Instead, get your dog's attention by asking him to
do basic obedience skills, like Sit and Down.
Not exact matches
- Education,
Skills & Qualifications:
Basic obedience, Housebroken, Kennel Trained, Quiet - I only bark if someone else
does first
Your dog can
do most, if not all of the
skills that I outline in my
Basic Obedience II program, and you've taken the dog about as far as you can with traditional methods.
I
do know this, what we are going to cover in my
Basic Obedience program are: Sit, Down, Heel, Front, Sit - Stay, Down - Stay, Sit Out Of Motion, Down Out Of Motion, Transition to Off Leash
Obedience, Dog Manners (that's a full lesson, and sometimes 2 or more, depending on the dog), and Handler
Skills.
And in fact, I won't let you into
Basic Obedience II if you can't
do the
skills of
Basic Obedience I... and I rarely run across anyone who is ready to just jump into this class regardless of who they have trained with or their level of experience... I ALWAYS have to fix
skills.]
Similarly, I don't say that a dog has completed
Basic Obedience until both the owner and dog have a certain level of
skills.
Even if your dog went to daycare seven days a week, what good is it if your dog doesn't know their
basic obedience skills?
Cats and bunnies don't have to
do actions on command, but they still must demonstrate that they have
basic obedience skills and an affinity for strangers.
If you don't take the time to socialize your puppy and train the
basic obedience skills, you'll end up with a wild, unruly, and antisocial dog.