Angelcare K-9 Academy
Rules for Good Training Session
1)
Always keep Safety
first...for both you and your dog. This means physical as well as mental...set
your dog up for success, not failure.
2)
Be a Splitter, Not
a Lumper...Set a training goal for each session and
stop when you reach it!
3)
To get ANY behavior,
you have to have attention first! If your dog is not paying attention to you,
you cannot expect to teach him or her anything!
4)
Eventually, every
dog will sit down / lay down / etc...just be patient, then capture the moment.
5)
Keep your training
session in balance. Exercise/Play/Food
6)
Resistance to an
exercise means that there is not complete understanding.
7)
Light corrections
are the handler's responsibility not the handler's right. You must learn how and
when to properly correct your dog.
8)
Separate your goals
from your starting points...You cannot expect a behavior that has not been shaped
and taught. Also be aware of false glass ceilings!
9)
Always Train & Reward
your positives / Ignore the negatives...Only correct
if the behavior is completely unacceptable.
10)
There is no one
correct way to train. What fits one dog and handler's personality may not fit
another's. That's why we can give you multiple options that can produce the same
result!!!
11)
"Go to people for
opinions...Go to animals for answers." We can tell you certain ways of training,
but only your pet can tell you if it's working.
12)
There are no limits
as to what you can train your pet to do...if you can dream it, you can shape it.
13)
If you find yourself
getting stuck, always go back to the point in your training where you will get
a "yes" answer. This is called going back to basics!
As with any training program, it will have
to again and again be modified to fit you and your pet's needs...Just hang in
there!!! It CAN be taught!
Angelcare K-9 Academy...
Because training brings rewards that will last
a lifetime.