Step By Step Guide For Training Golden Retrievers

Golden retriever is a popular family dog breed. Their gentleness, intelligence, friendliness make this dog very easy to train. These are the reasons this is a popular breed for service dogs and guide dogs. Training golden retrievers are necessary to avoid them becoming destructive dogs in your household.

Knowing the basic dog characteristics is important in training a dog. A golden is very gentle, sensitive, eager to please, active, smart, and affectionate. This type of dog is a fast learner and it quickly picks up everything, including bad habits. This is why you should train it as soon as possible.

Their sensitivity and eagerness to please means that you have to avoid negative reinforcement and use positive reinforcement instead. A little treats as rewards, patience, discipline, and kind words go a long way. These will make your sessions very effective.

Your dog is not the only one that should be disciplined. You also need to be consistent. Do not reward its food begging behavior by slipping it food under the table if you do not want it to develop such habit. Your dog needs regular potty walk if you do not want it to soil your house.

There are some important things to teach to your golden. First, teach it to let anyone in your home take away its food or toys at any time. Get every one, one by one, to take away the food or the toy while it eats or plays. If it growls, firmly say no. You might need to pry open the jaws gently if it will not release its hold. However, do not get into a tug of war with it or it will see the session as games.

Training golden retrievers is very important because you need to establish firmly the pack order. The dog should never feel it has higher pack order than anyone in the household. This training is also useful in case you see it bites or eats something dangerous that you need to take away from immediately.

Ted is an avid golden retriever lover and has been involved in golden retriever training for a number of years. For more expert tips on
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