A Guide To Living With & Training A Fearful Dog by Debbie Jacobs

Author:Debbie Jacobs [Jacobs, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Pets, Dogs
Publisher: Debbie Jacobs
Published: 2011-05-17T13:24:04+00:00

Sticks

Squeaky toys

Tug ropes

Stuffed toys

Slippers

Socks, with or without food treats in them

Frisbees

Bubbles

Paper towel inserts

Paper that can be shredded (a good use for your junk mail)

Empty plastic bottles (careful for sharp edges that can form)

Wind-up toys that move (good for pouncing, not chewing)

Old bicycle inner tubes for tugging

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Training Jargon and Techniques

It’s helpful for you to learn basic definitions of the terms that you’ll hear when you start to train your dog. First it’s important to get over one common misconception: the idea that using food rewards in training will doom you to a life of needing these rewards to get your dog to perform certain behaviors. What many people do not understand is that by using rewards they are conditioning their dogs to behave a certain way when given a certain cue (they say “Sit” and the dog sits). Conditioning is very powerful and if done with enough repetition, will produce a behavior that is like a reflex. Eventually you can fade out the treats and still get the behavior.

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