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Originally Posted by mrsedwardslpn  You are the best for this.. this should be a sticky  |
Ha-ha, don't know about the Sticky but thank you. There are many ways to train a dog to do what one wants as we've all seen on TV, in books and news or magazine articles; but I always gravitate toward the most upbeat, gentlest and most positive way of motivating him to want to do what I'm asking of him and rewarding him when he does and always stopping bad behavior with the least amount of stress and angst.
Obedience training a dog with positive reinforcement that is kept up at least two or three times a week once he's learned all of his commands and tricks, a life enriched with activities that require him to think, solve puzzles or seek and search, plenty of exercise and setting fair, firm boundaries will almost always ensure that you wind up with a happy, frisky, well-behaved companion dog that works hard to please you, generally never misbehaves or has serious psychological problems - even if he arrived in the home with them.