When the dog enters our home, it becomes a member of our family. However, as an animal, it still has some wild instincts. If it wants to live with us, it must be well-mannered and follow rules. Therefore, pet owners need to train their dogs. Today, PetsZone editor will talk about the things you need to know before training your dog. Let's take a look together.

1. Tone Should Clearly Express Emotion

Commands need to be combined with tone. Dogs often judge whether what they are doing is right or wrong from their owner’s tone. So when criticizing your dog, your tone must be stern and decisive, with a louder volume; when praising it, you should be gentle and kind.

2. Clear and Concise Pronunciation

When giving commands to your dog, pronunciation must be especially accurate, not vague. Also, do not casually change command words. For example, if you want your dog to come to you, always use "come" uniformly. Don’t say "come over" in the morning and "come here" in the afternoon. This will confuse your dog, and it won’t know how to respond to your orders.

3. Commands Should Be Simple and Clear

Commands should not be too complicated. For example, if your dog urinates in the wrong place and you scold it by saying: "Don’t pee here." The dog might blink at you but won’t understand the "gibberish" you’re saying. At this time, try holding your dog's leash and pointing at the place where it just urinated and say "No." The dog can quickly understand your meaning this way.

As a polite little dog, it should greet people warmly. The most gentlemanly way is of course to "shake hands"! When you finish your day’s work and return home tired, if you can shake hands with your dog, your mood will immediately brighten. Training method: When your dog seems in a good mood, training it to shake hands is most effective. You can first take the dog’s front paw with your hand, gently shake it, and simultaneously issue the command "shake." If the dog performs well, give it some reward. Note, rewards should not be given casually and only when it performs well. Over time, the dog will automatically extend its front paw upon hearing the command "shake," greeting people properly. This action means the training is successful.

When guests are at home and the dog is jumping on and off the sofa, disturbing your conversation, this greatly reduces your image in the guests’ eyes. You need to train your dog's patience and teach it to wait. Training method: Having your dog lie down is a "standby" posture waiting for new commands from the owner. There are generally two lying positions: one is lying down in front of the owner, the other lying down at the owner's side. When training the front-lying position, hold the leash with your left hand and bring the dog in front of you, then use your right hand to make a downward motion over the dog while issuing the command "lie down." If the dog does not respond, you can pull the leash forward and downward with your left hand to lower the dog’s head so it lies down completely, then praise the dog. Over time, the dog will develop the good habit of waiting automatically.

Throw a small ball or paper ball, and the dog will immediately fetch it back. Look, how proud you are to have such a little follower! Training method: First select a toy your dog is interested in, then throw the toy aside, issue the command "fetch," and push your dog to run over. Then call your dog back and give food or affection as a reward. Soon, the dog will "consciously" understand the command and fetch the toy you throw.

Through this article, everyone should know the essentials before training a dog. The editor reminds you to be patient and persistent to achieve results. In addition, reviewing and learning are equally important. After the dog learns an action, don’t forget to have it perform a few times daily. Review to know anew; through repeated practice, your dog will definitely become a graceful angel!