Good Dog Care

The supposed idea that an old dog cannot be taught new tricks is totally baseless. Whoever said that must have had no idea about dogs! Dogs are nothing but intelligent creatures and can very quickly learn new things provided he gets the opportunity. Do remember that when training, never hit, yell or curse or punish unnecessarily as it will only make them retreat. Treat your dog just like you would treat your child and surely he will listen, just like your child.
When training your dog, keep a single verbal expression, volume or tone. If you change your tone it will dis empower the dog. If you use a particular expression to call the dog, and then later switch to another expression, the dog will get confused as to what command is for which purpose.
Several tips that you should consider include rewarding the dog for good behavior with nice treats and also giving much praise and lots of patting to make sure that he does not rely just on treats for good obedience. It would be good to enroll your pet in an obedience course of some sort as this kind of a course will teach him some extra practice on interacting with people and other animals also.
When your dog is being trained, do not put in a cramped syllabus. Spread your training sessions over a period of time and slowly inculcate the principles in him. Dogs generally have a short attention span and hence tend to get bored quickly. Keeping training sessions short would be a great idea. Here are some of the basic and easy commands that can be taught to you dog.
The come command is the basic. Use some toy to make him come closer to you. Give a verbal command and as he comes closer shower some praises. Once he is near you, hold onto the collar for about thirty seconds and then release.
The next command would be sit. Press his backside down gently and say “sit”. By placing a treat above his head you can also force him to sit as dogs will tend to sit on their rear when forced to look up. Do praise and also reward.
??????The third would be down. It is to get the dog in a sitting position. Guide his legs such that they are straight down until he lies flat. During this process, repeat the words, “Down”. Keep him in that position for thirty seconds and then treat and praise.
Stay is an important command. Hold your hand out during this command and take a few steps reverse and say “stay”. If he moves say “No”. If he retains his position then praise him and also give him a treat. Do remember to create a release command in a similar manner so that he can move once the command is complete.
By maintaining persistency and patience you can soon train him on all these commands and much more. Praising and treating the dog is the key to stimulating him to do more. With this kind of an inspiration he can easily be trained to do many things, even somersaults perhaps!