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Basic Training with Pro Trainer Charlie Jurney
Training Your Dog to Perform Obedience Commands on a Leash
It is mandatory that you control your dog’s actions during every training session. Initially,
controlling your dog during obedience training sessions is accomplished in two ways:
1) the leash and 2) the tone of your voice. While on the leash, your dog does not have an
opportunity to escape through the instinctive mechanisms all canines possess. Bolting, biting
and quitting are no longer options. Your tone of voice will later take the place of the leash.
Later the e-collar will replace both and you will be able to put the leash away until you train
your next dog.
Your dog should always work for you because you are the most important relationship in
its life, and pleasing you should be at the top of its priority list. The positive reward any
dog appreciates most from a trainer is a thank you in the form of a loving shoulder stroke,
affectionate eye contact and a sincere “good dog.” If your dog does not light up on any of
those three, you need to reevaluate your relationship. Each command should be followed
with a positive reward of some fashion when your dog follows your lead.
The First Command: NO
The fi rst command your dog will learn is “No.” Usually your dog will understand this
command by the end of its fi rst day with you. Your dog hears this command each time it is
doing something wrong and it comprehends the command by the way you say it. Your dog
may have been running around the house with your wife’s pantyhose in its mouth or chewing
on your prized decoy when it hears that dreadful word. Intonation expresses your feelings
to your dog in a language that is universal. The tone of your voice tells your dog that it is in
trouble and through repetitive use, the word “No” comes to mean the same thing.
Voila!
Our fi rst conditioned response!
(Thank you, Dr. Pavlov).
“No” means stop what you are doing immediately. Put yourself in your dog’s place when
it hears this command and understands it. The dog is thinking it must quickly stop what it
is doing. Your dog would gladly obey you, if it only knew what you desired. For this reason,
when your dog does stop doing whatever it was that bothered you, you must give another
command expressing what will please you. “No” is always followed with something that will
make you happy. When you are happy, your dog will see it through your eyes, feel it by your
touch and hear it in your tone. And, that is your dog’s positive reward. Even when it makes
a mistake and is corrected by the word “No,” it receives a reward by following your next
command. This is a simple and foolproof method.
The Most Important Command: HERE
“Here” is the most important command your dog will ever learn. It is an escape from almost
any trouble. “Here” tells your dog to come to you immediately and without deviation. This
command is very easy for your dog to learn if you will speak its language. Most dogs will
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