DOG TRAINING 12 STEP PROGRAM
1.MAKE LEARNING FUN FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG
Use patience,praise and rewards.
2.TRAIN BASIC COMMANDS ONE AT A TIME,
Sit,come stay,down down-stay,heel on lead
3.USE ONE WORD COMMANDS.
do not use the dog’s name, if you do, the command you are trying to teach gets lost in all the verbiage.
4.START TRAINING IN A PLACE WITH NO DISTRACTIONS.
Progressively move to more complex places.
5.REWARD EVERY BEHAVIOR WITHIN THREE SECOND
Gradually be more demanding and shape the behavior.
6.ONCE BEHAVIOR IS LEARNED,REWARD INTERMITTENTLY.
Intermittent rewards are powerful and increase the permanency of the response.
7.USE VALUED REWARDS.(food,touch,praise)
As training progresses,vary type of rewards.Be careful not to reward or praise unwanted behaviors!
8.ONCE THE COMMAND IS LEARNED
Progressively reduce intensity of command.(for clicker training- FADE COMMAND.)
Have other people train command (For clicker training GENERALIZE COMMAND.)
9.THE LONGER A LEARNED, UNWANTED BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN PERFORMED,THE LONGER IT TAKES TO CHANGE.
10.NEVER USE CRUEL PUNISHMENT!
Never induce pain or panic.
11.USE ONLY NON-AVERSIVE REINFORCING AIDS.
Head halter,clickers.
12.IF LEARNED RESPONSE DOES NOT OCCUR IN EXCITING SITUATIONS,MORE
TRAINING IS REQUIRED.
Train in a variety of locations.
