An Introduction To Training Dog Tricks
Training a dog to do tricks can be a superb way for dog owners to spend special time with their dog, and at the same time building a deep relationship with him. Training a do to do tricks is extremely simple after you understand the fundamental ideas of dog training. In this piece, I'll talk about them in details in hope to assist other people who may be hunting for this knowledge.
1. Dogs learn in the instant.
Humans contemplate and think about previous experiences to do things better and more efficiently. Unfortunately dogs don't learn this way; they learn all about it in the instant. This means that if you are going to reward or punish a dog for anything, it has got to be while he is doing it.
Let us take coaching a dog to roll over as an example. You can wish and hope that your dog thinks about rolling over for days, but your dog isn't intending to do it unless there are some things in it for him. The way to teach a dog to roll over is by giving him something that he likes shortly after rolling over. So if you were to give your dog a treat every time he roll over, he will learn that rolling over is what earns him the treats!
2. Dogs are motivated by 3 things.
As much as your dog loves you, he can only do things for three different things, praise, food or toys. Praising your dog can be physically touching and petting your dog along with great vocal encouragement on your side. I do not believe that I need to tell you about treats, but most dogs are highly inspired by food and treats due to highly survival instincts. Some dogs also love toys very much! Some breeds are more active than others so a tug toy or a squeaky toy can be highly rewarding for some dogs.
Which one of these three motivators is the strongest with your dog? Customarily dogs will value one of each of the three motivators more than the other 2. There isn't anything screwed up with your dog valuing one over the others; it just implies this is what you should use to train your dog to do tricks.
3. Tricks are unlimited.
The one secret about tricks is that there are endless amounts of tricks you can train. There is almost always a harder and more exciting trick to train your dog. When you're just starting out coaching your dog to offer you a high 5 is a great learning experience and can be quite challenging! But when you have mastered these tricks, you can move on to much more intricate tricks like jumping over obstacles, announcing prayers or maybe jumping rope. Training a dog new tricks can be a thrilling time for trainers.
Jean Cote is a Pro Dog Tutor who enjoys training his dog tricks and also to push the advantages of daily coaching on his dog blog.