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My Everyday Dog Training Tools by Doggy Dan
The Online Dog Trainer
The beauty of time out is that you no longer have to enter the cycle of becoming
stressed, shouting and frustrated. Let’s face it, nobody enjoys shouting at their
dog. In fact shouting your dog’s name when they have done something wrong
can quickly ruin your chances of them coming to you when you call them at the
park.
Time Out can be used effectively for so many training issues as I demonstrate in
my videos. It is simply a better choice of deterring unwanted behaviors than
physically becoming aggressive to your dog or shouting.
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5. Control The Environment
(Tools: the Long Line and the Short Line)
In the last section we talked about Fido running rings around you in the home. I
have seen it so many times and it is often quite funny to start with. From little
fluffy white dogs to great big clumsy dogs, they have this knack of staying out of
our reach when we want to grab them.
In this chapter I want to talk about the importance of controlling the
environment when we are training our dogs. It is equally true when we are
outside and we want to change a behavior or stop our dogs doing a certain
thing. If they are out of our control there is not a lot that we can do.
Have you ever heard the saying “there is no point in shutting the gate after the
horse has bolted”? Well this applies to dog training too. Once your dog is off the
leash and is refusing to come to you there is not a lot that you can do. Similarly
inside the home the dog that does not want to be caught will not be caught. Well
at least not without a lot of effort.
So here is the simple tactic that all good dog trainers follow. Keep control of the
environment. What does this mean to you? Well here are a couple of key tips.