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Positive Dog Training
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What is a
Well-Mannered K9?
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A
dog that is well behaved around people and other dogs, whether at
home or in public.
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A
dog that is safe with children and would be welcomed as a neighbor.
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A
dog that is a pleasure to be with and a nuisance to no one.
The
Well-Mannered K9 Quiz
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Is
your dog welcome almost anywhere because it behaves around people
and other animals?
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Is
your dog a pleasure to take for a walk because it walks nicely on a
loose lead without pulling?
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Does
your dog sit politely for petting instead of jumping up on people?
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Does
your dog "Sit", "Down" and "Stay" in
place when asked?
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Does
your dog "Come" when called, no matter what kind of
distractions are present?
If
you answered YES to all the above questions, congratulations ... You
have a Well-Mannered K9!! However,
if you answered NO to any, or all, of the above questions, your dog
probably needs some additional dog training to become a Well-Mannered K9.
Well-Mannered
K9s are trained!!
We
can help you train your dog using only Positive Training Methods
Every
interaction
you have with your dog counts because every time your dog interacts with
you it is learning something, whether it is good or bad. Punishment
damages the relationship between you and your dog.
Dogs
are only disobedient
because they have no idea what you want them to do, are unmotivated to
comply with your request or something else has won their attention at
that moment in time.
Positive Dog Training is a positive reinforcement system (both non-clicker and
clicker), which does not focus on stopping bad, unwanted behavior but on
building good wanted behavior in your dog. With the positive dog training
methods, you ignore what you want to extinct and reward what you want repeated.
The
non-clicker dog training system uses a "marker word" as a signal to
tell your dog it is doing an action that will bring it a reward. The
clicker dog training system uses a "clicker" as a signal to tell your
dog it is doing an action that will bring it a reward. The kind of reward
you use may be anything your dog enjoys (food, praise, toy, a pat, etc.) and the
timing of your signal is very important to communicate to your dog it has done
the correct behavior.
Dog
training
with positive reinforcement can be exciting and fun for both you and
your dog. It does not damage the relationship between you and your
dog and your dog will become enthusiastic about learning because this
method of dog training does not include punishment.
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