If you’re having trouble with the “come” command, here is one possible reason why your dog may not come when you call him. This is a common mistake that many owners make without realizing it.

This mistakes is that if you use the “come” command in both positive and negative situations. It causes the dog to be confused and will sometimes put it in tha back of their head that the word means they are in trouble.

You may think your dog is dumb because he doesn’t come when you call - but he may be very smart! He may just be confused as to what the command actually means. Remember that he only knows “dog language” and you have to teach him yours!

I’m going to give you an example using a short story:

You just got your new dog “Duke” and you start to train him right away. You think that you h ave successfully trained him the basic commands and you are very proud of both you and Duke.

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There is general consensus among animal psychologists and other professionals in the field of dog obedience training that positive reinforcement training is the best way to train your dog. Positive reinforcement training is all about providing rewards for good dog behavior. When rewards are consistent over a long period of time dog training will be accomplished.

This is unlike some of the once widely used dog training methods which included inflicting pain, intimidation and inhumane aversion training methods, including electric shock collars.

Dog obedience training with positive reinforcement works very well with dogs. Remember that your dog has a natural inclination to try to please you – which makes positive reinforcement effective. Your dog will also remember these lessons better and repeat the desired behavior more consistently.

Here are more tips and ideas that you can use to do dog training. Don’t try to train your dog on a lot of different commands in the first day. Only work on one command so your dog does not get confused.

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Dogs gain practical information about the social and physical environment through the consequences of their behavior so they can control and manipulate significant events vital to their interests. Animal behaviorism defines reinforcements ans punishments as follows:
Reinforcement (R) increases the relative probability of the behavior it follows.
Punishment (P) decreases the relative probability of the behavior it follows.
So dog decides what is reinforcement or punishment, and what is not. We can only observe the dog and its gesture and behavior. It is also good to decide and know what kind of behavior you want before you start training, because reinforcement will affect to dog´s behavior. Example food is calming reinforcement to the most of the dogs, but playing with toys is exciting.

Reinforcers and punishers can be divided to positive (+) and negative (-):
Positive reinforcement (R+) occurs when dogs behavior is strengthened by producing or prolonging some desirable consequence.
Negative reinforcement (R-) occurs when dogs behavior is strengthened by reducing or avoiding some undesirable consequence.
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Then I got a 2nd puppy 1 year later. When we first saw this puppy in the store , she was looking so adorable, loving, cute of course . Then we requested to carry and touch her. The minute they brought her out of her cage, she started to bite and nibble our fingers. Unknowingly, we thought it is so cute and we brought her home. Today, she is 1 year old, and she is still biting our ankles as we walk, bites our fingers, cloth around the house, socks left on the floor etc… despite repeated training.

From here, I concluded puppies are like human, some are easy to train and some are not. Some are stuborn and rough and some are gentle and soft. These 2 puppies of mine have 2 different characters. One is gentle, loves and easy to cuddle, eats very slowly. She is a 100% perfect princess. Her certificate says her parents are from the loyal breed. The other one is wild, untidy, hyper active, move a lot whenever we cuddle her, finish her food in seconds. Her certificate claims that her parents are from the warrior breed. No wonder she behaves like that. Therefore, when training puppies on puppy biting , you must be firm. Otherwise, it is no joy bringing you puppy for outing. No one likes to stroke a puppy when the puppy is always using its mouth to attack our hands.

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Getting your dog to understand what you want him do when given certain commands is the purpose behind dog obedience training. It is a communication process between owner and dog that creates a bond that is vital to the safety of the dog, his owner, and those around him.

Dogs are naturally social creatures that in the wild live in packs. When brought into a home a dog becomes a part of the family pack, and just like in the wild there is a natural order to things with a leader of the pack, or alpha dog, on down. One of the primary purposes of dog obedience training is to show your dog who is in charge. Without proper training or discipline just about any dog will naturally try to take over and be in charge.

This is where obedience training comes in. It lets your dog know who’s in charge and at the same time creates a bond between him and his humans. It is one of the most important things any dog owner can do to establish a strong relationship between owner and dog.

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I have been a dog enthusiast for 32 years and have raised dogs of all breeds. No matter the breed, there are a couple of core principals a dog owner must keep in mind in order to train their dogs effectively.

>>Core Principal #1 | Remain Calm - Remaining calm throughout the dog training process and day to day basis will truly get your message across efficiently and clearly. When a human is not calm during the dog training and day to day interaction the dog will grow to trust you (or your mix commands) less. Remaining calm allows, whatever message your conveying, to achieve a crystal clear result. The reason being, the dog was not distracted by any confusion brought on by your yelling or mixed commands.

>>Core Principal #2 | Be Assertive - Being calm does not mean that you become a doggie floor mat. Assertiveness is a keystone in the overall trust and leadership role as well. Being calm is the conduit to you effectively delivering your message of alpha assertiveness to your dog successfully.

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