dog training!!!?

Question

hey im trying to train my dog at the moment but im not sure if i should reward him everytime he does something right!!!what should i do???

Answer 1

if he does everything right at times pet him and say "good boy" or at times give him treats but small ones.
sounds like you have a smart dog like mine :)
dogs are wonderful award him but only when he does it exactly right.
hope you have fun training your sweet doggy

Answer 2

If you want to focus on reward based training, use Clicker training. You can find the book on amazon or ring around a few dog trainers they will soon tell you if they use clicker or not! Reward is always important when training but you don't always expect your boss to reward everything you do, a reward to a dog doesn't have to be a treat either they appreciate it when your pleased, so I would suggest you start with food rewards for getting it right and combining this with another reward either 'Good boy/girl' or 'Click', they need to know they have done the right thing and you then begin to ween off the treats and use more voice/clicker rewards (and fuss) but you wouldn't expect to have to keep rewarding a dog everytime you ask it to sit or stay, just a simple acknoledgment so they know they did the right thing.

Answer 3

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By their nature, dogs are pack animals with a well-defined social order. Through basic training, you need to consistently make sure your puppy understands that you are the leader, not him. So in teaching him the basic rules, you take on the role of pack leader.

To fit into the family circle, your dog must be taught to recognize his name and such commands as come, heel, lie down and sit.

Answer 4

Depends what you mean by reward, you should positively reinforce everything he does right, whether by telling him he's a good dog, and getting all excited, or by the occasional treat. Some people I know throw a tennis ball for their dog as a reward. It's not going to be a great idea to give him food everytime he gets something right, other wise he may become overweight before you get anywhere, but all my dogs respond well to praise and a bit of affection for training, and all of them have been working or competition dogs.
One thing if your dog responds well to food rewards then make sure he knows that you've got food, don't give it to him every time, some times just say that he's a good dog, but if he knows you have the food then you'll get his attention at the least.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Reward every time, just break the treats into tiny bits. And keep the dogs favorite treat just for training and on when else, so that its the dog really wants to get it.

You only need to start removing the rewards from training until you are 110% sure the dog understands. When you do eventually remove the treat do it very very slowly. For example miss 1 treat of every 20 or so.

Have fun, and goos luck with the training :)

PS doggy daycamp may train your dog, but just remember its a partnership your after, so you need to do the training along with your dog so that you get to know each other and learn together.

Answer 6

Treats are a GREAT reinforcement used in training! The better the dog listens and does what is asked the bigger the reward. Especially for a "recall" which is so important in Dog training - getting the dog to come when called...even if he or she is being enticed by a nice fuzzy squirell....now wen they master that it is a huge reward. Keep the treats healthy, as you will go through a lot of treats - try String Cheese, Boiled boneless chicken, etc. - change it up a bit.

But in general Clicker and food based training ends up with a successful pup.

Answer 7

I have trained 2 dogs and have used treats as a reward as the dog understands you slowly cut out the the treats but still give them praise for doing it correctly, The other way is to join a good dog training club where they will teach you how to train your dog as there several different ways of teaching them.

Answer 8

I train dogs so i know that if you reward them every time they'll expect a treat every time. So you should give him a treat every time only the first time and the last time and maybe in between. Also don't just reward him with treats reward him with your love and effection. Try doggy day camp they can teach your dog for you with out all the hassle.

Answer 9

hey i am training my dog as well reward him yes with treats but not all the time the rest of the time just give him a pat and say good boy gd luck best answer plz x

Answer 10

You need to taper off when you give the treats, so you are giving only every other time and every third time. Vary it or the dog will recognize the pattern. There are studies that show that behavior is most strongly reinforced when we don't know when the reward is coming... that's why there are all those rows of people in Vegas playing the slot machines.

Answer 11

We always start off giving treats all the time but then change this to sometimes a treat sometimes a big cuddle so you wont always be dependant on remembering to have treats in your pocket.

If you are happy and excited when they do something right that is usually what they want - essentially dogs want to please you.

If you are struggling your dog will probably benefit from a training class - your vet should know whats available in your area - its a great way to socialise them.

This has always worked for us and we have Great Danes so they have to be well behaved.

Best of luck