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- Keep your training sessions short, five to fifteen minutes is plenty to begin.
- Any time is a good time to practice. You don't have to have a time set aside every day (example - 4:30 every day), you can be watching TV and practice during commercials.
- Incorporate the training into your daily routine. Get your dog to sit before feeding time, before you leave the house for a walk, at every corner before you cross the street, or before you throw a toy during a game of fetch. When applied in this manner obedience training will be fun in your dog's mind, and rewarding.
- Make the command perfectly clear and be consistent about the command that you use. Example, don't use SIT and SIT DOWN when you want a sit. People may know you are asking for them to sit no matter which you use but to a dog SIT DOWN is two different commands, a SIT and a DOWN.
- Make learning the command easy for your dog to succeed. Start in a less stressful environment with the fewest distractions possible. Once the command is accomplished with ease then do it in different locations with different levels of distractions and a longer duration for him to hold the command.
- Make training your dog fun and exciting. Be animated about what you are trying to teach your dog and he will react with enthusiasm. Don't make practicing training feel like a chore, neither you nor your dog will benefit from the session.
- If you are in a bad mood DON'T have a training session. You will have less patience and nothing good will come from that session.
- Training sessions should be full of energy, consistent repetition, and positive reinforcement.
- Don't expect your dog to learn the first time or the second time. Repetition and consistency throughout your dog's life is the key to success.
- Start training with food rewards along with verbal and physical praise then gradually faze out the food rewards. You don't want the dog constantly looking for the food reward and it will be more exciting for him if he gets a food treat reward every now and then.
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