Dog Behavior Questions - Are Your Dog Training Problems Because of You Or Your Dog?

One of the biggest dog behavior questions that people have is centered around why their dog isn't progressing faster in his behavior training. If you've tried and tried to train your dog and aren't making any progress, the problem might not be with your pet - it could be with you!

Are You Too Easily Frustrated?

Let's face it, training a dog can be frustrating. It requires a lot of patience to develop cooperative behavior in your dog, so you need to take this into account and be sure not to let your own frustrations get in the way of good training sessions.

You need to set aside at least ½ hour each day for training and have nothing else scheduled for that time. Then be patient with your pet, remember your dog understands things at the level of a 2 year old so you can't expect him to learn a new trick in the amount of time it would take you to teach your spouse.

Do You Give Up Too Easy?

Your dog is a pack animal and you are the leader of the pack, so if you give up in frustration halfway into the training session, your dog will probably follow suit.

You also need to act like the leader and don't let your pet take control of the training session. Be firm with your commands (but not to the point of being harsh) and have the patience not to get angry when your dog doesn't obey your commands as you want.

One of the most important dog behavior questions you have to ask yourself is why you are training the dog?
Hopefully the answer is so that your dog will be obedient and thus safe. So isn't it worth taking the time to make sure your dog learns basic obedience commands to be safe?

Do You Expect Too Much?

Even if your dog is well behaved, he probably won't do what you want all the time. Expecting too much from your dog - either that he responds in impossible situations or that he learn new commands too quickly is simply unreasonable and if you do, you will be setting yourself up for disappointment.

One thing to remember is that a dogs mind works very differently from a humans, but much like humans each dog has his individual "way " of responding as well as memory capacity. Take the time to learn the specifics of your dog and your training will go a lot better.

Your dog behavior questions can be answered by understanding a bit about dog psychology. Learn how your dog thinks and you'll be able to figure out how to train him more effectively.

Lee Dobbins is an avid dog lover who has owned many different types of dogs from a 90 pound Shepherd mix to a pure bred Pomeranian. She shares her years of research and experience in an Ebook and newsletter which you can download for FREE at http://www.dogcareandtrainingtips.com

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