Dog training
is not only to get your dog to listen to you- it's for you
to apply in your daily life! People often say an awful lot
but the meaning never becomes quite clear to the dog!
Teaching your Dog training
commands creates a bond and an
understanding between your dog and it's fun for your dog and
cool for you. Please! All dogs want to please - they just
need you to guide them. Just imagine if you could get all
the "people" in your life to have such focus and
determination to please you just because you took the time
to explain a few steps.
All of the below commands
should be taught on a 6 foot leash first - think elementary
school. Then over time you can try off leash or Harvard. I
thought it would help my readers to get a clearer mental
picture of training if I went over my basic obedience
terminology:
1. "Heel" or "Let's go"
means walk on my left and at my heel.
2. "Sit" means sit, not stay.
3. "Stay" means do not move. (Not sort of, not kind of. Do
not move.)
4. "Down" means lie down. (Not "Do not jump on me," or "Get
off the couch.")
5. "Wait" means hang out, relax and chill. (Not to be
confused with "Stay")
6. "Come" means come to me and sit and wait for a release
command.
7. "OK" is the release command and means the command is
over.
Use this as a guide for all
of my training techniques!
