American Pet Enthusiast » Dog Training http://apenow.com Because We Love Our Pets Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:13:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Lazy Way To Train Your Dog To Fetch http://apenow.com/dogs/dog-training/the-lazy-way-to-train-your-dog-to-fetch/ http://apenow.com/dogs/dog-training/the-lazy-way-to-train-your-dog-to-fetch/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:08:08 +0000 Roger Bailey http://apenow.com/?p=162 The Lazy Way To Train Your Dog To Fetch is a post from: American Pet Enthusiast

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Today I stumbled upon this funny video on how to train your dog to fetch – engineer way :)

Watch this video and comment if you like

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Training your dog to fetch should give you and your dog a good time. If you give to your dog some positive attention, he will do whatever you want!
Find the reward that best motivates your dog and stick with it. Maybe it’s a squeaky toy, or maybe a Treat Training Tube stuffed with treats.

Work with your dog daily in 5 to 15 minute sessions.

Keep training fun, and on the end reward him with something you’ll know he would like. If you feel yourself frustrated or tired, quit and try again later.

Training Your Dog To Fetch

Training Your Dog To Fetch

With your dog on a long leash, give him the command “sit”. Take the object and toss it a few feet from the dog. Then, command, “fetch”, and let your dog run after the toy. Once he has it in his mouth, gently draw him back to you by means of the lead. Show him a tasty food treat and give him the command, “release” or “drop it”.


It is very important that your pet give the object to you willingly!!!

If he learned this trick quickly, he can play for hours.
Other dogs may not be so enthusiastic about “surrendering” their favorite toy, so make sure you reward your dog with praise and treats.
Once your dog brings the object back to you, remove the leash and have him fetch the object on his own. Teach your dog the names of different objects.
Once he understands the concept of “fetch”, work with one object at a time and call it by name until he can identify the object by name.
If you want your dog to get the morning newspaper, start by throwing a paper.
Then, give the command “fetch paper”. As your dog learns the names of different objects, give him exercise by laying out 3 or 4 different objects and asking for them by name. You will see how smart your dog is!!!
Continue to practice this over and over. Always use a happy voice and lots of positive reactions. Your dog will understand and will begin fetching all kinds of things.

Training your dog to fetch should be fun

The keys to success in teaching your dog tricks are 4 P’s:

  1. Patience
  2. Practice
  3. Praise
  4. Persistence

Tricks are fun – and learning how to do them should be fun, too.

Your dog has a natural fetch drive, and he naturally drops whatever he’s got, then you’re able to skip a couple of steps. However, his current age will affect his attention span, so keep realistic expectations!

Remember, patience is main key for training your dog to fetch!!!

On the end, we are hoping that this article will help you to share with us your training fetch classes!!!

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Conditioning.

How Do Our Dogs Learn from Us

How Do Our Dogs Learn from Us

Training by conditioning relies on consistently patterned performances and responses without causing emotional responses like fear or pain. Conditioning requires repetition.
Quality dog training involves conditioning. Expect to repeat yourself in order to create new behaviors.

Compulsion.

Compulsion is a scary word with many misconceptions. Compulsion does not mean force. We use compulsion in dog training all the time. When we place our dog in a SIT position, we are using compulsion. Physically requiring our dog to move or not move in any manner  is compulsion. The key to keeping compulsion a useful training method is through making it a positive experience. You must never motivate your dog physically in a manner that is threatening, is intimidating, or causes the dog pain.

Aversion.

Aversion training relies on one or two exposures of a sufficiently negative stimulus to create an avoidance response from your dog. How many times did you need to touch the glowing element on the stove before you knew that it would be unpleasant? Boundary training uses aversion training so our dogs really won’t want to cross the boundary.

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