Dogs are intelligent, quick-witted animals, their thinking ability is equivalent to that of a 2-year-old child. They can understand simple commands like sit running and get things if you have the right way of training puppies and big dogs.
Below, dog training Thanh Tai shares with you 7 basic dog training exercises at home, which will definitely help a lot in the process of raising your dog.
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Lesson 1: How to train a puppy to go to the toilet in the right place
1. How to train a puppy to defecate in the toilet?
When your puppy goes to the toilet indiscriminately, you can show anger or gently hit him with your hand. Then you clean the battlefield that they leave in the toilet.
You chain the dog to a place to make them lie still, after a few hours, take the dog to the toilet where the toilet is so they can smell their own poop there. Need to do it many times to form a habit, gradually your dog will know how to go to the toilet to go to the toilet.
2. How to teach a puppy to use the toilet in the tray
You should prepare 2 litter trays for puppies. It is recommended to use a tray that is a bit large and does not have high walls.
Next to the toilet tray, there must be a mat to absorb urine. Newly purchased carpet, you soak a little urine and then clamp it under the tray. The effect of this is to “mark the area that smells of dog urine”. So that when the puppy is tired of peeing and smelling the smell, it will urinate in it.
Lesson 2: How to train a dog the simplest basic commands
These are the ways to train puppies from 4 months old and up, this age dog is just tough enough to learn. These articles can also be applied to adult dogs.
1. How to train a dog to sit
Command to sit while standing
Stand in front of the dog, hold the food just above the nose and then slowly move the hand to the top of the head, between the ears. According to the judgment, the dog will sit on the ground. As soon as the dog sits down, shout the command “sit” and reward the dog.
Repeat about 10-15 times.
Command to sit while lying down
When the dog is lying down, I stand in front of him, holding the food close to his nose.
Move the food handle upwards, so that the dog will follow to a certain height and will sit. At that time, call to sit and reward the dog.
Repeat 10-15 times and then give the dog a break.
2. How to train a standing dog
Method 1: When the dog is sitting.
Hold the food to the level of the dog’s nose.
– Step back 1 step, pull the handle with the food, reflexively the dog will stick its nose and change into a standing position.
– As soon as the dog stands up, shout “stand” and reward the dog.
Method 2
– When the dog is sitting, lying down, you put your hand through the dog’s belly and push it up slightly, the other hand pulls the leash slightly forward.
– At this time, the dog will stand up, shout “stand” and reward the dog.
Do about 10-15 times and then give the dog a break.
3. How to teach a dog to lie down
Method 1: You put the hand holding the food in front of the dog’s nose, slowly lower your hand to the ground. The dog will bring his nose along and lie down.
When the dog is lying down, say lie down and reward the dog.
Method 2: you put your hand on the position between the shoulder blades and the buttocks, gently press the dog to lie down.
Do 10-15 times to let the dog get used to it, then let the dog rest.
4. How to teach a dog to be quiet
Training your dog to stay still or sit still will give you better control over your dog when out and about.
After your dog executes the command to sit or stand, instead of rewarding immediately, wait for about 3-4 seconds before rewarding the dog.
Gradually lengthen the time out longer and shout the command “quiet”.
Repeat for the dog to get used to and then rest.
5. How to train a command dog here
You stand a distance away from the dog, gently pull the leash towards you and call out his name and encourage the dog to run towards you.
As soon as the dog runs over, shout “come here” and reward the dog.
6. How to teach a dog to shake hands
You squat to put the food tray in your lap, then the dog sitting opposite you will look at the food tray.
- Shout “Shake Hands”. You hold its left hand and lift its right leg to shake hands. The right hand rewards it with food.
- Repeat this movement (step 2) about 10 times, then you just need to raise your hand and say “Shake hands” and it will lift its legs to shake hands with you.
- Repeatedly many times the dog will remember the command.
You can visually refer to how to teach your dog to shake hands right at wikihow: https://www.wikihow.com/Teach-Your-Dog-to-Shake-Hands
7. How to teach dogs to fake death
Step 1: Put the dog in a lying position facing you.
Step 2: Raise the handle of the food to the front of the dog’s nose so that it follows the nose and then slowly pull it to the side towards the side near its neck. Dogs stick their nose in the direction of the hand holding the food and because the hand holding the food is too close, it will lose balance when it is out of the way and fall down.
Step 3: As soon as the dog falls to the ground, you immediately reward him with food.
Step 4: Repeat many times for the dog to get used to this action and then you begin to put voice commands on it (voice commands such as: Fake death, Pang ….).
8. How to teach dogs to pick up things
You throw their favorite toy away and say “Go”. After they run out to pick them up, run after them and praise them. Next, give the command “Go” and pat their thighs and push them away.
Repeat this training until the dog walks on its own without your intervention.
9. How to teach a dog to bow
Step 1: You prepare some food that the dog loves, call the dog back and let them sit down.
Step 2: When the dog has stood up, immediately shout the command “bow”.
Step 3: You repeat step e but in this step, you will take the dog’s front legs together. Or you can ask someone to sit behind your dog, hold their front paws, and do the prostration. At this time, just do it and say “bow”, when the dog can do it, you will reward them with a little food. Repeat about 5 times.
Step 4: You will repeat step 3, and now the dog can do it on his own without your help. If your dog still can’t do it, repeat step 3 a few more times.
10. How to train a dog to walk on two legs
- Step 1: Prepare the food, call the dog back and command to sit still. Practice when the dog is hungry, when they are very hungry, the training will become easier.
- Step 2: Keep the dog calm, sitting upright in the correct posture. Everything needs to be gentle because dogs don’t know what to do.
- Step 3: Use food in front of the nose for the dog to smell but do not feed. Bring them from their nose straight up over their head until they tilt their necks up to smell.
- Step 4: Shout the command “Stand” and gradually bring the food up. When the dog lifts its paw, enjoy the food. Repeat several times and gradually raise the food until the dog can sit on 2 legs and the back is straight with the head.
- Step 5: Once the dog has mastered step 4, bring the food higher and move forward a short distance. Dogs sit on 2 legs but can’t get food, so they will jump forward to get food. At this time, you should hold the food outside for the dog to see and move the food slowly forward.
- Step 6: Move the food and combine voice commands. When the dog starts to take a step, enjoy the food. Repeat several times until the dog can walk.
Lesson 3: How to train puppies not to bite or break things
Your puppy has bad habits such as biting furniture, shoes, or biting chickens and ducks. You should immediately see the ways to train puppies (or large dogs) below to correct this bad habit.
Give your dog safe chew toys – toys should not have sharp points that can injure him, which can be dangerous when swallowed.
Combine teaching bitches what can gnaw and what can’t bite.
** Note:
- Give your dog regular exercise – practice away from home, at least once a day.
- While walking the dog, it is advisable to go to a different environment. Care must be taken when giving unvaccinated dogs.
- Dogs should be exposed to other animals from a young age to create friendly and easy relationships.
- Spend time each day playing with it at least 3 times and for at least 5 minutes each time. If you can play regularly, it is best.
Lesson 4: How to teach a dog not to eat dirty
You can use two pieces of meat, cooked or raw. A piece you leave normally, a piece marinated with a lot of chili powder or five spices. The normal piece of meat you put in your dog’s food tray. And the marinated meat you put on the floor.
When they eat a piece of meat on the ground that has been seasoned with spices, they will be uncomfortable. Because chili powder and five flavors and realize that the piece of meat in the tray is delicious and edible. Over time, instinct will help your dog eat only the food in the tray. They will be afraid that eating outside food will be harmful and cause allergies. Practice over and over again to create a habit for your dog.
Lesson 5: How to train a dog not to bark
Your dog will bark when he sees the “trigger” outside. Therefore, to help your dog stop barking, you can “handle” the external agent that the dog sees.
With persistent barking, the best way to train your dog is to ignore and not respond to their requests. Once the dog has stopped correcting, you can reward them to let them know that silence is the right action at that moment.
Lesson 6: How to teach a dog to ride a motorbike
Step 1: Help the dog learn to balance on the bike
Before training your dog to ride a motorbike, you need to let the dog practice balancing on the bike, and get used to sitting on the motorcycle saddle.
When you first practice, you should not bring your dog in the car and let it run. First, stand up your motorcycle and sit on the saddle. At the same time, let your dog stand or sit on the saddle right in front of you. You can hold them with one hand so that the dog can’t jump on the ground.
Step 2: Teach the dog to voluntarily ride into the car when ordered
At this step, you don’t carry the dog on the motorcycle seat anymore, but every time like that, hit the dog to signal the dog to point to the saddle, and at the same time hold the leash to pull their neck up in the direction of riding on the saddle.
Do it again and again, after many times the dog will get used to it. Remember that every step of the way while teaching your dog to ride a motorcycle, you should reward them with pieces of food that the dog especially loves.
Step 3: Let the dog sit on the motorbike when moving
If you have already trained your dog in the above 2 steps, then at this point you can confidently bring them out on the street. At this point, teaching a dog to ride a motorbike is just very simple.
You should just go slow. Avoid the situation that the dog is sitting in the car, in case of strong agitation can rush and run out of the car, so it is very dangerous to passersby as well as your dog.
You should reward them with pieces of food that dogs especially love when they complete the steps.
Lesson 7: How to train a dog to attack and protect its owner
To begin this exercise, the helper will put a glove on the forearm to allow the dog to bite (Soft type can be bought at the store or made with cotton sleeves but make sure the lining is thick enough to prevent the dog from biting inside, but not too hard so that the dog does not have a toothache).
The dog owner holds a leash (made of a plaited parasol for lightness and ease of movement) so that the dog is next to him, the helper has just approached and staggered, screaming, holding the whip to the ground, making noises to stimulate the dog. .
The dog owner immediately shouted ‘Bite’. Then attack straight forward, the helper must then extend the covered hand to allow the dog to snap into the right spot. The dog will then tussle and the helper will let go and let the dog take control of the item.
After a few weeks of mastery, let the dog continue to practice as follows: after the dog bites into the glove for a while, the dog owner shouts “Stop” and gently squeezes the dog’s teeth due to the pain, the dog will release it.
Dog owner praises “Good” and feeds. That way, you will know the attack signal and the “Stop” signal when not necessary. Cake as a reward for obedient dogs.
With such a way of training dogs to attack, it takes practice over and over again within a few months, the dog will get used to and obey.
