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There are of course many reasons for owners to want a calm, obedient and faithful dog. For one thing, obedient and trained dogs are happier dogs, less likely to get into tussles with people or with other dogs. Another reason is that many communities require that the dogs living in their neighborhoods be well trained. This is especially true for many breeds thought to have aggression and behavior problems - dog breeds like pit bulls and rottweilers for instance.

If your home has young children having a trained dog will of course increase the families happiness and make your dog a much better family companion. Lots of research has been done to prove that a well trained dog helps avoid serious dog biting and other dog behavioural problems that ususally appear in dog owners homes.

Hiring a professional can be costly and therefore knowing the simple basic commands of dog training you can do it yourself. These commands are vital for your dog to rank as a “obedient dog”.

These basic commands include:

* Heel - your dog should not lag behind and absolutely follow their owner in a calm and confident manner.

* Respond to the word No - The smallest and almost shortest word ever is also the most important. A dog who doesn’t respond to the word no IS NOT a well trained and obedient dog. Period.

* Sit - Training your dog to sit on command is a vital part of any dog training program.

* Stay - The command stay should be used to ensure your dog is staying when it’s about to run off and is obviously very important.

* Down - Having your dog lie down for you is not a “cute trick”, but a very smart tool for your dog training. It’s also included in most quality dog training series.

Training your dog successfully is not only a way to create an obedient dog, but it’s helping a companion and friend. It will increase the bond you have to your dog and it will also help increase the strenght of your relationship, really, really well. To successfully train your dog to follow your lead it’s vital to establish yourself as the pack-leader, because dogs are pack animals and are forced to follow a strong lead, much like humans.

Establishing yourself as pack leader is a very important concept for any potential dog trainer to understand. There is only one leader in every pack of dogs, and the owner must establish him or herself as the dominant animal. Failure to do so leads to all manner of behavior problems.

A comfortable and well trained dog will properly take the action mentioned in the command. He will not be anxious or confused. A good dog training program allows the dog to learn and expect any command at any time and will be willing to act upon commands. He’ll be positive and reward desired behaviours as you have taught him to do so.

It’s not only about being a good member of the local community, but obedience training is also a great fulfilling way to make your dog have great exercise and security. This is of course easily managed when the dogs knows what to expect and has a feeling of accomplishment when he performs an important job. He’ll also feel as though he has a tangible goal to reach.

Making your dog perform little jobs is very important. If you didn’t know; Dogs were used as a means of labour and originally bred by humans. They used to herd sheep and protect property, as well as helping protect people. If the dog doesn’t have some fun task to do they can get bored and this is also what leads to “behavioural” problems and boredom.

You may want to look into basic obedience training and have a lot of ongoing training sessions to make sure the dog always stays alert and has an important job. If you have a german shepherd or border collie this is even more important. Having multiple training sessions each week helps your dog gain more energy and has a time to enjoy themselves.

Don’t forget to have a lot of playtime and fun with your dog. This not only helps you from getting bored, but also helps your dog experiencem more and more fun activites which again, prevents boredom and it also helps you bond with your dog. It helps you estbalish yourself as the pack-leader!

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