Starting dog training-tips and tricks

Dogs are very motivated by praise and reward. Your reward could be an affectionate pat or a food treat or some praise told to him in a happy voice. (dogs don't understand words - but they understand the tone in your voice. High voice is happy and low voice is like growling to a dog). This means when you give a command and show your dog what you expect him to do, you should reward him. He will immediately realize that when he does the action you showed him he gets a reward. You should never yell at a dog and you should never smack, hit or harm a dog. Dogs don't see violence as being punished. They think you're being aggressive for no reason and some dogs can retaliate in self-defense. If you want to teach a dog that you're not happy with his behavior, like when a dog jumps up at you, try crossing your arms over your chest, look away and turn your back on him. Dogs HATE to be ignored. All they want is your attention. When your dog sits down and stops jumping, then give him plenty of praise and a reward for being good. He'll learn not to jump very quickly. :)

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