Psychologists have been promoting positive reinforcement as a way to change undesirable behavior to acceptable behavior in humans for some time. The method can be described simply as rewarding behavior that is considered acceptable and ignoring behavior that isn't acceptable. Animal trainers have learned lately that this same method works with non-humans.

Recently I watched a couple of young ladies putting a Killer Whale through her act and it struck me that the only way that huge animal could have been trained to do that was using the positive reinforcement method. If you are ready to train your new puppy you can take the advice that's widely accepted among the vast majority of dog training experts today: the most effective and humane way to train your dog is through positive reinforcement training.

This method of dog training is in direct contrast to some of the now-outdated but once very popular dog training techniques. Some of these outdated, frankly abhorrent, methods included physical pain and intimidation (such as hanging an aggressive dog up by her collar), or inhumane methods of aversion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). These methods can be avoided and still allow you to have a well-trained dog. Positive reinforcement works for dogs as well as for humans.

Puppies are easily confused when given commands. The thing you have in your favor as you train your puppy is that there is a strong desire on her part to please you. Just be sure that she knows each time what you want her to do. To accomplish this you must use the same words each time for the same command. If you want her to sit don't say "sit here" one time and "sit down" another. Always use the same word or phrase. Your puppy will soon know exactly what is expected and behave accordingly.

Be sure that whatever rewards you use in training are ones that your puppy responds to positively. Don't think a quick pat on the head and a half-hearted "good girl" will necessarily get the job done. If you are going to use physical affection as a reward be sure that you are touching as area of the body that she likes. For most dogs, this is not the top of the head. They usually like having their backs and chests rubbed, but be sure you're not using something to reward that actually aggravates.

To keep the quality of your dog's learning at a high standard, it's also good to 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.

Timing is very important in training. Be sure you know what behavior you are going to reward so that when your puppy obeys a command and gets a reward she knows exactly what she did that made her receive the reward.

Using your voice as a marker will also help your puppy in her training. However, you must be sure that even though your voice helps, she must receive a treat immediately. Do not give her verbal praise unless you are going to be consistent with it.

Training your puppy will be very frustrating for you and your puppy if you don't structure it in such a way to be gratifying for both of you. Be sure to engage in training when you feel up to it and have found the incentive program that works for your puppy.

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