The Success Rate of Obedience Training
If you are successful in obedience training your dog, this will strengthen your position as the leader in the household. Your dog will be well behaved and will submit to your leadership. This is important for you and your dog. Don’t let your dog rule the household.
So how do you go about getting your dog to behave? You will need to be patient and follow a structured training plan. You have to remain consistent in your training and demonstrate patience. Your dog will want to please you, but it will take time and effort for him through the various training consistency. Remember he is a dog! He will at first be confused and will fail. He will test his limits and see if he can escape from your commands. You need to be firm but not harsh. Keep commands short, repeat them often, and be consistent. He will eventually respond and perform the desired behavior.
Your dog will naturally want to please you as the leader of the pack, but he will test you. If he discovers that you are vulnerable and that his human master will not protect him, he will soon become a parasite, barking to get attention and manipulating you. This is why it is so important to remain a leader and exercise discipline.
The beauty of training your dog to behave is that you will strengthen the bond between you and your dog. You will develop a relationship of trust and affection that will feel like a permanent one. Your dog will be secure knowing that his owner cares for him.
The other benefit of obedience training is that it will save you time and get you out on the trail of an abandoned canine companion. This is especially helpful if you have rescued a beagle or other smaller breed from a shelter. Rescue groups find these “mentally starved” dogs so mentally dead that they act like ” possessed motivational muscle ” until they collapse.
Many of these “mentally starved” dogs make excellent companions. However, for whatever reason that they may have once possessed, that potential for a companion is gone. It is heart-wrenching to know that this once “entertaining” dog no longer provides its owner with the same benefits it once had.
Many “suitable” dogs are returned to shelters. This is usually a result of family members moving. A dog that has been According to the Humane Society, positionally healthy and adopted may be difficult to house train, or care for. This is especially true of older dogs.
There are some important steps that you, as a responsible dog owner, can take to prepare your dog for a new home and to reduce the possibility that he, or she, will become a number one, lost pet.
If you intend to be adopting a puppy, phase your offering to the pup out by giving him or her time to take in their new surroundings. This allows you the time to “train” them in a manner that you desire.
The most important thing for you to do is study dog behavior and specific dog breeds. Find out how that breed responds (or doesn’t respond) to various situations.
Beware of shy or fearful dogs. These can be the easiest to “potty train”. Often, these are the ones rescued by animal shelters and dog rescues. The owner’s who found them seem to believe that the rescued dogs are “bad dogs”. This may hamper your efforts to make their house trained.
Consider why you want a dog. Fear, anxiety, illness, breed predispositions, don’t know what they are saying out loud. They may not be verbalizing their feelings, but nervous feelings are often obvious in dog body language.
It’s best to take your time and not over the liked him or her. That may sound mean, but your dog will notice. Spend some time nursing a nervous dog back to health and then adopt that dog. If your new dog is shy, you can help by going to pet events with a very calm dog (not one that’s excited, but one that’s relaxed).
Don’t leap into dog ownership. It’s a big decision and should be well thought out. One high on the agenda should be to research the different dog breeds and what is appropriate for you.
Is Your Puppy Ready For the Outside World?
One of the important steps in training your puppy is to expose him to different experiences in the world. This will help him be confident and calm in every situation and will prevent him from fear biting.
Socializing your puppy is very important, he should be exposed to as many different people, places, noises, and smells as possible. This will make him more confident and calm in every situation and will prevent him from fear biting. He will become more confident of himself and of his place in the world, showing well arched bowlegged bodies or straight tipped tails, a confident head, and a confident stature.
Some breeds if properly socialized and trained, will not only lack fear of the unfamiliar but will also show a welcome attitude to the unknown. This is particularly true for dogs that have been rescued, where the mind has been put through a lot of changes and stresses. It’s important that you give your dog, at this point in his life a quiet and familiar environment, for him to feel safe and settled.
Here are a few guidelines to help you decide if you should take your puppy to your friends or encourage your puppy to go to their school.
If you are going to meet new people it is best to introduce your puppy to new people at home, where his/her at ease. If you want your puppy to meet new people outside of your home, then take your puppy on walks where he/she will meet new people, but still check for common boundaries and rules. Always keep tight control on your puppy at these times.
If you are going to take your puppy to another home to see other people, then it is often better to leave him/her at home until he/she is old enough and has settled in. The puppy may be exposed to many new and strange people at unfamiliar times. If your puppy is at ease at home give the experience a go. Allow the puppy to adapt to new surroundings in his/her own time.
Increase your bond with your puppy by spending special time grooming him. This will help you to develop a strong relationship between you and your puppy. Show him that you are his/her keeper and that you love him/her.
The Border Terrier is a brave and highly intelligent dog. When they find themselves in a situation with a stranger or another dog, they tend to show their aggressiveness rather than back down. They are quick and deadly learners and take to obedience command with few if any problems. For a dog so intelligent, it’s good to keep them busy as much as possible.
The border terrier is a breed of burrowing diggers and loves burrowing into foxholes or holes. Their unusually long nose and keen sense of smell and taste also make them successful at hunting vermin. These dogs have also been known to hunt bears and other big game. Hunting and tracking dogs are what they are famous for.
Remember, energetic and high-spirited, these dogs may not be ideal for young toddlers. Older children are a better choice for this breed. Since they are so intelligent, they require lots of formal training and attention. They are high-energy dogs so they require lots of activity. Playing and exercising with your dog will be an excellent way to burn off their energy. Just be sure you have enough room for them to run and get their exercise and pay attention to them so they do not resort to bad habits. As they were bred to hunt for vermin, they can be confident and aggressive, so supervision is needed around small children.
If you are a runner and/or an outdoors person you may want to have these dogs. They like to run and are tenacious about it. They thrive outdoors in temperate climates as well as in hot and humid climates. If you have a family that enjoys the outdoors, they would be a good choice.
Their coat is very soft and they do not shed unless brushed or disciplined to be outside. Brushing them every other day is not recommended as they have a coat that stripped and needs to breathe. The other alternative to their harsh coat is trimming it short, which would give them more flexibility, and closer to thermal liveable High layer clothes, would be appropriate.
They are fun-loving and energetic dogs and the dynamic energy between them and their owner is something to behold. If you enjoy the outdoors and have a lot of energy, you will find the Border Terrier to be the perfect companion.