It's widely accepted among the vast majority of dog training experts that the most effective and humane way to train your dog is through a process called positive reinforcement training. This is a fancy phrase for what's essentially a very simple theory:

Using positive reinforcement entails rewarding the behavior that you wish to see repeated, and ignoring the behavior that you don't. This method is in direct contrast to some of the now-outdated but once-popular techniques for dog training, some of which were frankly abhorrent: physical pain and intimidation (such as hanging an aggressive dog up by her collar), or inhumane methods of aversion therapy (such as shock collars for barking).

Your dogs natural instinct is to please you, this is why positive reinforcement is so effective. This theory instills your lessons in a more meaningful way with a long lasting effect. When your dog is able to "get" what you are teaching in there own time instead of being forced into submission.(learning "down" by being force down repeatedly v.s. rewarding your dog and saying "down" when your dog naturally lies down).

When you use positive reinforcement training, you're allowing her the time and the opportunity to use her own brain. Some ways for you to facilitate the training process:

- Rewards that mean something. A little rub on the head and a "good girl", gets pretty boring for a dog. (some dogs don't even like being rubbed on the head.)

- watch their expressions and notice how most will balk or shy away when a hand descends towards their head). To keep the quality of your dog's learning at a high standard, use tempting incentives for good behavior. Food treats and physical affection are what dog trainers refer to as "primary incentives"

- In other words, they're both significant rewards that most dogs respond powerfully and reliably to.

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Hopefully this article has given you a small insight into the power of positive reinforcement dog training. There is a great deal of information on this subject and suggest you learn as many techniques as possible if you want your dog training to be effective.

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