Deborah’s Surefire Training Basics

Rules To Train By

• Anticipate.
• Command.
• Enforce.
• Praise!
• Always ensure that your dog’s basic needs for shelter, food, exercise and mental stimulation are met.
• Always reward good behavior.
• Never reward bad behavior (no matter how cute).
• Always redirect bad behavior to good behavior then praise.
• You can never praise too much in response to good behavior.
• Spend more time on good behavior and praise then on bad behavior and punishment.
• Punish your dog only when you catch him in the act of bad behavior.
• Giving your dog mixed signals confuses her and sets the stage for failure.
• Clear rules, enforced all the time, makes training easy and fun for your dog.
• Dogs like to have a job and to do it well.
• Use healthy dog foods as training rewards.
• Make him work for every perk, and he’ll enjoy the perks more.
• Set the stage for success by controlling your dogs to obey commands.
• Never call your dog and punish her when she comes.
• Never hurt your dog physically