Posts Tagged ‘Positive Reinforcement’
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How to Train a Nervous Anxious Dog Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 11th, 2009 at 6:28 pmRead Morephoto credit: tibbygirl Training a nervous anxious dog can be fairly challenging. When you undertake training it has to be using a positive reinforcement method. If the dog is very nervous and anxious then you are going to have to spend a lot of quality time with the dog, praising him for his achievements and showing him a vast amount of patience. Do not get frustrated or angry with your dog if he does not do what you want him to do. This is counterproductive. The likelihood is that he...
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The Journey Home from the Dog Shelter Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 7th, 2009 at 7:23 amRead Morephoto credit: BL1961 The journey home from the dog shelter was a very anxious one, I don't drive out of personal preference so this meant taking Fig home on public transport. Looking back on it the journey was fairly uneventful although it would be fair to say that Fig was frightened. His tail is curly and sits above his body but on this journey it remained under his body. He also cowered quite a bit by slinking low to the ground. He had been in the dog shelter for a few months so I ...
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Introducing Fig – our dog who has volunteered to test the dog training manual Posted by Dog Training Manual on June 1st, 2009 at 1:17 pmRead MoreThere is no doubt in my mind that you really have to take the time and train your dog using a dog training manual. We have a rescue dog and the use of a dog training manual has helped to settle him into his new life. Using a specific manual provides a consistency of approach which is key to achieving successful results. Dog training manuals come in a whole host of varieties you need to find one that works for you. I am all for positive reinforcement and so my choices are all in this field. Any ...
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