You can often see other dogs being trained to behave well by their owners. At such times, you may always want to ask others how they train their dogs to be so obedient. Want to know some methods and principles of dog training? Let's take a look together with the editor!

When training, we should adhere to the principle of "teaching through play," frequently praising and petting the dog, allowing the dog to understand the owner's happy mood and complete training through games.

To help dogs understand and remember, the training commands are best to be short and clearly pronounced sentences and should not be repeated excessively. Additionally, the same command should be delivered in different tones for dogs of different temperaments. For example, for the command "sit," gently or cheerfully command a neurotic dog, while loudly and decisively commanding an active and lively dog. The owner should choose different command styles according to their dog's personality.

Praise for the dog should be limited to when the action is correct. If you praise the dog without principles, it will become confused and not know when it will receive praise. This makes critical training difficult to continue.

When the dog is about to do something wrong, you should loudly and decisively stop it. If you reprimand it afterward, the dog will not understand the reason and will continue doing those "wrong" things. More seriously, frequent reprimands without clear reasons cause the dog to gradually mistrust the owner and stop obeying commands.

Using corporal punishment to force a dog to obey is inappropriate. From the dog's perspective, being hit or kicked without reason only causes the impression of being "abused." If the owner is very strong, the dog may obey out of fear. However, dogs raised in such an environment develop extreme insecurity and may sometimes attack weaker children or elderly people, even causing dangerous biting incidents.

Training is not limited by time. During walks, meals, or when interacting with guests and other daily activities, owners should patiently teach the dog what is "right" and what is "wrong."

Dog training requires continuity. We need to keep reviewing to deepen their memory. Therefore, owners must be patient and not think training is a one-time event.

Dogs often avoid things they dislike, barking at them or simply destroying them. In such cases, patience is essential. Never be impatient; let the dog slowly approach what it dislikes, while continuously speaking to it in a gentle voice to calm it down.
If you scold or hit the dog at this time, it will only make the dog avoid it more. Also, keeping the dog away from what it dislikes only increases the owner's troubles and leaves the owner helpless in this matter.