DOG TRAINING:
KNOW THE
DIFFERENT TYPES
Every dog owner
must take up dog
training to know
and handle a dog
better.
Appreciating a
well-mannered
dog is something
that all can do,
training is what
makes things
difficult. Now,
there are many
kinds of dog
training
available but
not all will
suit your dog.
Most dog owners
and also people
in general are
unaware of the
various kinds of
dog trainings
provided. The
types of dog
training change
with the varying
stages of
development in
the dog.
While some dogs
have never been
trained, some
others have
already
undertaken
training before.
Therefore, it
becomes all the
more essential
to analyze and
know what type
of dog training
your dog needs.
The first level
of dog training
is the basic dog
training. The
basic training
is meant for
beginners —
either a puppy
or a grown-up
dog that is
being trained
for the first
time. This level
includes only
the rudiments —
how to make a
dog sit, stay
and come when
called. Some
part of it also
aims at teaching
the dog to
socialize with
other dogs and
people in a
proper way. This
is particularly
given to
puppies. And if
your dog had
never taken
training before,
this basic level
is where to
start with.
The next level
is the
intermediate
level. This
level of dog
training is not
for puppies, but
for those adult
dogs that have
undertaken the
basics either
formally or at
home by their
own owners. This
intermediate
type of training
trains a dog to
heel, walk
properly on a
leash, fetch
something and
return. It also
revises the
basics of
sitting, staying
and coming etc.
The third and
final type of
dog training is
the advanced
course. This
level is only
meant for those
dogs which have
been through a
minimum of one
training course
before and have
passed it too.
Here, in the
advanced level,
the different
elements of the
basic and
intermediate
courses are
revised in
details right at
the start of the
course. Then it
goes to train
the dog to act
according to
various commands
and hand signals
like “come”,
“stay”, “sit”,
“heel”, “fetch”,
“lie down” et
al.
When the dog
gets accustomed
to hand signals,
the advanced
course takes
care of teaching
the dog how to
walk and stay
beside the
master at all
times even
without a leash.
It also teaches
the dog to have
focus in its
master, that is,
to pay attention
and stop getting
distracted. The
advanced level
of dog training
is usually
suited to very
obedient and
well-mannered
dogs.
Like all good
trainings, dog
trainings should
also have
motivators like
prizes and
rewards to yield
better and more
positive
results. Hitting
and yelling at
the dog to make
it pick up one
action is not a
wise technique
while training.
Instead of being
a success,
chances are that
it will give
negative output.
So you must make
sure that the
dog training you
assign your dog
is a positive
one, which
indulges in
positive
strategies.
You must also be
careful about
choosing the
right course for
your dog—the
course
best-suited to
it. That way,
you may soon be
able to boast of
owning a dog
that is
obedient,
well-mannered,
well adjusted
and the perfect
pet one can
have!
