Dog Training Supplies - Dog Collars

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When it comes to dog training supplies, there is a never ending list of items. The most common dog training item is the dog collar. Here we will discuss the many types of dog collars and which may be best for your dog.

Regular dog collars come in a variety of sizes, colors and looks. From plain black to fancy designs, you can purchase a collar that sets the mood your looking for.

Collars are considered dog training supplies when a collar is used as a tool to train your dog. A simple chain collar that can be tightened is easily used by all house members when training a dog. A quick snap or pull on the collar will get your dog to stop misbehaving.

Dog training collars can be a life saver for some. These shock collars can provide you with the tool necessary to train your dog. When your dog misbehaves you simple touch a button on the collar which gives out a sensation that the dog finds unpleasant. The dog will soon associate the unpleasant feeling with the misbehavior. These dog training supplies are available online and at local dog supply shops. Purchase one that can be set to a low shock wave, just enough to make it uncomfortable for your dog and not hurt him.

Another type of dog training collar is an electronic collar that gives off an unpleasant sound wave. This has the same effect as the shock collar but without physically shocking the dog. These come in all sizes, whether your dog is small or large, there is a collar that will suit your dogs needs.

Dog training supplies also include no-bark collars. These are set to give a small shock whenever the dog barks. Teaching your dog with dog training collars can make your dog training efforts much easier and more efficient.

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Dog Training: Teaching Your Dog to Sit On Command

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Besides the excitement of getting a puppy, one of the most challenging parts of dog ownership is teaching the dog to be obedient and establishing yourself as the dominant one in the dog-owner relationship. One of the basic obedience training points relevant in this regard is teaching your dog to sit on command.

As with every other dog training procedure, it is important to note that dogs are not humans and thus do not share your language or pattern of communication. It is important to bear this in mind, so that you will appreciate the essence of patience. For any reasonable results with dog training, it is important to be patient and repetitive with the training. Repetitions enable your dog to establish connections between your verbal commands and the action required of it. You should also learn to praise your dog every time he gets it right. Finally, the training sessions should not be boring to either of you. It is a good idea to keep the lessons short to start with and increase the time as you continue.

There are several training techniques to teach your dog to sit on command. Most dog trainers believe that you can start training your dog to sit at around three months old.

The first technique is simple and very good for young puppies. When you see your puppy about to sit, say the command 'sit' firmly and when your dog sits, praise him for getting it right. In no time, your puppy learns to associate the verbal command with the act of sitting and you can then get your puppy to sit just by saying it.

The above technique might not be that effective for older puppies. With older puppies, you can practice this second technique. With your dog in front of you, hold a tasty treat and pass it across the dog's nose and continue over his head a few centimeters high. In the process of trying to follow the motion of your hand, your dog assumes a sitting position. As soon as your dog plants his behind on the ground, say the word 'sit' firmly. If he sits down, reward him for it. Later you will not need the treat to make your dog sit on command.

Getting your dog to remain sitting shouldn't be as difficult. The idea is that when you command your dog to sit, he should remain sitting until you tell him to leave the sitting position. All you have to do is make your dig sit until you say a 'release' word that signifies that he is free to go. When in the sitting position, call your dog's name and add the 'release' word/statement. Your dog should come to you. With time, the dog understands that the word means he can stop sitting. During the training sessions, if your dog gets up before the release word, show him your disapproval and make him sit again. This way, the dog understands that he is supposed to sit until you say the release word.

These are just a few of the several techniques that can help with your dog training. Again, remember that you may not get instant results, but repetition, patience and rewarding your dog every time he gets it right, will work in the end.

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Dog Psychology - The Key to Successful Dog Training

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Understanding dog psychology and behavior is the key to successful dog training and therefore developing the best possible relationship with your dog.

For thousands of years there has been a mutually satisfying relationship between humans and their canine friends, one based on loyalty, protection, companionship, and, not the least of which, the ability to in various and effective ways communicate with each other.

Even the most dim-witted of dogs are able to let us know if they are hungry, need to go out, or want to play frisbee. My dog’s way of letting me know his water bowl is empty is to drop it in front of me with a loud metallic clang. There is no mistaking what he wants.

Dogs are very intuitive as well and have the amazing ability to interpret and react to human tones of voice and body language. They are capable of learning complicated tricks and procedures, and of course they have enhanced senses of hearing, smell, and low-light vision, thought they perceive colors differently and with less complexity than humans.

Even with all of these abilities and attributes we will still have a hard time understand dog psychology unless we understand that dogs deal with and process their world in a way very unlike that of people.

For Example: My dogs are routinely fed at 7:30 AM and again at 5 PM. They have been conditioned to expect to be fed at those times, and if I forget and let the deadline pass by even a few minutes, they will remind me. In dog psychology terms this is a classical conditioned response.

Always in the past when they reached a certain level of hunger or their “stomach alarm” went off, they got fed. If we are riding in the car at those magic times of the day and have no access to their food, they cannot process the idea that food is not available and they will have to wait until we get home. All they understand is that they are supposed to be fed and it’s not happening.

Dogs are very good at learning certain cause and effect relationships, and this understanding of dog behavior psychology can be used extensively and with great success in the training process using positive and/or negative reinforcement. But here again there is an obvious difference in how far this information gets processed by dogs.

Dogs can learn to respond to an amazing number of voice and hand commands and learn to perform complex tricks and service tasks such as guiding the blind, search and rescue, police work, and explosives and arson detection using positive reinforcement.

On the other hand, most if not all dogs will have a hard time understanding the cause and effect relationship of eating garbage and getting sick. They will do it every chance they get and therefore an additional and more immediate negative reinforcement may be needed to manage that behavior.

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So you're trying to train your dog or puppy then. Having any success?

Still barking incessantly? Chewing up your shoes? Soiling your carpets? Pretending they're not with you when you're out?

So what exactly do you do? You can spend a lot of money asking a professional dog trainer to do the dirty work for you, but mostly this will be a waste of time and money. Why? Well your dog may well end up with the utmost respect for their new found trainer and act like a saint for them. But their trainer wasn't you! And therein lies the problem. Dogs by their nature are pack animals and follow their natural leader, the 'top dog' if you like. If you aren't seen as the natural 'leader of the pack' then your dog will quite happily assume that role and then you really are up against it.

So you buy some books on the subject. Great! There are some fantastic books out there that will tell you everything you need to know about training your puppy or dog. So why then, when you have been following the advice and instructions so closely, does your dog continue to pretend you're talking mumbo jumbo?

Well it's not enough to just read about training your dog. The reason a professional trainer will have success is not because they know more about dog training than you've just read in your amazing book, but because they know 'how' to apply it. They know how to act around dogs, the stance to take, gestures to use, when & how to use praise & especially when 'not' to use praise. They also know not only what to say, but how to say it. The intonation to use, the sounds to emphasise.

So how do you learn how to do this yourself? Well, when you choose the training materials with which to train your dog, make sure they cover all your training needs not just with words, but with pictures (not illustrations, but photos) or even better with actual video footage. And especially make sure you can 'hear' exactly how to apply the training methods. If you can see exactly what you should be doing and hear exactly what you should be saying and how you should be saying it, your chances of training your dog successfully are infinitely improved!

These days there are many options available for meeting your dog training requirements that enable you to achieve great results without paying out a fortune to professional trainers. There are of course videos and DVDs, but in more recent times the advent of multimedia eBooks on the internet are a fantastic way to learn about just about anything. Not only are they instantly accessible and generally very cheap, they achieve all of the aims described above. And unlike videos and DVDs, often the authors of these products are available to contact should you have further questions or require additional advice.

Whichever method you choose, good luck and enjoy being 'top dog'!

Best Wishes, Dave

Dave Cocker is owner and publisher of http://www.eproductselect.com/ , a site dedicated to reviewing and recommending top online and downloadable eProducts on a variety of subjects including training pets, aiming to find those products that offer great content and fantastic value and helping people to navigate through the minefield of sub-standard eProducts.

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