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There are different methods of teaching a dog tricks, whether it's a new dog learning old tricks or an old dog learning new ones. No one way works for every dog, but one principle that does hold true, that will keep your dog ready and willing -- even eager -- to learn more is to keep training sessions fun and make sure that your dog is having at least half of the fun; quit before he wants to and make the last exercise one that gets him a big, happy payoff. When it starts being a chore or produces anxiety for your dog, he'll lose interest, kind of like you did in that first period algebra class back in high school. Keeping it fun means leaving the old fashioned notions of punishment for not getting it right back in the past, where they belong. No choker corrections, no getting frustrated and thumping the nose or grousing. When you feel yourself starting to get to a point where you have to hold yourself back from scolding, it's time for the training session to end, but end it on a positive note; go back to something your dog has down pat, even if it's a simple “sit.” Give him the cue and as soon as he's done it, follow it up with a big reward. You'll find you both look forward to the next session. One of the simplest ways to teach tricks is to wait for the behavior you're wanting, mark it immediately with the command word and/or hand signal you want your dog to identify with it, and then reward the performance. Clicker training is a natural method to turn to for trick training. “Click/treat” and then, as the lessons progress, just the click is a fast way to mark the behavior, especially if you've established the click as the marker by using it for more mundane behavior, like sit, down or stay. PET CLUB India Provides Pet Club India provides information on pet grooming parlours India, breeds of dogs in India, pet welfare India, pet day care India and veterinarians in India and pet shops in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and NCR where you can Buy a dog.
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