dog does this successfully, don't fail to reward him with praise and a treat, too.

– As you see evident improvement in your dog, you can go ahead and commence the practice of the off-leash in a fenced-in area.

In a scene where your dog display refusal to come off-leash, go back to making use of the long lead, use it until he starts responding consistently and appropriately to the come command.

OTHER HINTS TO USE
To add to the ones above, these are also basic hints.
1. Supervise Your Dog: When you begin to train that dog of yours, make sure you don't allow access to other parts of your house. This might mean shutting the doors of other rooms, in order to give him space.

2. Set A Routine: Dogs are the kind of creature that can keep to habits, which they are taught. When you have a particular time in a day to feed your dog, and also to go out for walks, you instilled that sense of obligation in the dog to perform those at that set time.

3. Never Punish Your Dogs For Eliminating Indoors:
You should know that accidents, for these dogs, are likely to happen, and just as people
understand cause and effect, dogs don't understand that. Look for a way to clean up the mess, just know it that as you keep on with the training process, your dog will get better.

4. Reward Your Dog For Getting It Right: Whenever your dog goes potty at the spot you made available for him, don't hesitate to give him a
reward by praising him.

Note, you can build on the skill of your dog as relates to the Stay command with the three D's of training:
• Distance
• Duration
• Distraction
Always take a reference to this D's, if you followed us while you disclosed on the instructions you should follow, you will know the essence of these D's.

Another thing you should know is that you have to teach your dog how to settle down, especially for those fearful and anxious dogs.

In summary, we explained about the things you need, the “come”, “stay”, “down”, “sit” command. The sequence on how to go about them, how to ensure that your dog succumbs to your guidance.

We also made you understand that before you go ahead with teaching the dog the “come”
command, teach him the other ones.

Lastly, it feels good to end up having a dog, which will obey your words and follow up your signals.

Remember, don't get frustrated when your dog doesn't adhere to your training in a couple of days, be patient and continue with it.
Thanks for reading!