23 Oct
What can be even cooler than being a pet parent? The answer is simple. A pet who listens to all your commands. Just imagine that you are at a friend’s house and his pet is not even moving without command. Surely, anyone would be impressed, right? How many efforts and hours of training must have gone into training the pet? What means of training must have been utilized? A trained pet says a lot about the owner. Most people think that training a pet is a task in itself and it can only be done with professional help, or with certain breeds. To burst this bubble, we will discuss how anyone can train their pet easily in the comfort of their homes without having to spend a lot of time. For you to know how you can train your pet, it is important to understand its importance first. Better Communication and Trust Pet training helps you to establish a line of communication between you and your pet because it gives you the tools to ask your pet to perform the desired behavior and teach your pet how to respond correctly. Adding pet training into your pet’s daily schedule acts as a bonding experience like no other. During pet training sessions your pet learns to look to you as their leader and begins to trust and respect your guidance. Unmanaged behaviors, like leash pulling for example, that are left without proper guidance inevitably continue and become worse. An untrained adult pet can display behavioral issues simply because they were never shown that walking beside you in a heel position was the right thing to do. Pets don’t instinctively understand what we want from them or how to live in our world but they can learn how to and, provided the right structure, can thrive! One of the most important stages for any pet is potty training. The problem some new pet owners have is that they don’t realize their new pet doesn’t quite understand where they can go potty! Not to mention, how many times they need to go potty and be shown their designated potty area. Potty training is an essential life skill, but it’s not the only one that pet training provides Pets. Additionally, crate training teaches your pet to feel confident being left alone and helps to speed up the potty training process. Pet training provides a level of structure in the form of daily schedules and boundaries to help your pet learn to understand their place in your life and what’s expected of them. When we mention boundaries for a pet, essentially we’re saying giving your pet the rules of conduct when it comes to your home and being in public. They are what your pet can and can’t do, like for example, sitting on the couch or not, or how to greet strangers on walks. Establishing boundaries will facilitate general good manners in all walks of your pet’s life. Pet training can help alleviate your pet’s stress across the board, from being in a new location to meeting new people and pets. Socializing a pet to new environments and experiences is a large part of pet training. Once your pet is cleared by their veterinarian with all their vaccinations, expose their pet as much as possible. A well-trained pet is confident in these situations and feels comfortable socializing with new people and pets they meet. Nothing is more important than your pet’s safety and as their owner, it’s your number one responsibility. Pet training provides you with the skills to communicate with your pet. They are particularly important when it comes to effectively giving your pet a command in different environments and situations. Knowing basic obedience commands, especially come-in and outdoor off-leash situations can protect your pet from confrontations with other pets and wildlife. Nothing is scarier than the moment your leash slips out of your hand and your pet goes running toward a busy street. Luckily, if you train your pet to have strong recall from a distance, the moment you say “come”, they’ll be headed right back toward you away from danger. First, you need to understand your pet’s psychology and the intelligence quotient of the pet. There are three types of pet intelligence recognized by scientists: Instinctive learning is when your pet learns the behaviors they were bred for. Adaptive learning is how well your pet learns from their surroundings and the environment around them to solve problems. Working and obedience are how well they learn the tasks and commands that you teach them. Pets are smart enough to learn the behaviors that you want them to have. They are also smart enough to learn what they can get away with. If you’re wondering how to train a pet with a specific behavior, one of the most effective methods is to give them treats, praise, or affection. Most importantly, the best reward to give them is the one that they want the most. If they are food motivated, treats might work better than praise. If they crave attention from you, then affection might be the best reward. The main point to focus on is to consistently give your pet rewards for the behavior that you want. Do not reward the behavior you don’t want. When your pet performs the behavior, they should get their reward. If you ask them to lie down and don’t give them a treat until they stand back up, they become confused. They won’t know which behavior the reward was for. Whenever you are utilizing reward-based preparation, your pet needs to comprehend that there are consequences for acting in a manner you do not like. For example, a pet that likes to hop up to welcome their people when they come into the house can be risky for an older person. To teach them not to hop up at you, don’t welcome them or offer them consideration assuming they hop up. You ought to pivot, stroll back out the entryway, and keep doing this until the pet doesn’t bounce up. Keep a treat in your grasp while you do this. Whenever the pet doesn’t hop, give them the treat, and rehash the errand until your pet doesn’t hop up when you come in. You ought to attempt this with each individual that your pet gets eager to see when they come into your home. This guarantees that they give your pet the treat for the right way of behaving. People often get confused as to at what age they should start training their pets. Some believe that a pet should be mature enough to understand what its owner is saying and others say that pet training should begin at an early age. The answer is pretty simple. The basic training which includes following easy commands such as sit, stand, roll, walk, run, bark, etc. should begin at an early age of 3-4 months. This lays a good foundation for you when it is time to teach them advanced, more complicated commands.
Benefits of Training Your Pet
Life Skills Education
Stress Buster
Keeps Your Pet Safe
Ways to Train Your Pet
There are two common methods of training a pet:
Rewards for Obedience Training
Reward-based Training
What Is the Correct Age to Start Training Your Pet?
AUTHOR’S BIO
ARSH BHARDWAJ
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