Training Tips:
 | Be consistent | |
| Don't repeat commands | |
| Reward good behavior | |
| Don't reward bad behavior | |
| Be clear about what is right - (instead of harping on what's wrong) | |
| Dogs are visual not verbal - They watch body language & visual | |
| cues (hand signals) | ||
| To train a dog, you have to think like a dog!! | |
| Your attention is a reward - if your dog gets your attention when | |
| he is BAD more often than when he is good, he will be BAD more often! |
| Learn how to be your dog's best friend!! |
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Top Notch Dog Training
Top Notch Dogs, LLC
Who is training who?
Training Tips:
The Top 10 Reasons your
dog won't come when
called (are because you . . .)
1. Call you dog to you & when he
comes, do something he doesn’t like
(put in crate, give medicine, etc.)
2. Call him in from outside, only to
end his play time & fun.
3. Call him to “Come” when you know
he won’t, and you can’t do anything to
enforce it.
4. Play “tag” – when he has stolen
something or done some- thing wrong,
chase him & teach him that he is
faster than you are & that you can’t
catch him. (How fun for him!)
5. Let him play “keep away” instead of
teaching “fetch.”
6. Let him play off leash with other
dogs before he has been taught &
understands “Come.”
7. When he finally comes, yell at him.
Put his leash on, take away his
freedom & let him know that you are
mad. (of course, he thinks you are
mad because he came to you! Think
about that!)
8. Teach him that you don’t mean
“Come” NOW - you mean “if/when
you feel like it”
9. Don’t teach him to come ON LEASH
before “trying it” off leash.
10. Don’t tell him he’s great or give
him a reward when he does come –
after all, that’s what he should have
done in the first place!
dog won't come when
called (are because you . . .)
1. Call you dog to you & when he
comes, do something he doesn’t like
(put in crate, give medicine, etc.)
2. Call him in from outside, only to
end his play time & fun.
3. Call him to “Come” when you know
he won’t, and you can’t do anything to
enforce it.
4. Play “tag” – when he has stolen
something or done some- thing wrong,
chase him & teach him that he is
faster than you are & that you can’t
catch him. (How fun for him!)
5. Let him play “keep away” instead of
teaching “fetch.”
6. Let him play off leash with other
dogs before he has been taught &
understands “Come.”
7. When he finally comes, yell at him.
Put his leash on, take away his
freedom & let him know that you are
mad. (of course, he thinks you are
mad because he came to you! Think
about that!)
8. Teach him that you don’t mean
“Come” NOW - you mean “if/when
you feel like it”
9. Don’t teach him to come ON LEASH
before “trying it” off leash.
10. Don’t tell him he’s great or give
him a reward when he does come –
after all, that’s what he should have
done in the first place!
| Top Notch Dog Training holds classes in Poughkeepsie, NY and serves Dutchess County, the entire Hudson Valley & NY Metro area. |
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training, poughkeepsie dog training, dog obedience, dog behavior, dog behavior counseling, in
home dog training, rally, canine good citizen, therapy dog training, puppy training, puppy
kindergarten, apdt, association of pet dog trainers, veterinarian recommendation, competition
obedience
| Are you tired of begging your dog to listen? Do you want him to come the first time you call him? Do you feel like you & the dog are speaking a different language? (you are!) Is Fido taking YOU for a walk? If you answered YES to any of the questions above, consider taking Fido to a training class where you can learn how to be in control using positive, relationship based training. If you are having specific behavior problems, consider one on one counseling in your home, where the problem is occurring. For more information on in home training, contact: Pat Tetrault - 845-592-1688 |
