{"id":2169,"date":"2012-09-18T21:11:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2022-05-14T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T20:29:00","slug":"3-keys-to-successful-dog-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitmeanssit.com\/dog-training-mu\/madison-dog-training\/uncategorized\/3-keys-to-successful-dog-training\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Keys to Successful Dog Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

For questions call Sit Means Sit Madison at
\n608-561-3647<\/strong><\/p>\n

Timing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Timing means that if your dog does something it is not supposed to do-
\nsuch as jumping on you or digging in the trash or even pottying in the
\nhouse, you need to make sure you catch them in the act of doing so. If
\nyou don’t ,they do not know they have done something wrong. So it is up to us\"\"<\/a>
\nto make sure we are watching our dogs until we know that they are
\ncompletely trustworthy. It also means that we need to praise or
\nreward our dog when they do something correct. It needs
\nto be instant gratification ,meaning you need to make sure that you give your dog a
\nreward or praise as soon as they give you what you want. I go by a 3 to
\n5 second rule -praise or fix the problem within 3 to 5 seconds of your
\ndog doing right or wrong so that they understand what it is that you’re communicating
\nwith them.<\/p>\n

Consistency<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Consistency in a nutshell is making sure we are consistent with our
\ndog in every instance. Dogs are situational learners, what that means
\nis if we tell our dogs to sit in the house where there’s no
\ndistraction and they sit that’s good. Now if we take them out to the
\n\"\"<\/a>park and we tell them to sit and instead ,they lay down or they walk off or
\nwhatever ,they learn they don’t have to listen to you in that
\nsituation. You have to make sure you are consistent every where you
\ngo. As well as in every situation.
\nSo here is an example of what I see that happens with clients at times.
\nThey told her dog to get in the vehicle and then they tell the dog to sit.
\nThe dog sits ,they close the door ,the dog gets up ,the client gets in
\nthe car and starts to drive away. That just showed the dog they don’t
\nhave to listen always because they never told the dog to get up. So
\nthe dog again just learned that it is situational obedience, which is
\nconfusing the dog. So being aware of our dog and what command we put
\nthem in is vital to dog training success<\/p>\n

Motivation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you think about it ,most dogs want to please their owner ,however
\nwhen there are distractions ,what is their motivating factor? It ‘s not you
\nand doing everything you asked them to do, it’s about the distraction,
\nsuch as a deer running through the yard or seeing another dog or seeing a\"\"<\/a>
\nnew person, so on and so forth. So in dog training we have to
\nmake sure that our command is more valuable than the distraction. And
\nthat comes through teaching the dog how to filter out the distraction
\nbecause there is something in it for them. But even that in a nutshell
\nour dogs need to listen regardless.
\nThink about something that you love to do, wouldn’t it be great if you
\ngot paid to do that??
\nNow think about that in terms of dog training. Our dogs need a
\npaycheck but it needs to be of value. If you take for instance my dog-
\nhe is not very food motivated, so I’m not going to use food when it’s
\na high distraction environment to give him the reward because it won’t
\nmatter to him. So I would use a toy or praise because a toy for him is
\nhis highest level of motivation so I have to use what is appropriate
\nfor each individual dog, to make sure that there is the proper
\nmotivation for that dog.<\/p>\n

For questions call Sit Means Sit Madison at
\n608-561-3647 and contact us today.<\/a> Choose Sit Means Sit for the best dog and puppy training in Madison.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For questions call Sit Means Sit Madison at 608-561-3647 Timing Timing means that if your dog does something it is not supposed to do- such as jumping on you or digging in the trash or even pottying in the house, you need to make sure you catch them in the act of doing so. If…<\/p>\n

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