How to prepare my dog for training?
There are many questions dog owners ask when it’s time for training their dog. The most commonly asked questions are:
At what age training should start?
How to get the dog to its most receptive state?
What time of the day is best for training the dog?
How often to train the dog in a week and for what duration?
What precautionary measures are required to be taken before sending the dog for training?
Answer to these questions depends on various factors like breed, temperament of the dog etc. But there are certain things that apply to almost every situation:
Your dog should be immunized before you send him to dog trainer. Never feed your dog heavy meal just before training session. Give light food and small amount of water.
Training produces best result when the dog takes training sessions playfully instead of treating it like something to be afraid of. Here the effectiveness of the techniques applied by the trainer comes into play. So select your trainer carefully or if you train the dog yourself use proper training methodology.
It is best to start training in such a manner that training does not put any pressure on the dog: –keeping that in mind initial training sessions should not extend beyond thirty minutes. Later as the dog’s power of concentration increases this period can stretch.