subject: Some Trends That Dog Owners Often Do While Training Their Dogs [print this page] There are certainly a lot of dog owners out there who are aspiring to train their canine friends and hone them to have the best behaviour as possible. No dog owner would after all, want an undisciplined and noisy dog whom you can't just seem to quiet down. As a dog trainer, I've found that there are three common mistakes that owners tend to make with regards to their endeavours of having a well trained dog.
The most common mistake that typical dog owners make when training their dogs has something to do with their use of commands in which they want their dogs to associate with their desired actions and nope, there is no such thing as a secret command that would have your dog cease barking as you see fit.
The use of many words as your command or rather using a different one when you want to stop your dog from barking will hurt your chances of effectively training your dog. The reason for this is pretty simple, it will confuse them. This can churn out a lot of frustrations on your part as you ask yourself what could have possibly gone wrong.
Thus needless to say, it is indeed a very good idea to come up with a consistent command that your dog can easily recognize and associate which will in turn make the training process a lot more effective.
Many dog owners are also familiar with fact that slapping or lightly tapping their dogs on the nose is one of the ways of letting their pets know that their owner is not pleased with them and dogs will typically then make an effort to gain their master's affection back.
Well to be blunt, hitting your dog that hard are likely to achieve the same effect but your dog are certainly going to be doing it out of fear which may lead to resentment in the end which is never a good thing.
Lastly, dog owners tend to think that the goal of training their dogs can be accomplished just by simply buying a certain product for the job. One good example are shock collars which may not work as what you may had expected if you are seeing it as a convenient solution to what you want to achieve. Attention is still a number one factor when it comes to training your own dog.
It would be best to make it a point that your dog can see you and is aware of your presence when you utilize the shock collar for the first time or any other similar devices for that matter. It is after all important to ensure that your canine friend understands what the shock is for.
