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Teaching Dog Tricks | Training for Dog Tricks | How to Teach Dog Tricks

By: Kevin Pederson

Dog lovers all over the world take pride in showing off the different kinds of tricks that their dogs can do. A lot of these are basic dog tricks, such as learning how to beg and to roll over. There are different dog schools which not only offer obedience training for your dog but also offer to teach the dog more advanced tricks. Teaching dog tricks has a lot to do with the already established relationship with the dog as well as the kind of relationship that will be established over the course of training for these tricks. The problem is that the relationship factor can make dog tricks training unpredictable since, depending on both owner and dog, relationships may range from authoritarian to a more family or loving relationship. In most cases, no matter how loving the relationship, the dog would need to be made to understand that the owner is ultimately also the master. You would need to find a relationship comfort level that still allows the dog to be able to learn different tricks. Age is also a priority when it comes to learning various kinds of tricks since even the age of 6 months for a dog could be too late. Reinforcement is one of the best behavioral tools available at your disposal when it comes to dog training. While negative reinforcement is always an option, it would be important to focus on fervent positive reinforcement.

Usually in any kind of dog training, even when it comes to training for tricks, food acts as a powerful reinforce. The basic idea is to get your dog to associate food as a reward for certain actions. There has to be an unambiguous link between desired actions or behavior that you wish to elicit from the dog and the reward of food being offered. Do remember that there are other kinds of rewards that could be offered in terms of positive reinforcement, such as petting the puppy and praising him or her. With regards to canine learning, one of the most important factors is repetition. Isolated rewards often result in learned behavior no longer being elicited simply because your puppy has not truly imbibed such behavior. The commands you use should also be distinct for your puppy and often using physical actions to go along with the verbal commands that you give the dog help in training for various tricks.

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