Dog Training Liverpool

Firstly, using a Marker word - “YES” We want your dog to learn that the word ‘Yes’ means there is a treat on the way so they will repeat the behaviour you want.

 

If a behaviour is rewarded, it will be repeated.

 

Saying ‘Yes’ helps you tell them that a specific moment is what you were looking for and it gives you a little extra time to reach for the treat, and so ‘yes’ and a treat are paired.

 

Exercise: Say their name, when they look at you, say “yes” and reward them.

 

Do a few 30 seconds sessions of this over the next few days so they solidly learns what it means.

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Then you can begin to reward good choices. eg, being calm around new people/keeping all four paws on the ground when excited.

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