Dog training can be a positive or a negative experience. When there is no basis or foundation, when no thought is put into the techniques used, it can be very difficult. In this case there is just a hope that everything will work out. Training is a lot easier if it is well thought out and planned. Methods, reasons for using them, the techniques that you will use, and what behaviours you want to teach must all be considered. If you know the answers to these questions, you will accelerate your progress and cut down on your errors. Your training sessions will be more enjoyable and will work better. My number one piece of advice for all people Bringing A New Dog Home is to use positive reinforcement. It is hard to mess up training with positive reinforcement, it is fool-proof. If you do happen to make a mistake, you will not hurt your dog in any way. Using a method that involves punishment, especially when it involves physical collar corrections, this method can go wrong quickly. In fact, you can hurt the dog’s confidence and cause him to lose trust in you. This makes it very hard to train in the future.
