Boredom is one of the things that hate dogs. That is why a dog should be employed at home. Here you can find out how the home training session demands your dog and how you benefit from it.
1. Show me
Go up and down in the apartment and drop a glove, your wallet or an object that you hold a lot in your hands within sight of the dog. Your dog will immediately control what is there with your nose.
You confirm this with praise and a “seat” signal. Usually few repetitions are sufficient and you can introduce the signal “Show me” between losing your object and to serve and make it easy. So your dog learns to display finds in no time without packing them and biting them down.
2. HEB's
You can train the signal “Heb's on” as a continuation of the “Show me” exercise or separately. In addition, a wooden spoon or walking stick is cheap (if you have a target, use it) with which you first point to a dog's toy.
He definitely takes this, stops her “Heb's” and is confirmed with praise and reward. If the “Heb's on” sits, let him lift a handkerchief, some garment or another mouth -friendly part. Auto or house key or another object made of metal are a level of difficulty.
3. Do it to me
Extend your arm towards the dog. Because he knows the exercise “paw”, he will put his paw in her hand. Then praise him. Try it with the other arm too – your dog should now give the other paw.
Then lie down and wait to see if he does that too. You do not need to speak, almost all dogs gradually understand that they should imitate what they are doing. However, it takes patience and time until a dog turns in a circle.
4. Bell and Schweig
A great exercise that you can use to stop too much later. To do this, first encourage the dog to bark. In front of him with a treat in your hand. Try it. At some point the dog will start to bark to get it.
Let him scold him two or three times, then put a finger in front of your mouth, whisper “pssst” and donate the treat as soon as he falls silent. Repeat this a few times and always give the reward the reward to stop the bark on your “psst”. Then try to stop him when barking. Reward them thick when it works.
5. For clicker fans
If you already click, you can teach the dog a chain of signals without any reward interruption. If you haven't clicked yet, you can start it now. The following applies to beginners: one second after each click there is a reward. And that until the dog is waiting for it.
Employment for dogs at home
There are many ways to deal with your dog at home – from clicker training to intelligence games to the ball game:
Only then do simple exercises such as “seat” – click – reward. As soon as a dog knows and appreciates the clicker, they practice seat, space, seated in a row, click every version, but only give a delicacy at the end.
6. Relax on command
The exercise looks similar to yoga with us. Let the dog lie down and sit next to it. Gently stroke him over his back and murmur. You can feel when the dog muscles give in, see when it blinks and pet.
Until the dog is very relaxed and calm. The signal “relax yourself” only introduce you when he already slacken your muscles with you when you contact your hand.
Attention: Stop the exercise when you feel that the heartbeat increases again and the dog becomes restless.
7. Romping is not possible – basic rule
This is not an exercise, but a rule. The dog should not storm or do super -lifting exercises within its own four walls. Romp is allowed outside, but not indoor. The home is the cave, in the calm coexistence and quiet games strengthen the feeling of togetherness, just like in the real dog family.