| You might be thinking of getting a dog trainer to | | | | There are 2 important factors needed for training |
| professionally train your dogs... well, if you have the | | | | golden retrievers or any breed of dog for that |
| extra cash, why not? But really, training golden | | | | matter - patience and consistency. The good news is |
| retrievers is a task you can do on your own. With a | | | | that golden retrievers are one of the more intelligent |
| little knowledge, quality time, and a lot of patience, | | | | breeds who are eager to learn and please their |
| your dogs will be as well-behaved and obedient as | | | | masters. Think about this fact when you're training |
| dogs trained by expensive BUT talented dog trainers. | | | | your dog, he may not get it right away but keep at |
| Here are a few tips on how you can do this: | | | | it. With a little patience your dog will surely get what |
| START WITH BASIC COMMANDS | | | | you mean. Now be consistent. Train regularly and |
| It is important to start with the basics and then | | | | don't let your dog forget the commands. Be |
| move on to more difficult commands when your dog | | | | consistent with commands and rewards. Use tasty |
| has mastered the simple ones. There are 4 basic | | | | treats for training only. |
| commands that your dog needs to master first. | | | | COMMUNICATE ON A DOG LEVEL |
| These commands are: sit, stay, lie, and heel. Teach | | | | Your dog, especially a puppy, will not understand |
| your dog one command at a time though starting off | | | | yelling and frustration. Words such as, "What did you |
| with the command "sit". Teach him to sit in place and | | | | do?" or "I told you not to chew the couch!" would be |
| when he is able to do so for a short period of time | | | | meaningless to a dog just as his barks would be |
| consistently, move on to "stay" where he is currently | | | | confusing for you. Use simple gestures to |
| standing. Next, teach your dog the command "lie", a | | | | communicate with him. You may also use simple |
| command that will make your dog lie down on the | | | | words with accompanying actions to help him |
| floor. Lastly, teach your dog the command "heel". | | | | understand. Point to the ground and say "come" for |
| When you give this command, your dog should follow | | | | example. Or point to the couch he is biting and say |
| you by your heel side as you walk. You may then | | | | "bad" or "no". |
| add commands when these 4 have been mastered | | | | With these tips for training golden retrievers, you are |
| by your dog. | | | | sure to do well in making your dogs obey your simple |
| DO YOUR PART | | | | commands. Just remember to start simple, do your |
| Obviously you need to do your part... don't expect | | | | part, and to communicate on your dog's level. You |
| your dog to learn if you won't teach him correctly. | | | | are sure to succeed in training your golden! |