Advanced Training

Train your dog to lie down for an extend period to enable you to take it on shopping trips and feel confident that when you tell it to stay, it will be in the same position 20 minutes later.

Teach Your Dog To “Speak”
Correct timing is essential when training your dog to bark on command. Tease the dog with a treat, and as soon as you anticipate that it is about to start barking in frustration, give the command “Speak”. Reward the dog immediately. Once it understands this command, give the command “Quiet” , and offer a treat as soon as the dog stops barking, A barking dog makes an excellent burglar alarm – but you do need an on-off switch.

Learning To Touch
Train your dog to use its paw, to teach it dexterity and provide a basis for mentally stimulating games. While doing this exercise prevent your dog from putting its muzzle near to the food reward by holding its collar in your left hand.

Shaking Hands
When your dog has learned to use its paw, simply replace the command “Paw” with “Shake hands”. As well as amusing your friends and relations, this valuable exercise reinforces your status as pack leader because, in canine language, raising a paw is a gesture of subservience.

Holding Objects
This exercise is an excellent springboard for retrieving games. Tease the dog with a suitable object – a rolled – newspaper is perfect. Hold the dog’s head up, making sure the dog is not uncomfortable, and gently place the object into its mouth. Give the command “Hold”.

Retrieving Objects
Once your dog has learnt to pick up and hold an object, teach it to chase and retrieve. This exercise stimulates the dog’s natural instinct to pursue its prey. Retrieving is an especially useful skill for highly active dogs such as dogs and terriers – as it enables you to exercise the dog thoroughly, without exhausting yourself.

Reluctant Retrievers
If your dog is unwilling to fetch an object you have thrown, make the exercise more interesting by using a squeaky a toy and running with the dog on its lead to where you have thrown the objects.
- If the dog reaches the toy and looks puzzled, it has not learned to hold properly.
- If the dog picks up the toy but does not return it, go back to recall training.

Fetching From Water
Most dogs are fine swimmers: Avoid treacherous or icy waters, however
- Be wary of water-borne disease, such as leptospirosis, and blue-green algal bloom which can cause itchy skin, diarrhea, or even death.
- Ensure that your dog is able to get out of a body of water safely.

101 ESSENTIAL TIPS TRAINING YOUR DOG