Dog Obedience Training.
by Dennis Fisher.
PRAISE
by Dennis Fisher.
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Praise has been mentioned continually in these dog training notes .It is a very
powerful weapon in your training and you should make use of it to the full.
Dog’s respond to praise just as much as little children.
Be lavish and unstintingly generous in your praise at all times.
Although the practice of rewarding the dog with little tidbits can be very
effective indeed in certain aspects of training, but
this practice should be used far more sparingly than praise.
When you enter obedience competitions you’ll often find that there are
restrictions on the use of food as a reward, but there are no restrictions on
praise.
Even though some trainers believe that praise should be limited to occasions
when the dog has done really well – and
there is a certain logic in this practice – nevertheless if you are going to
make an error by being over-generous in your praise.
It is certainly not a
serious mistake that may have repercussions like reprimanding too
harshly.
Of course you can adjust the degree of
your praise depending on the particular circumstances.
A simple “That’s a good boy” in a matter
of fact tone, may be quite sufficient on
certain occasions.
If you are going to praise excessively for a relatively minor accomplishment,
what are you going to do as an encore when the dog does something really
special.