Give Clear Commands
Commands have to be brief and clear, since a dog cannot grasp the meaning of an entire sentence. Give only the actual command, together with the dog’s name; for example, say “Toby, heel,” not “Come on, be a good dog and heel.”
If the dog has mixed up two commands, you need to correct it. That takes some practice as well. Here’s an example: You give your pet the down command, but the dog sits instead. The right move now is to go to the dog, repeat the command, and guide it into the down position. That way it will understand what you want of it. But, if you go up to it and explain, You’re supposed to do down now, not sit, you’ll only confuse it. It will hear two commands and not know what it is supposed to do next. And that brings us to the next point.
Require Commands To Be Obeyed at Once
If your dog is to develop a good level of obedience, it has to know that it needs to obey a command without delay. Make sure that your pet carries out an order the first time, as soon as it has understood it. If you have to repeat the command, do so while applying a little correction as well. The more often you repeat the same command without insisting that the dog carry it out, the more watered down the notion will become and the less your pet can counted on to obey.
Commands Should Be Carried Out to the Letter
Make sure your dog always carries out an exercise exactly. You are not doing your pet a favor if one day you generously let it get by with sloppy work and then punish it for the same kind of work the next day. The dog will be unable to get its bearings, and will get rattled.
Finish and Exercise Correctly
If you have given the dog a command, it is very important that you also terminate it in some way, whether by starting another exercise or by ending the practice session; for example, if you have ordered the dog to lie down somewhere in your home, don’t forget about it – you have to come back and release it.
Practice Takes Time
Allow plenty of time for drill sessions. Always begin a session with an exercise that the dog has already learned. The session should always be ended by the dog handler, not by the dog, which may feel disinclined to continue. If you see that your pupil would prefer to play, have it do two more exercises correctly and then give it its freedom.
Always conclude a lesson with an exercise that the dog already knows, to let it feel successful. That is especially necessary if previously you were teaching a new command that did not work.
Don’t introduce a new exercise until the dog has mastered all the previous commands. Incidentally, it is not advisable to have the dog repeat a command too many times in succession. That spoils its enjoyment of the training program. If an exercise goes well, repeat it once or twice, then start a new one.
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