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Dog Training Use food to train the dogs. I find that small pieces of carrots work best, or you could mix small pieces of hot dog, cheese, or carrots. Please train before you feed their meals. You will have better success. If they have a good training session, feed them immediately afterward so that they connect the training with the feeding. Lesson 1 1. Call the dog's name using a consistent voice tone. When the dog makes eye contact with you, praise the dog enthusiastically, e.g., "good dog" then give him a treat. Walk away then repeat Step 1 again. If the dog ignores your call, get up close, let him smell the treat, then proceed with step one. This step can be practiced any time of the day or night. 2. While holding a treat, call the dog's name. When he makes eye contact, praise him, then walk backward enticing with your hands held forward and cupped. If he does not follow, entice him with kissing sounds and by opening and closing your hands so that he can see/smell the treat. This should get the animal to follow. Allow his nose to touch your hands. Stop, give him the treat, then praise with "good dog" and pet him. 3. Take the dog's favorite toy and swing it in the air enthusiastically, while encouraging the dog to play. Toss the toy, then quickly run to it. The dog should run to pick up the toy. If he does, quickly praise him with "good dog", give him a treat, and pet him. If he ignores his toy, pick it up and toss it again. If he ignores the toy a second time, entice him by following Step 2 above, i.e., entice with kissing sounds, etc. Before you go on to Lesson 02, practice each day until your dog is doing these skills reliably and with ease. |
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