To communicate with each other, dogs use body language and guttural sounds, such as barks and growls. When they first meet, dogs use their body language to assess where each ranks in the pack order. Signs of dominance and confidence are a stiff body, head and ears up, hackles up and tail up. Signs of submission and respect are a lowering of the body, the head, the ears and the tail.

Because dogs instinctively know and understand these body signals, it only makes sense that we humans would be able to communicate with them better if we can learn how to imitate the ways in which they communicate with each other.

For example, dogs do not instinctively know the words that come most naturally to us. If two dogs meet and neither shows respect to the other, they will issue warning growls. This again is a language that dogs already understand. They do not instinctively know “Spot, don’t come any closer.”

That’s why experts say behavioral training is so important-and that lasting training isn’t about treats and physical punishment. It’s about understanding the way your dog thinks and communicates in a way that establishes the owner as “top dog.”

“Dogs are pack animals,” stated Liam Crowe, Bark Busters’ president, CEO and master trainer. “They have a specific way of interacting, which includes an instinctual manner of communication. Learning how to communicate effectively with your dog in a language he understands is the first step toward establishing leadership and control.”

So, while Spot and Rover might learn the meaning of a few words, they will learn more quickly if we communicate using their language. Once we communicate clearly with them by using a language they already know, then we can start to teach them some of our own language.

Learning canine is not hard. It takes practice, however, because it is not instinctive for us. If you watch Rover and Spot talk to their friends and then to strangers, you will begin to see certain patterns of communication. We learn how they meet each other, how they greet each other, and how they call one another to follow. We see how they let each other know when they are uncomfortable with someone getting into their space.

Using a dog’s own language to communicate with them is the quickest, most effective way of getting through to him. Thus, when we are trying to train our dogs, it just makes common sense to teach them in a language they already understand.

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Fundamentally, dog training is about communication. From the human perspective, the trainer is communicating to the dog what behaviours are correct, desired, or preferred in what circumstances and what behaviours are undesirable.

A trainer must understand communication from the dog. The dog can signal that he is unsure, confused, nervous, happy, excited, and so on. The emotional state of the dog is an important consideration in directing the training, as a dog that is stressed or distracted will not learn efficiently.

Don’t get frustrated. There will surely be times in your dog behaviour training that you aren’t going to like how things are going. If this happens, stop the training session right away. Your frustration can cause you to want to force the issue and end up taking two steps backward with your progress.

Don’t forget to praise your dog. Dog training should be fun for both you and your dog. Give your dog plenty of praise for performing correct behaviours. Dog training by nature is oppressive; you are asking your dog to submit his will to yours. This can create stress. Praise is a great way to alleviate that stress. A stress-free dog learns quicker and has more fun.

It’s easy, you have to watch them, start as early as possible and never allow them to make mistakes in the house. If the dog has never peed in the house, it’s foreign to suddenly start..

Positive reinforcements can be anything that the dog finds rewarding – special food treats, the chance to play with a tug toy, social interaction with other dogs, or the owner’s attention. The more rewarding a dog finds a particular trainer, the more work he will be prepared to do in order to obtain the trainer. Just being happy about a dog’s accomplishment is a reward to them.

Make sure you always check your dogs hygiene, a healthy dog always give good response to training than unhealthy ones. Experience has shown so many dog illnesses, but, of them all Canine Distemper, is a serious illness and it is recommended that any dog with an acute outbreak should be taken to a holistic or homeopathic vet to monitor treatment. Home treatment of acute Distemper is not advised and Vi-Pro Plus should be used under the supervision of a holistic or homeopathic vet for cases of active Distemper infections. Also for any other contagious illness, the affected dog should be singled out and treated properly.

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It is not secret that our hairy friend does not speak English so how we going to teach him what is wrong and what is right? While it is true that a dog does not understand the words that come out of our mouth he is able to read our body language and he knows exactly if we are upset or not. So to incorporate dog training signals in our daily training seems to be a very logical solutions which is overlooked by many.

While there are many methods out there to teach our best friend certain behavior and then assign a cue to this behavior which will trigger desired behavior. However, what to do if our hairy friend is far away from us and can not hear what we are saying or what if we have a deaf dog?

Here the benefits of incorporating training hand-signals into daily training are much more obvious. If our puppy can see us, it is enough to show him hand signals and he knows what to do. This is great tool that could help keep our best friend safe which of course if our top priority.

Finally there are no standard puppy training hand signals and you will not make any mistake if you decide to use any desired hand signal as long as you stay consistent to avoid confusing your puppy.

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