All dogs, even your dog, needs basic obedience training. This means your dog should know his or her name, come when called, sit and stay on command, know how to walk on a lead, know not to jump up on people and generally be a good Canine Ambassador. Havanese love to please their people and are considered highly trainable. You can channel their energy into obeying you for rewards.

It only takes a few minutes a day, every day ? and a lot of patience ? to train your Havanese. You can help your Havanese along by making sure your dog is well fed, gets regular exercise and doesn’t have any health problems that might interfere with training.

Observe your Havanese furry kid and see what really excites him or her. Is it a particular food treat? Is it going outside for a romp? It is a particular toy? Be patient in discovering what would be the ultimate reward for your Havanese in training.

It will be the use of this treat, activity or toy that will be your secret weapon in Havanese obedience training. You will save this treat, activity or toy ONLY for when your Havanese does what you want him or her to do.

Never beat your Havanese for being “stupid” or “difficult.” This will lead to confusion on the part of the dog and inflicts unnecessary suffering. How would you like to be pounded if you couldn’t told to do something you couldn’t understand by someone who did not speak your language? This is what is happening to your dog. They are trying to obey you, even though they are not native speakers of whatever language you speak.

And that’s basically how you keep going with Havanese obedience training. Use positive reinforcement ? just ignore bad behavior or say “No”. You don’t want the dog to ever be scared of being near you. Keep the sessions short, and be patient. All dogs learn in their own time, just like with kids. If this is your first dog, then enrolling in basic obedience classes will help you almost as much as they will help the dog.

You don’t have to go it alone in training your Havanese. There are many dog training books, websites, e-books, periodicals, DVDs and tapes devoted to basic obedience training for all dogs that can be of great help to you.

You can always go back to the book when you encounter a new question at all hours of the day and night ? something you can’t do with a dog trainer. You will find that Havanese training will be rewarding not only for your Havanese, but for yourself as well.

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