The Other Ways To Reward And Keep Your Dog Motivated Other Than Food And How To Keep Your Dog To Stay Focus
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Alternatives to Food Rewards for Keeping Your Dog Motivated and Focused
Summary
Training your dog can be challenging due to their natural tendency to get distracted. Maintaining their focus and ensuring the sessions are engaging is crucial for both the dog's and trainer’s happiness and success.
Keeping Your Dog Engaged
To capture and maintain your dog's attention during training, incorporate random positive stimuli throughout the day. Include activities they enjoy, such as walks in the park, car rides, or playing with other dogs. For example, call your dog without any indication of a reward. Once they come and sit obediently, attach the leash and surprise them with a fun outing.
By rewarding behaviors consistently?"whether through treats, outings, or simply a scratch behind the ears?"your dog will learn to associate obedience with positive outcomes.
Mastering Distraction Training
Distractions can easily derail a training session, so it's essential to train your dog to stay focused amidst them. Encourage your dog to ignore distractions like other people, animals, or loud noises.
For example, if your dog loves playing with other dogs, let them play. Then, call your dog, and when they come to you, offer praise and other rewards. Immediately allow them to return to playing, reinforcing their behavior.
If your dog struggles initially, don't be discouraged. Distraction training is challenging since dogs are social creatures. Persistence is key.
Use creative methods to capture their attention, like waving a favorite toy or using a clicker if they're clicker-trained. As they improve, gradually shift focus to responding to voice commands alone, since you won't always have a lure handy.
By employing these strategies, you can keep your dog motivated and focused during training, ensuring they become well-adjusted and well-trained companions.
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