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Young dogs should begin training at an early age to help develop good behaviors, but even older dogs can learn to avoid bad habits. Before training starts it is best to research the dog’s breed(s) to get an idea of its personality ingrained traits or any specific quarks the breed(s) may have when it comes to training.

Humane training is a necessity if you want to maintain a good relationship with your dog. This means that during the training phase you reward good behaviors and ignore and/or correct bad ones. Strong physical reprimands and devices such as choke chains can cause much more harm than good in the long run. Repeated use of physical force can cause a dog to become extremely skittish around all people and afraid of its master. Humane corrections include using a stern voice, withholding rewards or physically moving the dog where it should go without hurting it.

Common commands such as sit, heel, stay, and come are generally easiest to teach through reward-based training early in life. This early learning can be important, since otherwise a dog might develop bad habits that will be significantly harder to unlearn later on. A dog with a strongly developed sense of independence is less likely to learn since he’s become used to getting his own way too often. When possible, teach your dog basic commands early to avoid this sort of problem in the future.

Remember, your dog does want to please you. With a little patience and a lot of consistency, it’s not that hard to teach dogs what behaviors you like and what definitely isn’t allowed. Retain a position of confident leadership and you shouldn’t have any problem having a happy, well-adjusted dog as a result.

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