Dog Training: The Relation Come First

It has been long time I want to guest blog here. Due time constrain, no time to write for Dogtist since months ago. I am not only a tech blogger, also a father to my baobei doggie. So I should guest blogging here earlier
I would like to discuss on dog training since I have about 2 years experience. Some dog lover did asked me how I train my dog? Well, this is a long long story to tell. You might find step by step guide at Dogtist. But I would like to share more important factor other than technical part. What is that?

The Relation Come First

Your relation with your dog affect the training progress! Yes, the relation come first. Normally we define a success training by looking at the dog obedience to their master. Of course, a good trainer or master must have well relation with their pet before talk about obedient. A dog will listen to the people it love, even though they are not its master. Why? Their relation. So, you see how important is your relation with your pet before training them.

So, next question. How to improve your relation with your lovely dog? Maybe different people have their own opinion. I have some suggestion for who that have not do so.

• Time - Spend time with them daily. Play with them, feed them, and train them to obey everyday at fixed time. Also, talk to them like a child. According to some animal scientist, a mature dog’s IQ similar to a 3 years old human. It means they can understand what you say and what you mean. Talk slowly, clearly and show them what you mean. This is another type of training. I rather say it is a door to better relation. Hence, don’t expect to success your training tricks with once a week training schedule. It won’t work!

• Environment - If you are staying in a big family, your dog might not know who is their master. Other than time, you should provide an environment just for you (as a master) and your dog. The purpose of the environment is for your pet to know more about you and your life. Such as ask your pet to sit down and listen to your singing Ask them to stay with you when you are surfing the net. Ask them to watch you when you are washing your car. All these environment is to let your pet know more about your life. I think it should build up their trust on you. What do you think?

Basically I think that’s 2 simple things that we can do for our lovely “son” and “daughter”. How you improve your relation with your pet? Please put in comment  below