Dog Training can be a game, via Wikipedia

Dog training games can be use to complement your daily dog training activities to teach your dog basic commands and cultivate desirable behavior and at the same time foster your interest in learning new things.

Many studies have also shown that dogs tend to learn faster and respond more positively to the training when the lessons are fun and innovative.

Using games during training, you will also provide your dog a natural healthy channel to expand out any excessive energies that might otherwise be use to chase animals, bark at neighbors or dig around your yard.

There are several innovative games you can play with your dog however these are the 5 more popular training games that you can start using immediately:

Game of Exchange: Teaches your dog his name and the “Come” command at the same time by recalling your dog to come back to you in exchange for a reward like a pat or treat. Can be easily play throughout the day, your dog will soon be able to recognize the verbal command and come back towards you even without any rewards.

Game of Fetch: Throwing a frisbee or ball, you teach your dog to follow and retrieve the item back to you. Allow your dog to exercise, develop enthusiasm and their natural retriever instincts. Also helps teaches your dog both the “Fetch” and “Drop It” command.

Game of Tug-of-War: As the name suggest, a tug-of-war for the blanket or rubber toy – this game develops your dog physical prowess and helps build up his confidence (if you let your dog win most of the time).

Game of Hide and Seek: A very useful indoor game to teach your dog the “Wait” and “Seek” command during rainy days. You hide a treat or an object (preferably his favorite toy) and ask your dog to search for it. It also encourages the use of your dog’s natural curiosity in constructive explorations and helps create familiarization around his/her surroundings.

Game of Socialization: Spending time with people or other animals. This game develops the social skills of the dog and its connection with other animals and people.

There are also many benefits when you incorporate games into your dog training, such as:

The games are good exercise and help your dog to keep fit, strong and healthy.

The training games develop agility, responsiveness, attentiveness, vitality, and manners in your dog.

The playing time create a great bonding opportunity for you and your dog to spend quality time together.

The games help the dog to cope and adapt better to the changes in his life.

The games helps you to communicate your commands to your dog more effectively as the process is less boring or stressful.

The games is also an important aspect in social development to cultivate your dog curiosity and exploration instinct.

In all, dog training games are really a wonderful way for your your dog get stimulated both physically and mentally. Your dog will also actually be looking forward to his next training session once it realizes how much fun the training was.

James Lee

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Dog Training via Wikipedia

Dogs are not easy to train. You will have to dedicate time and effort in order to train the dog.

Remember that dog training is better when done by professionals. But if you really want to train your dog at home, you will have to make sure that you have learned a few things before beginning.

One you have learned enough to begin, you can start with curing the basic problems. All the dogs have some common issues which you will have to solve. If your dog barks a lot, you will be in trouble. You will have to cure dog barking to start with. You will keep on doing the other things like the dog social training and dog obedience training along with all this.

When you are trying to stop your dog from barking, keep it in mind that dog barking is natural. You can not ask your dog not to bark. But yes, you can reduce it. Your dog will bark as this is the only way a dog knows to express himself. You should start by understanding why your dog barks. If you will know this, you will be able to train him more efficiently.

One important thing to keep in mind is never to reward your dog for his barking. The dog training is all about making the rules and then following them. You will have to make it clear to your dog that you will not be allowing any behavior which breaks those rules. Keep the same rule going with the dog barking. Tell your dog clearly that you are not going to reward him when he barks. This will help you to train him even better.

The other major problem with the dogs is digging. Many dog owners are worried by this habit and they want to get rid of it. But the proper time to teach your dog not to dig unnecessarily is the first few weeks. You will have to teach your dog to learn alternatives. The dogs love digging and they should do it. But you will have to make them understand that they can not dig anywhere they like. You can specify a time and a place for them to dig. Most of the good dog trainers take their dogs out and give them time to dig. This helps the dogs and they do not do it in the home.

You dog will behave properly if you are training him well. There are various training methods which you can use. You can learn these methods and see what works best for you and your dog. Some times the same method does not work on all the pets and you may have to find an alternative according to the nature of the animal.

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people in the household unknowingly encouraging jumping.

Learn more about how to train dogs not to jump up on people

with tips from an animal behavior expert in this free dog training video.

Expert: Donna Bainter Contact: www. SPCATampaBay.org

Bio: Donna Bainter has been a feline and canine behavior trainer since 2000.

Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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As a part of obedience training, we would ask our pets to perform a few commands

for us before rewarding them with their meal. Here, FurFur performed the following commands:

Lie down Roll over (with his own spin on it) Gluteus Dancing

Go get your food Leave it Come here Sit If you enjoyed this, please visit our blog at SweetFurr.blogspot.com

and also subscribe to our channel www.youtube.com .Thanks! =)

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David Smith from our Sit Means Sit office in Longmont Colorado is seen with

his dog ‘Jett’ showing some pretty neat resistance training with a parachute.

“Jett” loves his Parachute!

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