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If you recently got a new puppy or just want to train your current dog, this is the place to be. Dog obedience training is a very important thing to do but it can be frustrating. Hopefully, with the tips below you will be able to train your best friend to be a great-behaved dog!

In my opinion, positive dog training is the best technique to use when training your dog. By that, I mean not yelling, hitting, and trying to restrain your dog at all times. Your dog cannot obey you with fear or dislike of you. You need to create a "positive relationship" (so to speak) with your dog.

Also, it's a smart idea to use treats when you're doing dog house training to keep the dog's attention. Just don't give out too many of those treats - if you do, in the end your dog will be working only for the treats and not to please you or obey you, and if you stop feeding the treats, your dog may stop obeying you altogether eventually.

The Foundation
The ultimate goal you want to shoot for is for your dog to feel like you're his definite master but also like you're his best friend. My dog, who of course has had very good dog obedience training, is very attached to my family. If one of us goes outside, he'll stand at the door staring out sadly, wanting to be out too. Often when we come home and pull into the driveway, we'll see our dog lying down with his head on the windowsill watching for us to come home.

This is the reason many dogs don't behave: they don't see their owner as their master. Just because you're his owner doesn't mean you're his master. You have to establish yourself as "alpha" over your dog.

Dog Obedience Training
I highly recommend setting aside at least 15-20 minutes each day for a training session. It's important to keep it up repeatedly so your dog doesn't forget it. Remember, use a few dog treats!

There are only a few basic dog training points you need to cover: sit, down, stay, heel, no bark, and of course, dog potty training (but we'll get to that one later).

Here's how command training goes:

1. Say the command, such as "sit," and immediately make the dog do the command (in this case, you would push the dog's rear end down to the ground so he's sitting). Make sure you say the command in a "masterful" voice fit for instructing your dog - not high-pitched, questioning, or with any hesitation.

2. When he's in the correct position (or done the command), praise him in a high voice - excessively during your training sessions. Maybe give him a treat.

3. With dog house training, it's important that the dog not get bored. You will need to make the dog do the command a lot in the beginning, just don't make the dog do the command too many times in a row.

It's important that you associate a command with what the dog's doing. For example, if your dog is pulling on the leash, you say "Heel" and pull him to your side. Obviously, dogs don't speak English and only recognize certain words.

With the command "stay," training is slightly different. Make the dog sit and lie down, and say "stay," motioning with a spread out hand toward your dog as you say the word. Slowly back away from your dog. If he gets up, immediately say "Noooo" in a stern voice, go back and put him back in the position. Repeat the command and back away again until the dog stays. Remember, when the dog obeys, praise him excessively.

Hopefully these tips have helped you get started training your dog. Remember that dog obedience training is all worth it in the end. You'll have a well-behaving, potty-trained dog and all the time and effort will pay off!

But please remember...

The tips above are just the extreme basics! I cannot urge you enough to go grab a full guide to training your dog. A full guide will show you much more and will show you what exactly what to do in more detail.

I highly recommend the guides below. You can download them and get started within a few minutes. A ton of people have used these with great success!

DogProblems.com
#1 Dog Training eBook (on CB)

SitStayFetch.net
#2 Very Popular Dog Training eBook (on CB)

Potty Train Your Dog
#1 Dog Potty Training eBook (on CB)