Training puppies/Dogs

[hOp]

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daghan man commands and depende ra pud nimo nga trainer. My dog knows sit, stay, stand, tuyok, bless, kiss, align, atok, appear, shakehands, roll over, crawl. Patience and frequency is the key with my dog.. of course apil na pud treats :P


4 months is a good age to start...

ok! thanks so much, maam!=)
wow! nice to start coz 3 mos pa akong mga askal! hahaha!
thanks, so much mam!=)

[xinevirtucio]

itrain jd na imo dog sis...

haha...mapareha nya ka nko..akoang dogs ang matuman kai usahay ra maminaw nako..except sa toy poodle....tuo mn jd xa nako...

ang mixed nako ang gahi kaau..xa ang boss...hahaha...

pero kasabot cla down,up,kiss,jump..hehehe..mao ra...

[ViPro_KAi]

Based on experience: good way to start is to get his attention and maintain it.. I make sure he looks at me when I start the command by asking him to sit and stay then I position the treat close to my face para gahangad jud sya nako. Another tip pud is to train him while he is slightly hungry and not after a meal para ganahan jud sya magtricks kay naa man bayad na food. Do this everyday for a short period lang at first para nalingaw pa sya.. Effective pud ni: kung padung na ko hatag sa iyang meal, ako sya tagaan ug any command para he knows that he has to earn the food. Sometimes I even ask him to crawl commando style before sya kakaon hehehe sadista ba?

[vp_julie]

^ hahahah! ka cute.. how do you teach your dog that? yung crawling commando style? heheheh! nag imagine lang ko if i teach my puppy that one.. ka cute... bweheheheh!! pro yes patience is the key.. as of now almost 3 months pa man ang puppy ko and she's still very much into BITING more than anything else.... grabe pa man ka hyper ang puppy ko.. pwede naman siguro i-train right? as of now, im trying to train her Leerburg style.. hehe!

[PRIZZY'S]

Mas maau gyud kon ang pet owner ang mo train. In fact even if it's handled by a professional trainor mo prefer sila nga the owner should be there to observe so that naay consistency once the dog is turned over after the training is completed kay basin lain unya ang itudlo sa owner ma confuse ang dog.
As your guide, you can get hold of some books and reference materials about dog training. It's much better though if you can have the breed specific books kay each breed has its own traits and peculiarities. Most of all, you must have the time to do it regularly and consistently and must have lots and lots of patience.

[k9]

I use Beggin Strips as a treat kay ganahan kaau akong puppy ani. You can buy this one sa department stores and sa agrivet stores. My dog knows how to - sit, play dead, come, kiss. Refer lang ani na video sa Youtube . Diha ko nagkuha ug techniques. Goodluck!

[vp_julie]

Mas maau gyud kon ang pet owner ang mo train. In fact even if it's handled by a professional trainor mo prefer sila nga the owner should be there to observe so that naay consistency once the dog is turned over after the training is completed kay basin lain unya ang itudlo sa owner ma confuse ang dog.
As your guide, you can get hold of some books and reference materials about dog training. It's much better though if you can have the breed specific books kay each breed has its own traits and peculiarities. Most of all, you must have the time to do it regularly and consistently and must have lots and lots of patience.

I use Beggin Strips as a treat kay ganahan kaau akong puppy ani. You can buy this one sa department stores and sa agrivet stores. My dog knows how to - sit, play dead, come, kiss. Refer lang ani na video sa Youtube . Diha ko nagkuha ug techniques. Goodluck!

^^ so true... patience is the key nga.. during weekdays lang late na ko nakaka uwi.. pro i try to train my puppy before she goes to sleep... so when we go to sleep diretso na xa bagsak.. hehe! as of now, ang dog food pa man gamit ko.. d ko pa na try ang hotdog and Beggin strips. whenever my puppy sees the food she jumps up man oi... then kinda sharp ang teeth... she bites my finger as well when she gets her treat... any advice?

[ViPro_KAi]

^^ so true... patience is the key nga.. during weekdays lang late na ko nakaka uwi.. pro i try to train my puppy before she goes to sleep... so when we go to sleep diretso na xa bagsak.. hehe! as of now, ang dog food pa man gamit ko.. d ko pa na try ang hotdog and Beggin strips. whenever my puppy sees the food she jumps up man oi... then kinda sharp ang teeth... she bites my finger as well when she gets her treat... any advice?

let her earn her treat sis.. this is where sit stay command comes in. best time for me to teach this command to my dog is right before i serve their meal.. keep the treat out of reach niya kung di patuo..

yes my dog still does the commando crawl hehe but if sobra sya ka eager, makatindog sa gamay, unya ako dayun sya badlongon so balik sya crawl to get his treat.. goodluck sa training.. very fulfilling gyud when he finally gets it

[Vundaboi]

True, nice jud ang feeling once your pup finally listens to you. Right now my dog understands sit, down, leave and okay (release). Though this might change if we do it outside na lol. It helps a lot if naa kay reading material or any other reference. I just finished my Puppies for Dummies hehe.

[demitre]

What is clicker training?
Clicker training is both a training technique and a training philosophy. The term "clicker training" was coined by Karen Pryor, who helped bring clicker training to the world of dog training.

Clicker training, the training technique, is based on the learning theories described in BF Skinner's theory of Operant Conditioning. In clicker training, trainers use an event marker -- usually a noisemaker such as a clicker -- to identify behaviors that they like. Then, after they mark the behavior, they reinforce the behavior, usually with a food treat. The theory of Operant Conditioning says that reinforced (rewarded) behaviors are more likely to be repeated behaviors.

A practical example: A trainer wants to teach his dog to sit. When the dog sits, the trainer clicks and gives the dog a treat. The click means "That behavior right there -- that's what I want!" and "A reward is coming." If the trainer clicks and treats every time the dog sits, the dog will soon figure out that sitting earns a treat and begin offering the sit more often. The trainer then adds a cue, "Sit," to the behavior.

Clicker training, the training philosophy, is more than using a clicker to train your animal. It's a different way of thinking, a way of relating that creates a partnership that is reinforcing and pleasurable for both of you. As a philosophy, clicker training includes the works and ideas of Karen Pryor, Jean Donaldson, Bob and Marian Bailey, Turid Rugaas, Murray Sidman and others who believe it's possible to train a dog, raise a family, or live a life based on reinforcement instead of coercion and force.

Do I have to use food? Why can't I just praise my dog? Won't this mean I'll have to carry around a clicker and treats forever?
In order to increase the occurrence of a behavior -- which is what we're trying to do when we train new behaviors -- we have to reinforce the behavior. To do this, you must use a reward that the animal finds reinforcing. That reward can be food, playing with a favorite toy, a belly rub, or, yes, praise. You must find what motivates your dog to do his very best.

It's a common myth that clicker trainers don't use praise. Of course we do! I praise my dog frequently, both in and out of training. But when I'm teaching my dog a new behavior, I want him to be as motivated to get it right as I am, so I use a higher value reward, usually food, in addition to (not instead of) praise.

It's another common myth that using food in training will produce a dog that only works for food or that you'll always have to carry a clicker with you. You can prevent both of these situations.

Reward, don't bribe. If you're using a food lure, fade it quickly, then don't have the food visible when you ask for a behavior. In fact, I like to keep the food in a dish off of my body. The food or toy should be produced only after the dog has performed the behavior.

Once the behavior is on cue, and dog will offer it willingly, fade the clicker and use a verbal marker instead. A verbal marker isn't as precise as a clicker, but at this stage, the dog knows what's being reinforced. Consider the verbal marker a praise marker, letting the dog know that he did something reinforceable.

Once you switch to a verbal marker, begin varying the types of reinforcers. Give him food one time, then play with a toy, then just rub his ears and praise him. Eventually, you can rely on praise more and more often. If you find that the dog becomes frustrated when you begin using other motivators, go back to using a higher ratio of food treats and decrease the ratio of food treats more slowly in the future. You want the absence of the food to motivate the dog to try harder, not to frustrate it into quitting.



Do I have to use a clicker? Where can I get one?
The clicker is just a tool -- there's nothing magical about the clicker itself. Clickers are a handy size, however, and easy to carry around. Very few major pet supply chains carry clickers. Instead, you'll have to get them through specialty shops, at dog shows, through clicker trainers, or from the Web.

Some people use other tools instead of the clicker. Whistles, for example, are used frequently by people who are training animals to work at a distance. Flashlights are used by people working with deaf animals. Some people also use verbal markers, such as "Good." If you choose a verbal marker, choose a sound like a cluck, rather than a word. Words are not as precise and are not consistently neutral -- we color them with our emotions.