Article: Ever Wonder How Fast To Train Or Work With Your Dog?
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Ever Wonder How Fast To Train Or Work With Your Dog?
I noticed the other day, while working with a new German Shepherd dog-mix I adopted from a local animal shelter?how fast and intense you must work with your dog, during the ?reinforcement? phase.
Your dog goes through three general phases of learning:
1. ?The Learning phase?: This is when the dog learns to understand what a command means. You use very little correction at this phase, and may use toys, balls or food to motivate (not bribe!) the dog into doing and understanding what the command means. The problem with most amateur dog trainers is that they feel their dog is trained, once he understands a command and has gone through the ?Learning Phase.?
2. ?The Reinforcement phase?: Once the dog has learned what the command means, he needs to be ...
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