USE YOUR DOG’S NAME
TO GET HIS ATTENTION. TO HAVE GOOD CONTROL OF YOUR DOG YOU MUST BE
ABLE TO GET A GOOD ORIENTATION RESPONSE FROM THE ANIMAL. DO THIS
RANDOMLY 10 TIMES A DAY. WHEN THE DOG LOOKS AT YOU, RESPONDING TO
HIS NAME, ALWAYS PRAISE “GOOD ..(NAME) “. NEVER PUNISH THE DOG FOR
COMING TO YOU OR CALL HIS NAME IN AN “UNFRIENDLY” VOICE.
ALWAYS ENFORCE
COMMANDS THAT YOU GIVE, AND DO NOT CONSTANTLY REPEAT THE COMMAND. IF
YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT ENFORCING A COMMAND, DO NOT GIVE THE
COMMAND.
REINFORCE
DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR.
DO
NOT REWARD UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR.
DO
NOT PUNISH DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS HAVING YOUR PUPPY ELIMINATE
OUTSIDE, THEN IMMEDIATELY LEAVE THE PUPPY. YOU HAVE JUST PUNISHED
THE PUPPY FOR PERFORMING THE RIGHT BEHAVIOR. SPEND SOME TIME
CELEBRATING THE CORRECT ELIMINATION PATTERN! THIS SHOULD BE A
BONDING MOMENT FOR YOU AND THE PUPPY.
DON’T BLAME A SICK
DOG FOR MISBEHAVING- GET HIM CHECKED OUT BY A VETERINARIAN TO RULE
OUT MEDICAL PROBLEMS.
INTERRUPT THE
BEHAVIOR PATTERN YOU WANT TO CHANGE AND REPLACE IT WITH A POSITIVE
ACTIVITY.
FULFILL
YOUR DOG’S BASIC NEEDS FOR A WELL BEHAVED PET: CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIAL
INTERACTION; PROPER EXERCISE; SAFETY AND SECURITY; FOOD , WATER,
AND SHELTER.
YOU
ARE CONSTANTLY TEACHING YOUR DOG, WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT-
MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALWAYS SHAPING AND CONDITIONING GOOD BEHAVIOR.
