04/26/2024
Training can feel overwhelming, especially when starting out or when progress is slow. Here are some effective strategies to enhance your training sessions🩵
🩵1. Setting Clear Goals. defining what we want to achieve with our dogs will help you focus your efforts and track progress this also helps to make sure we are looking at the big picture and not getting stuck on the small stuff.
🤍2. Be Consistent: Consistency is key in dog training as it is with anything. Training is not linear and regression will happen, staying consistent with the type of training and use the same commands and cues will help to avoid confusion for your dog and provide clear boundaries.
🩵3. Genralizing behaviours. Dogs learn in various environments, so practice commands in different settings, not just indoors or during training sessions. For example, incorporate a sit-stay before crossing the street during walks.
🤍4. Focus on the relationship you have with your dog. Not all training needs to be working through issues. When we start focusing on the bond between ourselves and our dogs, we improve communication and understanding between us, making training more effective and enjoyable for both parties.
🩵5. Less is more! I hear “I don’t have time to train my dog” a lot but not all training needs to be structured nor does it need to be long. Even if your training for the day consists of adding in threshold boundaries before going in the yard or 10 minutes of place work while you watch TV, these small sessions add up!
🤍6. Stay Positive! Keep training sessions positive for both you and your dog. If a session isn’t going well, end on a positive note with a behavior your dog excels at, then reassess and break down the problem into manageable steps.
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